Sunny (TV series)
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Created by | Katie Robbins |
Based on | The Dark Manual by Colin O’Sullivan |
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Country of origin | United States |
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No. of episodes | 3 |
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Running time | 34-35 minutes |
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Network | Apple TV+ |
Release | July 10, 2024 present | –
Sunny is an American black 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
[edit]Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto whose husband and son vanished in a plane crash, receives a domestic robot from her husband's robotics company.
Cast
[edit]- Rashida Jones as Suzie Sakamoto
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Masahiko 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
[edit]No. | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by [5] | Original release date [6] | |||
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1 | "He's in Refrigerators" | Lucy Tcherniak | Katie Robbins | July 10, 2024 | |||
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2 | "Don't Blame the Machine" | Lucy Tcherniak | Katie Robbins | July 10, 2024 | |||
Suzie becomes frustrated when Sunny will not talk about Masa's history. Suzie takes Sunny to be inspected and learns that Sunny is an upgraded model of homebot that receives regular updates. Suzie learns that there is a hidden community, identified by a red circular symbol, that hacks their homebots to unlock additional features. Suzie recognizes the symbol as something from Masa's notes but is unable to find information about it. She goes to the ImaTech building and finds it locked down; the room where the robot killed a man is boarded up. Security comes for Suzie, but she escapes with the help of Sunny. At home, Sunny answers the door and receives Masa's shoes, indicating that his body had been found after the plane crash. Outside, the bot that delivered the shoes meets with the man that has been watching Suzie and reveals that they lied about the shoes belonging to Masa. In a flashback, Masa works on his computer, and signs it with the hacking group's symbol. | |||||||
3 | "Mmmm, Hinoki" | Lucy Tcherniak | 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
[edit]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.[7] In July, Hidetoshi Nishijima joined the cast.[8] In October, Joanna Sotomura, annie the clumsy, You, Judy Ongg, and Jun Kunimura were added to the cast.[9]
Filming for the series began in Japan in July 2022.[10]
Release
[edit]Sunny was released on Apple TV+ on July 10, 2024.[3]
Reception
[edit]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10, based on 52 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Brightened up by Rashida Jones' sly comedic timing, Sunny is a melancholy sci-fi series that positively glows."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Annie the Clumsy". district81.jp. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Interview with Collin O'Sullivan". booksirelandmagazine.com. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. 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. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sunny: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sunny". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - sunny on apple tv plus". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. 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. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (November 18, 2022). "Spotlight on Japan". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Sunny: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
External links
[edit]- American English-language television shows
- Apple TV+ original programming
- 2020s American black comedy television series
- 2024 American television series debuts
- Television series about robots
- Television shows based on Irish novels
- Television shows filmed in Japan
- Television shows set in Kyoto
- Japan in non-Japanese culture
- Television series by A24