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

  1. Web site: Cordero. Rosy. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Gets Season 15 Premiere Date On FXX. Deadline. November 3, 2021. November 3, 2021.
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' season 15 filming officially wraps. NME. Starkey. Adam. October 5, 2021. October 15, 2021.
  6. Web site: Alway Sunny in Philadelphia filming 'on location' in Ireland. Dublin's Q102. Flannery. Amanda. September 24, 2021. November 16, 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 15 (2021) . Rotten Tomatoes . June 15, 2023.