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The fans were heartbroken when he wasannounced in March May the fifth and most recent season of the Canadian Sitcom CanadianKim's convenience, whomakes its debut on Netflix On June 2, it would be his last. But just like the last episodes became available to broadcast in the United States, two of the stars of the show,Simu Liu andJean Yoon, took the social media to call the writers and the mostly white producers of the show for racism. Yoon described his "painful" experiments working on all the "open racist" stories, including in previous scripts. Learn more about what actors have to say about the show.

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In a Facebook message on June 2, Liu, opened on what was happening behind the scenes of the popular sitcom, which revolves around the Korean and Canadian family that manages a convenience store in Toronto. "I had always thought that the actors of the chef were the delegates of character and would grow up to have more creative insight while the show continued," said Liu, who played Jung Kim, one of the adult children of the owners convenience stores. "It was not the case on our show, which was doubly confusing because our producers were wholesale white andWe were a distribution of Asian Canadians Who had a plethora of experiences in learning and to offer writers. "

Liu explained that, instead of collaborating with distribution, the actors often gave their scripts a few days before the shooting has been set to start a new season. "I can understand that the show is always a success and is appreciated by many people ... But I remain fixed on the missed opportunities to show Asian characters with a real depth and the ability to grow and evolve", has writes Liu.

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But it was not just a lack of communication between distribution and producers that Liu said was a problem; He also called the middle fingerlack of diversity where he imported deeply. "The Chamber of our writer lacked both the representation of East Asia and the woman, and he also missed a pipeline to introduce diverse talents," he said, adding that , besides the co-creator of the showINS CHOI, "There were no other Korean voices in the room. And personally, I do not think it was enough to be a champion for these voices (including ours)."

Liu quotes Choi's decision to leave the show after his fourth season as one of the main reasons whyKim's convenience wasfinally canceled so intensive way. "When [Choi] is gone (without a note by goodbye to distribution), he left no protective, no Padawan learner, no Korean talent that could have replaced him," wrote Liu.

He also continued by saying that he and his colleagues members of the distribution actively pursued shade managers or sitting in the writer hall during production to offer their overview, but that "these doors have never been open to us. significantly. "

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But Liu was not the only member of the distribution ofKim's convenience Call a difficult environment behind the scenes. By responding to a column that took care of the claims of Liu byJohn Doyle, atelevision criticism ofThe globe and the mailJean Yoon, who played Kim Family Matriarch Yong-Mi Kim, posted a series of tweets thatdescribes similar experiences to be closed from the creative direction of the show.

"[A] S An Asian Canadian woman, a Korean-Canadian woman [with] more experience and knowledge of the world of my characters, the absence of Asian women, especially Korean writers in Kim's writers' room , made my life very difficult & the experience of working on the painful show, "she wrote.

Yoon then explained that after receiving complete scripts for the last season in advance, "we have discovered openly racist scenarios, and extremely imprecise on the culture that distribution has met and expressed concern collectively. . " She said that "most offensive jokes" were removed "only after Choi was briefly brought back to take control of Showrunner tasks.

When reached, a representative forKim's convenience directedBetter lifeAt the original statements published during his announcement, the show ended in March. "The authenticity of the narrative is at the center of the success ofKim's convenience. At the end of the production of season 5, our two co-creators confirmed that they had confirmed in other projects, "the statement reads." Given their departure from the series, we arrived at the difficulty of concluding that we can not deliver another season from the same heart and the same quality that made the show so special. "

"It was a privilege and a great pleasure to work with the family of writers and artists endowed with Kim for the last five years. Thank you to our fans for the love and support you gave this show," said the producers.

Better life Also contacted the Thunderbird Entertainment production company for a response to Liu and Yoon claims, but did not immediately hear.

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