It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | |
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Season 17 | |
Showrunner | Rob McElhenney |
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Original network | FXX |
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The seventeenth season of the American television sitcom series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is scheduled to premiere on FXX in June 2025, and consist of eight episodes. The season will star Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito as "the Gang". In December 2020, after the fourteenth season aired, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was renewed for four additional seasons. Filming took place from October to December 2024.
After the fourteenth season aired, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was renewed for four additional seasons in December 2020, intending to take it up to season 18. [2] At the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, series creator and showrunner Rob McElhenney and Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary , began developing a crossover between the two series, [3] which was later approved by the Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger. [4]
On August 4, 2024, Charlie Day posted on Instagram that the writers' room would start working on the season in the following week. [5] The writing team for the season includes McElhenney, Day, David Hornsby, Javi Scott, Nina Pedrad and Keyonna Taylor. [6]
According to star Danny DeVito, filming for the season was expected to begin in September 2024. [7] By October 16, it was announced via Instagram that filming had begun. [8] On December 4, it was announced that filming for the season had finished. [9] [10] [11]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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171 | 1 | Abbott Elementary crossover [12] [13] | Todd Biermann | Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Keyonna Taylor | June 2025 [14] | TBA | TBD |
This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Abbott Elementary season 4 episode 9. |
The season is expected to consist of eight episodes. [15] [12]
The season is scheduled to premiere in June 2025. [14]