Apple TV Plus reportedly cancels one of its best new sci-fi shows, Sunny – leaving the series on a cliffhanger ending

The future isn’t looking bright for Sunny, as Apple TV Plus has reportedly cancelled the critically acclaimed sci-fi series after one season.

Screen Daily was the first to report the rumor, with the publication writing: “Sources close to the production confirmed that the series, produced by A24, will not return following the 10-episode run that began in July and concluded with a cliffhanger on September 4.” TechRadar has contacted Apple TV Plus for comment, and we’ll update this article if we get a response.

Apple TV Plus is a sci-fi show utopia, with the likes of Severance, Dark Matter, and Silo all becoming huge successes for one of the best streaming services. Sunny was Apple TV Plus’ latest entry to the genre, but despite it earning an impressive 90% Rotten Tomatoes score there seemingly won’t be a second season.

While the news hasn’t officially been confirmed, Cancelled Sci fi cited that low viewership was a reason for its cancellation. The website said: “This is yet another show that arrived on Apple TV Plus with little in the way of promotion and it did not draw much of an audience. It did not make it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings during its first season run.”

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Sunny — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ – YouTube

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Sunny, which was one of four new Apple TV Plus shows arriving in July 2024 that we couldn’t wait to watch, stars Rashida Jones as Suzie Sakamoto, an American expat living in a future Japan whose life is turned upside down when her husband (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and son (Fares Belkheir) disappear in a mysterious plane crash. In an effort to console her, her husband’s electronics company gives her ‘Sunny’, one of a…