Netflix Will Remove 'Kim's Convenience' From Platform in June 2026

Netflix is giving a beloved comedy series the boot. The streamer will remove Kim's Convenience from its platform in all regions across the globe early this summer. The hit five-season Canadian sitcom has been a binge-watching staple for several years now.

Premiering on Oct. 11, 2016, on CBC Television in Canada, the series follows a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in the Moss Park neighborhood of Toronto. It's based on Ins Choi's 2011 play of the same name, which was a nominee for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2012. Choi developed the TV adaptation alongside Kevin White and served as an executive producer.

Kim's Convenience starred Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Appa, Jean Yoon as Umma, Andrea Bang as Janet, Simu Liu as Jung, Andrew Phung as Kimchee Han, and Nicole Power as Shannon Ross. The show served as a breakout role for Liu, in particular, who went on to star in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as the titular hero.

Clocking in at 65 episodes total (optimal for binge-watching, of course), the series bowed out on April 13, 2021. Netflix acquired the global streaming rights to the popular CBC comedy in 2018, when the streamer dropped the first two seasons. For the last three seasons of the show, Netflix would debut them on its platform shortly after their release in Canada.

What's on Netflix notes that the show's departure comes down to rights. Netflix "typically licenses third-party shows for a fixed number of years following the addition of the final season."

You might have noticed the "Leaving Soon" message over the show's icon on Netflix. This is your calling card to stream it before it officially exits the platform on June 2, 2026.