Sunny

Sunny

Its first memory is meeting you.

Created by Katie Robbins

On Apple TV

20241 season10 episodes6.7 / 10

A darkly comic mystery about grief and displacement, centered on an American widow's relationship with a robot companion in Kyoto, blending melancholy with strange technological intimacy.

The life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As consolation, she's given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband's electronics company.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Sunny sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.

  • Is Sunny scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.

  • Is Sunny violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.

  • Does Sunny leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.

  • Is Sunny easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity81

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love43

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Sunny, and what each one shares →

Like Sunny

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sunny

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sunny, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sunny, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sunny, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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