Production of the Award-Winning Series
Begins September 9, 2020
Season Five of the Hit Comedy Series to
Premiere Winter 2021 on CBC
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 9, 2020 /CNW/ - Thunderbird
Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD) (OTC: THBRF) ("Thunderbird"
or the "Company") is thrilled to announce that production of the
next season of its hit CBC original comedy series Kim's
Convenience begins today in Toronto. One of Canada's most-watched homegrown comedies, the
fifth season is set to premiere on CBC TV and CBC Gem
in Winter 2021. As previously announced, CBC has also renewed the
series for a sixth season.
In season five, the 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 the primary caregiver, and a recently graduated Janet
(Andrea Bang) moving back in,
boundaries are inevitably crossed. Meanwhile, Jung's (Simu Liu) brief trip to business school
tests his relationship with Shannon (Nicole
Power) as Kimchee (Andrew
Phung) reconnects with his family, and his high school
crush.
"After months of zoom calls, the Kim's family is finally
together again - as close as we can safely be in these challenging
times," said Ivan Fecan, Executive Producer/Producer. "We are
looking forward to bringing a whole new season of love and laughter
to our audiences. See you in the New Year!"
Earlier this year, Kim's Convenience was recognized
by TV Guide as one of the best "feel good" streaming
series available. It was also recently dubbed as a perfect
quarantine distraction by Oprah magazine. 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 "Most
Popular Foreign Drama" at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards
in South Korea.
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.
A CBC original series, Kim's 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 Raffé,
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.
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About Thunderbird Entertainment
Group
Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a global
award-winning, full-service, multiplatform production,
distribution, and rights management company, headquartered in
Vancouver, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates award-winning
scripted, unscripted, and animated programming for the world's
leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and international
broadcasters. Thunderbird's vision is to produce high quality,
socially responsible content that makes the world a better place.
The Company develops, produces, and distributes animated, factual,
and scripted content through its various divisions, including
Thunderbird kids and family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird factual
(Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird productions. Thunderbird is
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @tbirdent. For more
information, visit: www.thunderbird.tv.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is
Canada's national public
broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and
entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian
culture. As Canada's trusted news
source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current
affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown
entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country.
Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse
content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also
deliver content in Spanish, Arabic and Chinese, as well as both
official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We
are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a
digital world.
For further information, please
contact:
Investor Relations
Contact:
Glen Akselrod,
Bristol Capital
Phone: + 1 905.326.1888 ext 1
Email: glen@bristolir.com
Kim's Convenience PR
Contact:
Jonathan Schwartz,
Director of Communications
Phone: +1 416.873.0096
Email: prprcommunications@gmail.com
Thunderbird Entertainment Media Relations
Contact:
Julia Smith, Finch
Media
Phone: +1 604.803.0897
Email: julia@finchmedia.net
CBC PR Contact:
Teaghan Hawke
Publicist
416.205.6863
teaghan.hawke@cbc.ca
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