One day, every household will have a smart robot to perform all our bidding at home. And that day will come when robots will evolve into their own persona, as in the Apple TV+ series Sunny.
The comedy mystery series stars Rashida Jones as Suzie, Hidetoshi Nishijima as Masa, Judy Ongg as Noriko, annie the clumsy as Mixxy, YOU as Hime, Jun Kunimura as Yuki Hinata, and Joanna Sotomura as the voice of Sunny.
Here is the official synopsis:
Sunny stars Rashida Jones 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, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company. Though at first, Suzie resents Sunny’s attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship. Together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family and become dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.
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LRM Online’s Gig Patta chatted with Joanna Sotomura, who voiced Sunny the robot, and annie the clumsy, who played Suzie’s best friend. We talked about the series, relationships with robots, and the behind-the-scenes with Sunny the Robot.
Joanna Sotomura has multiple television credits under her belt, including roles in Barry, The Good Place, Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Emma Approved, and Bookie.
annie the clumsy is a singer and songwriter based in Japan. Since 2011, she makes songs with her ukulele inspired by the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Also, she produces her own YouTube show called “the annie the clumsy show,” in which she do random stuff.
Sunny premieres globally with the first two episodes today on Apple TV+. It is followed by a new episode every Wednesday through September 4th.
Watch the exclusive interview with Joanna Sotomura and annie the clumsy below.
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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Apple TV+

