Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for its highly anticipated, ten-episode darkly comedic mystery series “Sunny,” an upcoming mystery series starring Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, YOU, Annie the Clumsy, and Jun Kunimura
Premiering globally July 10, 2024, “Sunny” hails from A24, is executive produced by Jones, created by Katie Robbins who serves as showrunner, and directed and executive produced by Lucy Tcherniak
“Sunny” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through September 4, 2024.
“Sunny” stars Jones as Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As “consolation” she’s given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company. Though at first Suzie resents Sunny’s attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship, as together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family, becoming dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.
Produced for Apple TV+ by A24, “Sunny” is written and executive produced by Robbins, through her shingle Babka Pictures. Tcherniak executive produces for Poppycock Pictures. A24 and Jones also serve as executive producers. The series is based on the book “Dark Manual” by Japan-based award-winning Irish writer Colin O’Sullivan.
“Sunny” marks the second collaboration for Apple, A24, and Jones following the global premiere of Sofia Coppola’s acclaimed film “On the Rocks.” Jones also recently starred in Apple’s global hit series “Silo,” series based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times best-selling trilogy of dystopian novels.
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Network: Apple TV+Genre: MysterySeasons: 1Episodes: 10 | |
OverviewThe life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As consolation, she's given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband's electronics company. |