Marvel star Simu Liu addresses Kim's Convenience cancellation

• In a lengthy post on Facebook, upcoming Marvel star Simu Liu addressed the cancellation of the popular sitcom Kim's Convenience.
• The final season became available on Netflix on Wednesday.
• "I'm so incredibly saddened that we will never get to watch these characters grow," wrote the 32-year-old.

Upcoming Marvel star Simu Liu has addressed the abrupt cancellation of the popular sitcom Kim's Convenience.

The Canadian series centres on a Korean-Canadian family who deal with customers, each other and the changing world around them. Simu played eldest son Jung, who was a rebellious teen but has since cleaned up his ways and been embraced back into the family fold.

In March this year it was announced the shows fifth season would be its final one due to the show's co-producers leaving.

On Wednesday, the final season became available on Netflix. In a lengthy post on Facebook, the 32-year-old spoke out about the decision to end the show, the spin-off Strays that will centre on the character Shannon Ross (Nicole Power), and the behind-the-scenes conditions that he was frustrated with.

He started the post by saying that the show can't be saved because it wasn't cancelled in the traditional sense by a network.

"Our producers (who also own the Kim's Convenience IP) are the ones who chose not to continue. Neither CBC nor Netflix own the rights to Kim's Convenience; they merely license it. However, the producers of the show are indeed spinning off a new show from the Shannon character.

"It's been difficult for me. I love and am proud of Nicole, and I want the show to succeed for her. But I remain resentful of all of the circumstances that led to the one non-Asian character getting her own show. And not that they would ever ask, but I will adamantly refuse to reprise my role in any capacity."

Simu then went on to dispel speculation that he no longer wanted to be part of the show because of his Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings role.

"I love this show and everything it stood for. I saw first-hand how profoundly it impacted families and brought people together. It's truly so rare for a show today to have such an impact on people, and I wanted very badly to make the schedules work."

He then highlighted his frustration in the lack of growth for his character, saying: "I was, however, growing increasingly frustrated with the way my character was being portrayed and, somewhat related, was also increasingly frustrated with the way I was being treated. I think this is a natural part of a collaborative undertaking like making a TV show; everyone is going to have different ideas on where each character ought to go, what stories ought to be told.

"But it was always my understanding that the lead actors were the stewards of character and would grow to have more creative insight as the show went on. This was not the case on our show, which was doubly confusing because our producers were overwhelmingly white, and we were a cast of Asian Canadians who had a plethora of lived experiences to draw from and offer to writers."

Further in the post, Simu admitted that the cast didn't get along, and he often "felt like the odd man out or a problem child". He also added that they were "paid an absolute horsepoop rate".

"I'm so incredibly saddened that we will never get to watch these characters grow.

"But I am still touched by the volume and the voracity of our fans (Kimbits still hands-down the best fandom name ever), and I still believe in what the show once stood for; a shining example of what can happen when the gates come down, and minorities are given a chance to shine," Simu ended the post.

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