CBC picks up a single-camera comedy series based on the award-winning play.
Ins Choi, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jane Luk, Chantelle Han and Andre Sills in Soulpepper's 'Kim's Convenience'
Hmm... is it the Fresh Off The Boat effect? Some interesting television news out of Canada.... CBC has picked up a new series based on Ins Choi's award-winning 2011 play Kim's Convenience for the 2015-16 season.
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The single-camera comedy will center on convenience store owner Mr. Kim, a Korean immigrant and fiery patriarch, as he struggles with changes within his business, family and their Toronto community of Regent Park.
Kim's Convenience won Best New Play at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival, as well as two Toronto Theatre Critics awards in 2012, for Best Actor in a Play for Paul Sun Hyung Lee and Best Canadian Play.
Here's the full description of the play, which is available in paperback from Amazon:
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