Apple TV Plus Sets July Premiere for Rashida Jones Series ‘Sunny’

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Mystery drama to debut July 10 with two episodes

Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones (Image credit: Apple TV Plus)

Apple TV Plus has announced a July 10 premiere date for its new comedic drama series Sunny, produced by and starring Rashida Jones.

Jones stars in the 10-episode series as an American woman living in Japan who, after her husband and son disappear in a plane crash, receives a domestic robot named Sunny to help fill the void in her life. Initially rejecting the robot, she eventually builds an unexpected friendship with Sunny as she investigates what really happened to her family.

Along with Jones, who also starred in Apple TV Plus’s Silo series, Sunny is executive-produced by Katie Robbins, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, YOU, annie the clumsy and Jun Kumimura. The series is produced by A24. 

Sunny is the second collaboration between Apple TV Plus, A24 and Jones following the film On the Rocks.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.