The new sci-fi TV show Sunny seems to be what you'd get if you took an idea for an episode of Black Mirror and turned it into a ten-part series, and you'll be able to begin watching it when it debuts on Wednesday, July 10.
Streaming: Apple TV Plus
Debut: Wednesday, July 10
Episodes: 10 (2 on debut)
Free trial: Apple TV Plus free trials
Sunny stars TV actress Rashida Jones as Suzie, an American expat living in Japan as the wife of a robotics engineer. When her husband and son mysteriously vanish in a plane crash, Suzie is gifted one of these robots to comfort her... but what starts as an annoying assistant eventually becomes a friend and confidant... and a helper when Suzie begins to investigate the disappearance of her family.
Alongside Jones you'll see many big-name Japanese personalities rounding out the cast including Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car), Judy Ongg (American Pastime) and Jun Junimura (The Wailing). Emma Approved's Joanna Sotomura will voice the robot Sunny itself.
Sunny is based on the 2018 novel The Dark Manual and was made by several companies including beloved studio A24.
If you're interested in catching Sunny here's everything you need to know to watch it, including where it'll be released and when each episode will come out.
How to watch Sunny
You'll be able to watch Sunny by signing up for Apple TV Plus, because the show was created specifically to air on Apple's online streaming service. Read below to find out when each episode airs.
Apple TV Plus costs $9.99 / £8.99 per month for a subscription, and there's no annual alternative like for some streaming services.
Make sure not to accidentally sign up for the Apple TV Plus MLS plan because that doesn't include fictional TV shows, just major league soccer streaming.
How to watch Sunny for free
If you're curious to check out Sunny, or Apple TV Plus as a whole, but don't know if you want to put out good money for the privilege, you'll be glad to know that there are ways to test out the streamer for free.
That's because Apple offers loads of trial subscriptions for customers to other services, which let you obtain between one and twelve months of an Apple TV Plus subscription for free.
There are short ones that are available for every, so there will almost definitely be something for you. You can check out our guide to all the Apple TV Plus free trials in order to see what's available.
Sunny episode release schedule
The first two episodes of Sunny will debut on Apple TV Plus on Wednesday, July 10, and the rest of the 10-episode-long series will arrive one installment per week from then.
Here's when each episode will arrive:
- Episode 1 — Wednesday, July 10
- Episode 2 — Wednesday, July 10
- Episode 3 — Wednesday, July 17
- Episode 4 — Wednesday, July 24
- Episode 5 — Wednesday, July 31
- Episode 6 — Wednesday, August 7
- Episode 7 — Wednesday, August 14
- Episode 8 — Wednesday, August 21
- Episode 9 — Wednesday, August 28
- Episode 10 — Wednesday, September 4
