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Rashida Jones and a Robot Star in Apple’s Stylish, Unsatisfying Mystery ‘Sunny’: TV Review


In the stylish Apple TV+ show, Rashida Jones stars opposite the namesake robot as a Kyoto housewife digging into the mystery of her missing husband.

“Sunny” was adapted by Katie Robbins from Colin O’Sullivan’s novel “The Dark Manual,” but its most tangible contributions come from the craft team, including production designer Shinsuke Kojima and art director Masaharu Maeda. Voiced by Joanna Sotomora, Suzie’s companion may resemble a more globular Michelin Man with an animatronic display, but she’s been custom-coded by Masa with a personality as prickly as his wife’s. The yakuza emerge as cookie-cutter villains, and while aspiring boss Hime (mononymous actress You) pulls off an eye-catching haircut, her crusade against sexism in organized crime doesn’t hold our attention.

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