It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 15 explained
Season Number: | 15 |
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Network: | FXX |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Episode List: | List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes |
The fifteenth season of the American television sitcom series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FXX on December 1 and concluded on December 22, 2021. This season had next day availability on FX on Hulu and FXNOW. The season consists of eight episodes and makes the series the longest-running live-action scripted comedy series in American television history, surpassing The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.[1]
Cast
Main cast
Special guest star
Recurring cast
Guest stars
Production
The series was renewed for a fifteenth season in May 2020, making it the longest-running live-action comedy series in American television history, replacing The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran for 14 seasons between 1952 and 1966.[2] On April 9, 2020, Rob McElhenney announced that writing had begun for season 15.[3] Filming for the season began in May 2021 and wrapped that October.[4] [5] Despite teases that the Ireland arc was shot in Dublin, Ireland, in August and September 2021,[6] the final four episodes of the season were instead shot at Bodega Bay, California due to COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland.[7] [8]
The season is the first not to be distributed by 20th Television and instead is distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television due to the Disney-FOX merger in December 2017.
Episodes
See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes.
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 9/10 based on 7 reviews, the highest rating since season 11.[9]
Ratings
Notes and References
- Web site: Cordero. Rosy. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Gets Season 15 Premiere Date On FXX. Deadline. November 3, 2021. November 3, 2021.
- Web site: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Renewed For Record-Breaking Season 15 By FX . Deadline . Nellie . Andreeva . May 26, 2020 . November 3, 2021 . May 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526153755/https://deadline.com/2020/05/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-renewed-season-15-record-fx-1202943000/ . live .
- Web site: New 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' episodes written in quarantine, Rob McElhenney says . Philly Voice . Michael . Tanenbaum . April 9, 2020 . May 5, 2020 . April 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413132841/https://www.phillyvoice.com/always-sunny-philadelphia-new-episodes-season-15-rob-mcelhenney-coronavirus-fx/ . live .
- Web site: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 15 Has Finally Started Filming, Confirms Set Image. Collider. Hyland. Luke. May 26, 2021. May 28, 2021.
- Web site: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' season 15 filming officially wraps. NME. Starkey. Adam. October 5, 2021. October 15, 2021.
- Web site: Alway Sunny in Philadelphia filming 'on location' in Ireland. Dublin's Q102. Flannery. Amanda. September 24, 2021. November 16, 2021.
- Danny DeVito explains why he's really the kid in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia family. Holub. Christian. December 1, 2021. June 14, 2022. Entertainment Weekly.
- Kaitlin Olson will still do anything for a laugh on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Lawrence. Derek. November 30, 2021. June 14, 2022. Entertainment Weekly.
- Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 15 (2021) . Rotten Tomatoes . June 15, 2023.