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Cute housebot Sunny lures us into an intriguing and flawed TV show

In TV show Sunny, an adorable robot befriends Suzie, a lonely US expat in Kyoto. Its appearance also primes us to love the show, despite it ducking the complex questions it raises, says Bethan Ackerley

By Bethan Ackerley

10 July 2024

Episode 2. Rashida Jones in

Suzie (Rashida Jones) and robot Sunny investigate her husband’s secret past

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Sunny
Creator: Katie Robbins
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BIG eyes and heads, small mouths and noses – these are all characteristics that prime us to love baby animals. The same is true of Sunny, the eponymous star of a new comedy-drama on Apple TV+. The moment I saw her, I knew I loved her – from her wobbling, outsized head down to her gently whirring tyres.

Sunny (voiced by Joanna Sotomura in this 10-part show) belongs to Suzie (Rashida Jones), a US expat living in Kyoto, Japan. Her husband,…

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