Apple TV+ has released an intriguing trailer for their upcoming series Sunny, starring Rashida Jones (Parks and Rec, Angie Tribeca). The half-hour dark comedic drama is also executive produced by Jones and created by Katie Robbins (The Affair, The Last Tycoon). Jones is joined in the cast by Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, YOU, annie the clumsy and Jun Kunimura.
Sunny is based on the book Dark Manual by Japan-based award-winning Irish writer Colin O’Sullivan. Jones stars 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, who also serves as showrunner, through her shingle Babka Pictures. A24 and Jones also serve as executive producers. Lucy Tcherniak (Station Eleven, The End of the F***ing World) directs and executive produces.
The 10-episode mystery thriller will launch with the first two episodes on Wednesday July 10, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through September 4. Check out the trailer below:
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