Sunny is the latest series to hit Apple TV+ and follows an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan. Suzie (Rashida Jones) gets blindsided by the disappearance of her husband and son after a plane crash. As an act of condolence, her husband’s employer gifts her a new domestic robot named Sunny.
The foul-mouthed Suzie initially resents Sunny as she’s not a fan of artificial intelligence and the invasion of privacy that comes with the robots. But over time, she develops a liking for Sunny and begins to see her as a way to cope, filling a void created after losing her family. With the help of Sunny and a new acquaintance in Mixxy, Suzie follows her intuition to investigate her family’s disappearance which leads her down a dangerous path.
Sunny stars Rashida Jones, Annie the Clumsy, and Joanna Sotomura as the voice of Sunny. The series has a bit of everything – mystery, suspense, sci-fi, and a fresh cast to seal its authenticity. The series affords a breakout starring role for Jones and a lesson in history and culture for Japan.
It won’t be easy to tell who’s friend or foe and Suzie’s reclusive demeanor and smart mouth don’t help the situation. She’s built up a wall internally that’s as thick as the Hoover Dam and nobody can seem to breach it. To find answers about her missing husband and son, she’ll have to uncover a web of lies and her own set of traumas.
Sunny is an amazing series and is definitely a must-see. The series dives into a serious conversation about privacy and artificial intelligence that no other series has attempted. It’s the latest series to hit Apple TV+ that’s a home run. Apple TV has built up a reputation for quality over quantity as does the studio behind this series, A24. The two coming together is a match made in content heaven and it would be criminal to withhold this from the list.
Suzie isn’t my favorite character and honestly, I think they could’ve found someone better to get the job done than Rashida Jones. But around halfway through the season, she won’t work the nerves as much (even though her vulgar mouth doesn’t improve). The robot Sunny is the true star of the show and you’ll see why after you start your binge!
-Jon Jones
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