{"id":3406,"date":"2020-09-09T14:07:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2020\/09\/09\/thunderbird-entertainment-announces-start-of-production-on-season-five-of-cbc-original-comedy-kims-convenience\/"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:07:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:07:32","slug":"thunderbird-entertainment-announces-start-of-production-on-season-five-of-cbc-original-comedy-kims-convenience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2020\/09\/09\/thunderbird-entertainment-announces-start-of-production-on-season-five-of-cbc-original-comedy-kims-convenience\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird Entertainment Announces Start of Production on Season Five of CBC Original Comedy Kim’s Convenience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Production of the Award-Winning Series Begins September 9, 2020<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Season Five of the Hit Comedy Series to Premiere Winter 2021 on CBC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vancouver, Canada, <\/strong>September 9, 2020 – <\/strong>Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD, OTC – THBRF) (\u201cThunderbird\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) is thrilled to announce that production of the next season of its hit CBC original comedy series Kim\u2019s Convenience<\/em> begins today in Toronto.\u00a0 One of Canada\u2019s most-watched homegrown comedies, the fifth season is set\u00a0 to premiere on CBC TV and CBC Gem\u00a0 in Winter 2021. As previously announced, CBC has also renewed the series for a sixth season.<\/p>\n

In season five,\u00a0the Kim family faces one of its toughest challenges yet, as they navigate a difficult medical diagnosis for Umma (Jean Yoon). With Appa (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) stepping up as\u00a0the primary caregiver, and a recently graduated Janet (Andrea Bang) moving back in, boundaries are inevitably crossed. Meanwhile, Jung\u2019s (Simu Liu) brief trip\u00a0to business school tests his relationship with Shannon (Nicole Power) as Kimchee (Andrew Phung) reconnects with his family, and his high school crush.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter months of zoom calls, the Kim\u2019s family is finally together again – as close as we can safely be in these challenging times,\u201d said Ivan Fecan, Executive Producer\/Producer. \u201cWe are looking forward to bringing a whole new season of love and laughter to our audiences. See you in the New Year!\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Kim\u2019s Convenience<\/em> was recognized by\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0as one of the best \u201cfeel good\u201d streaming series available. It was also recently dubbed as a perfect quarantine distraction by Oprah magazine<\/a>. Additional accolades include numerous Canadian Screen Awards, Leo Awards, ACTRA Awards and a Canadian Comedy Award. The series has also received nominations for awards from the Writers Guild of Canada, and the Directors Guild of Canada. In addition, the series has received international acclaim, winning a 2019 award for \u201cMost Popular Foreign Drama\u201d at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards in South Korea.<\/p>\n

In addition to airing in Canada on CBC and CBC Gem, the series also streams on Netflix and is watched on cable and VOD platforms around the world, including in Japan and Korea.<\/p>\n

A CBC original series, Kim\u2019s Convenience is based on the award-winning play by Ins Choi, who also adapted it for television. The series is produced by Ivan Fecan and co-created by Ins Choi and Kevin White on behalf of Thunderbird Entertainment in association with the Soulpepper Theatre Company. Executive Producers are Ivan Fecan, Alexandra Raff\u00e9, Ins Choi and Kevin White, and Sandra Cunningham is Supervising Producer. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Michelle Daly is Senior Director, Comedy, Scripted Content; and Sandra Picheca is Executive in Charge of Production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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