Sunny is an American dark comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the novel The Dark Manual by Irish[2] writer Colin O'Sullivan. The series premiered on July 10, 2024 on Apple TV+.[3]
Premise
A woman living in Kyoto whose husband and son vanished in a plane crash is given/gifted[4] a domestic robot from her husband's robotics company.
Cast
- Rashida Jones as Suzie Sakamoto
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Masa Sakamoto, Suzie's husband and a roboticist
- Joanna Sotomura as Sunny
- annie the clumsy[1] as Mixxy, Suzie's friend and an aspiring mixologist
- You as Hime
- Judy Ongg as Noriko Sakamoto, Masa's mother
- Jun Kunimura as Yuki Tanaka, a roboticist
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by [6] | Original release date [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "He's in Refrigerators" | Lucy Tcherniak | Katie Robbins | July 10, 2024 |
| 2 | "Don't Blame the Machine" | Lucy Tcherniak | Katie Robbins | July 10, 2024 |
| 3 | "Mmmm, Hinoki" | TBA | Nancy Won | July 17, 2024 |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | Kimi Howl Lee | July 24, 2024 |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | Julissa Castillo | July 31, 2024 |
| 6 | TBA | TBA | Aja Gabel | August 7, 2024 |
| 7 | TBA | TBA | Ken Kobayashi | August 14, 2024 |
| 8 | TBA | TBA | Sarah Sutherland | August 21, 2024 |
| 9 | TBA | TBA | Nancy Won & Yugo Nakamura | August 28, 2024 |
| 10 | TBA | TBA | Katie Robbins & Aja Gabel | September 4, 2024 |
Production
In February 2022, Apple TV+ announced it had given Sunny a series order. Rashida Jones is set to star in and executive produce the series, which is set to film in Japan.[8] In July, Hidetoshi Nishijima joined the cast.[9] In October, Joanna Sotomura, annie the clumsy, You, Judy Ongg, and Jun Kunimura were added to the cast.[10]
Filming for the series began in Japan in July 2022.[11]
Release
Sunny was released on Apple TV+ on July 10, 2024.[3]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10, based on 26 critic reviews.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
References
- ^ a b "Annie the Clumsy". district81.jp. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Collin O'Sullivan". booksirelandmagazine.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Nemetz, Dave (April 18, 2024). "Rashida Jones Is Friends With a Robot in Apple TV+'s Sci-Fi Mystery Sunny — See First Photos and Get Release Date". TVLine. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "How to Use Gift (as a verb) Correctly". grammarist.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sunny: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Sunny". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - sunny on apple tv plus". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 7, 2022). "Rashida Jones To Headline Dark Comedy Series Sunny Ordered By Apple TV+ From A24". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2022). "Drive My Car Star Hidetoshi Nishijima Joins Rashida Jones In Apple TV+ Series Sunny". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 26, 2022). "Sunny: Rashida Jones' Apple TV+ Dark Comedy Series Rounds Out Cast With Joanna Sotomura, 4 More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (November 18, 2022). "Spotlight on Japan". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Sunny: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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