Charlie Day Says the ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Creators Are Already Planning Season 18
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 will finally premiere this Wednesday, July 9th, but the timer has already started on Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton setting the schedule for the next set of episodes that they’ll probably release in late 2029.
When It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia finally returns to television this summer with the second half of the Abbott Elementary crossover special, Season 17 will premiere less than two weeks before the two-year anniversary of the Season 16 finale, “Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day.” This current break between Always Sunny seasons is the second-longest hiatus in the show’s history, with only the Seasons 15-16 offseason beating it out due to the whole worldwide COVID pandemic that happened in 2020.
But while the seasons have only grown shorter while the breaks between them drone on for what feels like ages, Always Sunny’s comparatively slower release cycle isn’t due to a lack of planning.
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Day appeared on this afternoon’s episode of the Andrew Santino-hosted golf podcast No Bad Lies where he revealed that he, McElhenney and Howerton are already trying to pin down dates when they’ll make Always Sunny Season 18. If only that trio had their own podcast where they could talk all things Always Sunny…
While out on the course with Santino, Day gave a reassuring update on the next-next season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, telling his golf buddy, “I was just on the phone with the guys driving up here, talking about when to do Season 18.”
“So it's going to happen?” Santino asked.
Day responded, “Yeah, most likely.”
Later on in their round, Santino dug a little deeper about the future plans for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Day’s feelings toward the most consistent gig of his career. Santino asked Day if he, McElhenney and Howerton choose to keep the show going for themselves or for their fans, to which Day answered, “You know, it’s for everybody. I think there’s a piece of Rob and Glenn and I that feel like we’ve taken it to the end here, but, then, it’s way more than just the three of us.”
“It’s camera operators who have been with us since Season One, and wardrobe people, it’s a whole family,” Day said of the Always Sunny staff. “In this town, when you get the opportunity to do something, I’m of the mindset that you take it. So FX is always asking us to make another season, and we kind of think, ‘Sure, I mean, let’s do it!’”
Judging from the way Day talks about Always Sunny, it doesn’t seem like the show’s stars are ever going to pull the plug when the network is still willing to shell out for more episodes, which, considering Always Sunny is the biggest sitcom in FX history, probably won’t be any time soon. Hell, Kaitlin Olson even admitted that the show will probably move on without Danny DeVito should the star pass away before the season order is up.
Despite its age, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a survivor — much like Charlie Kelly himself.
