Rashida Jones Joins Apple’s Dark Comedy ‘Sunny’ in Lead Role
Apple has ordered Sunny, a new 10-episode dark comedy series with Parks and Recreation star Rashida Jones set to feature in a lead role.
As first reported by Deadline, the upcoming series is based on the book Dark Manual by Colin O’Sullivan and follows Suzie (Jones), an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is thrown into chaos after her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. To console her, Suzie is provided Sunny, a new domestic robot made by her husband’s electronics company.
The story follows Suzie and Sunny’s relationship as it develops from one of resentment to an unexpected friendship. Together they attempt to uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family, becoming entangled in a dangerous world Suzie never knew existed.
Sunny is produced by A24, the company that previously worked with Apple and Jones on the feature film On the Rocks. Jones is also set to star in the upcoming Apple dystopian sci-fi series Wool, based on the Silo series by author Hugh Howey.
Katie Robbins (The Affair) is on board as writer and executive producer. Jones will also exec produce alongside A24’s Ravi Nandan and Jess Lubben. Lucy Tcherniak (Station Eleven) will serve as director and exec producer.
Jones is perhaps best known for portraying Karen Filippelli on the comedy series The Office and Ann Perkins on Parks and Recreation. She also starred in the lead eponymous role in the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca. Her recent credits include Joya Barris in the Netflix comedy BlackAF and a voice role in the Fox animated comedy Duncanville.
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