Suzie’s Japanese husband and son are missing and possibly dead, so her husband’s secretive company gives her a creepy robot named Sunny as a consolation prize. Together they’ll uncover the dark truth of what’s really going on. Intrigued? Stream the newly released Apple TV+ mystery series Sunny now.
It’s already earned a high score from Rotten Tomatoes.
Sunny: New Apple TV+ mystery/thriller/dark comedy
As a computer-maker, it really shouldn’t surprise anyone that Apple’s streaming video service includes plenty of sci-fi. Silo and Foundation stand out as two excellent examples. Some of the series mix sci-fi into everyday life, like Severance and The Big Door Prize.
That’s the approach that Sunny is taking. As Apple TV+ says:
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. Together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family and become dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.
It’s really not sunny
Sunny echoes film noir detective shows. Suzie’s investigation leads her to a cast of mysterious suspects with unknown motivations. And early episodes make the overly happy robot Sunny look guilty as hell. But guilty of what?
You might think the Japanese robot industry is a bunch of technicians working in clean rooms, but the Apple TV+ series presents a very different view.
Critics approve. The sci-fi series earned a 91% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes. For comparison, the Apple TV+ hit Dark Matter got an 82% score, and the popular series Presumed Innocent got 76%.
See for yourself in the Sunny trailer:
A cast of characters
Emmy-nominee Rashida Jones has been part of multiple Apple TV+ projects. She’s in Silo and Sofia Coppola’s acclaimed film On the Rocks. But she’s perhaps best known for her time on NBC’s Parks and Recreation. In Sunny, she stars alongside Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, You, Jun Kunimura and annie the clumsy.
Sunny was created by Katie Robbins (The Affair, The Last Tycoon), who’s also the showrunner, and Lucy Tcherniak (Station Eleven, The End of the F***ing World), who is also the director.
Photo: Apple TV+
On Apple TV+ now
The 10-episode series premiered globally on Apple’s streaming service on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The first two episodes are available now, and Apple TV+ will release new episodes every Wednesday through September 4.
Watching Sunny comes with a subscription to Apple TV+. The service is $9.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. You can also access it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle.
And Apple’s streaming video service also includes much more, of course. There’s a library of drama, comedies, sci-fi, musicals, children’s shows, nature documentaries, etc.
Want more tips on what to watch on Apple TV+? Read our guide to the 15 best shows on Apple TV+.
