Simu Liu, star of the upcoming Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, says the cancellation of his show Kim's Convenience felt like a "betrayal".
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor opened up about the reason for the surprise cancellation that shocked fans of the Netflix show.
"Without airing too much dirty laundry, I do want to say that as far as I can recall in this industry, it is virtually unheard of for a show to be cancelled that is doing this well, has been greenlit for a new season and has a network willing to pay for it.
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"To have the producers say, 'No, we're done,' feels like a betrayal in a lot of ways. It feels like the rug was just swept from under us.
"In the case of a show where maybe the ratings aren't doing as well, a lot of the people on the crew and the actors would have seen the writing on the wall. But for us, it really came out of left field."
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The star went on to describe his disappointment for not being able to continue telling the story of his character Jung.
"For the showrunners to say that they were moving on, it was always our belief that there were other voices of colour that could fill that void and continue to create authentic stories for these characters.
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"Over 65 episodes, the characters of Appa (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), Umma (Jean Yoon), Janet (Andrea Bang) and Jung deserved an ending and a reconciliation for that family.
"What pains me more than anything is that we built a wonderful audience that has been so supportive and so excursive in their praise of the show, and we aren’t able to give them the ending they deserve. It really does suck.
"That being said, I can still, at the end of the day, feel proud of our accomplishments and our achievement."
Kim's Convenience is available to watch on Netflix in the UK and US. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is currently due for release on September 3 in the UK and US.
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