Sunny (upcoming TV series)
| Sunny | |
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| Genre | Dark comedy |
| Based on | The Dark Manual by Colin O’Sullivan |
| Written by | Katie Robbins |
| Directed by | Lucy Tcherniak |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production companies | Eureka Row Le Train Train Productions A24 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Apple TV+ |
Sunny is an upcoming dark comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the novel The Dark Manual by Colin O'Sullivan.
Premise
A woman living in Kyoto whose husband and son vanished in a plane crash is gifted a domesticated 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 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
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.[1] In July, Hidetoshi Nishijima joined the cast.[2] In October, Joanna Sotomura, annie the clumsy, You, Judy Ongg, and Jun Kunimura were added to the cast.[3]
Filming for the series began in Japan in July 2022.[4]
References
- ^ 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.