Sunny release schedule: When is the next episode out on Apple TV+?
Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima star in the A24 comedy-drama.
Apple TV+ has another critical darling on its hands with sci-fi comedy-drama Sunny, which stars Rashida Jones and is releasing weekly on the streaming platform.
The story follows an American expat in Japan named Suzie Sakamoto (Jones), whose husband Masa (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and young son are suddenly killed in a plane crash, leaving her world decimated.
Her husband's former employer gifts her an artificially intelligent robot as a condolence gesture, with the bright and optimistic Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura) being the last thing that Suzie wants in her life at that moment.
However, it soon becomes clear that this smart device could be the key to unravelling the secrets that Masa was keeping in the months leading up to this death.
Sunny is based on a book titled The Dark Manual by Irish author Colin O'Sullivan, who told The Irish Times that he was surprised at the direction that screenwriter Katie Robbins took while adapting the source material.
"When they first showed interest in it as a TV show, my initial thoughts were, 'This is going to be a Handmaid’s Tale kind of thing'. It’s going to be dark and serious," he recalled.
"And then they called me up and they were, like, 'This is going to be a dark comedy.’ It was surprising. I’m really enjoying that aspect of it now."
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Robbins explained that she used the novel as a "jumping off point", but accepted that she took O'Sullivan's story in an entirely different direction.
"There was a kernel of a story within Colin’s beautiful novel... but there were different kinds of themes I wanted to talk about in terms of female friendship and in terms of loneliness, and so I sort of spun that kernel on its head," she said.
"I think that the art of adaptation is a bit of a relay race. You take the baton and you run… and I think you have to have the freedom to be able to do that."
So, when can fans expect the next episode of Sunny to land on Apple TV+? Read on for all the details you need to know about the show's release schedule on Apple TV+.
When is the next episode of Sunny on Apple TV+?
Sunny is releasing one episode per week on Wednesdays exclusively on Apple TV+.
The show will consist of 10 episodes in total, with the season finale landing on Wednesday 4th September 2024.
Scroll on for the full Sunny release schedule, complete with episode titles and specific premiere dates.
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Sunny release schedule
Like most Apple TV+ originals, Sunny will have a staggered rollout of one episode per week following its bumper-sized premiere. Check out a complete guide to the release schedule below:
- Sunny episode 1 – He's In Refrigerators – Wednesday 10th July 2024 (out now)
- Sunny episode 2 – Don't Blame the Machine – Wednesday 10th July 2024 (out now)
- Sunny episode 3 – Mmmm, Hinoki – Wednesday 17th July 2024 (out now)
- Sunny episode 4 – Sticky – Wednesday 24th July 2024 (out now)
- Sunny episode 5 – Joey Sakamoto – Wednesday 31st July 2024 (out now)
- Sunny episode 6 – Kyoto Manjū, So Delicious – Wednesday 7th August 2024 (out now)
- Sunny episode 7 – There’s Been a Shift – Wednesday 14th August 2024
- Sunny episode 8 – Trash of Not-Trash – Wednesday 21st August 2024
- Sunny episode 9 – Who’s in the Box? – Wednesday 28th August 2024
- Sunny episode 10 – The Dark Manual – Wednesday 4th September 2024
Sunny is available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+. New episodes weekly. Subscribe to Apple TV+ for £8.99 per month.
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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
