Apple TV Plus is reportedly canceling one of its best new sci-fi shows, Sunny, leaving the series with a cliffhanger ending
The future does not look bright Sunny, as Apple TV Plus has reportedly canceled the critically acclaimed sci-fi series after one season.
Screen daily was the first to report the rumor, with the publication writing, “Sources close to the production confirmed that the series, produced by A24, will not return after its ten-episode run that began in July and ended with a cliffhanger on September 4.” TechRadar has contacted Apple TV Plus for comment, and we will update this article if we receive a response.
Apple TV Plus is a utopia of science fiction shows, including Disconnection, Dark matter, And Silo they’re all going to be huge successes for one of the top streaming services. Sunny was the latest addition to the Apple TV Plus genre, but despite achieving an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 90%, there doesn’t appear to be a second season.
Although the news has not yet been officially confirmed, Canceled science fiction cited low viewership as a reason for the cancellation. The website said: “This is another show that arrived on Apple TV Plus with little promotion and didn’t attract much of an audience. It failed to crack the Nielsen Streaming Rankings during its first season.”
What is Sunny about?
Sunny, of which there was one four new Apple TV Plus shows are coming in July 2024 and we couldn’t wait to watch themstarring Rashida Jones as Suzie Sakamoto, an American expat living in the future Japan whose life is turned upside down when her husband (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and son (Fares Belkheir) disappear in a mysterious plane crash. In an attempt to comfort her, her husband’s electronics company gives her ‘Sunny’, one of a new class of domestic robots it has developed. Suzie and Sunny form an unlikely bond, and together they begin to unravel the dark truth about what really happened to her family.
Sunny is based on the book The dark manual by Colin O’Sullivan, and trailer makes the show seem like a buddy comedybut the best Apple TV Plus show is actually more of a mystery thriller that balances humor with themes of sadness, loneliness and friendship. TechRadar’s Amelia Schwanke, who spoke with the show’s creator, Katie Robbins, discovered the show is supposed to be a sad but uplifting technology story that raises questions about our relationship with AI. Sunny was shot entirely in Japan and became known for its idiosyncratic, distinctive style.
Jones shared her desire for a season 2 renewal with The Hollywood Reporterand the cliffhanger ending certainly paves the way for a second series, so we can only hope so Sunny gets picked up by another streamer.
