Sunny // Apple TV+ & A24

Apple TV+'s Daring, Unpredictable Sunny is Summer TV Standout.” - Roger Ebert.com

this robot-fuelled comedy thriller sounds crap … and is actually excellent” - The Guardian

“Jones stars 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 (Sotomura), one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s (Hidetoshi Nishijima) electronics company. Though at first Suzie resents Sunny’s attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship, as together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family, becoming dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed. Nishijima portrays Masa Sakamoto, Suzie’s husband, and a brilliant roboticist.”

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Paste Magazine

“A strikingly presented sci-fi series that hones in on AI anxiety and modern loneliness.

Empire Magazine

Rashida Jones gives a career-best performance in this strange yet moving series that pushes back against the algorithm by pulling us to and fro in surprising, unpredictable ways.

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