On June 3, following the debut of the show’s fifth and final season on Netflix, Liu posted a lengthy Facebook post expressing his displeasure with how the series ended .
“The immigrant experience is rarely depicted in mainstream media in a positive light, and for that very reason, Kim’s Convenience has a very special place in the hearts of countless fans globally-including mine,” Liu said.
“The entirety of the experience helped me express the passion that I, prior to this project, could not properly articulate: pride.
Back in March, the show’s producers announced on Instagram that they would not move forward on a sixth season , as co-creators Ins Choi and Kevin White decided to move on to other projects when season 5 wrapped.
The same month, it was reported that Nicole Power’s character would continue on a Kim’s Convenience spin-off series called Strays on the Canadian broadcaster CBC.
A CBC spokesperson declined to comment on Liu’s post, but said the company is “excited to continue working with Simu” on the recently announced series Hello , which Liu co-created.
“I’ve heard a lot of speculation surrounding myself – specifically, about how getting a Marvel role meant I was suddenly too ‘Hollywood’ for Canadian TV.
Liu went on to say he was dismayed to have not had a role in shaping his character, Jung, as the seasons went on.
“In the end… I’m so incredibly saddened that we will never get to watch these characters grow,” he wrote.