It used to be the case that audiences would get a new season of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia annually... but like a lot of shows in modern television, that's no longer the case anymore. Looking back, 2014 was the only year from 2005 to 2019 that the series missed, but the schedule has been elongated since then, with the last three runs debuting respectively in 2021, 2023 and 2025. Recognizing that pattern, one might assume that It's Always Sunny Season 18 won't arrive until 2027 (Season 17 just concluded last week with a Golden Bachelor-themed finale), but new comments from star/writer Charlie Day suggest that it may get made sooner than that.
The most recent episode of the podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name features Day sitting down for an extended conversation with Ted Danson (both extremely well-versed when it comes to being a part of a long-running show), and it's during the chat that an interesting update on the next season of It's Always Sunny is proffered. Asked where things stand with upcoming episodes, the actor best known for playing Charlie Kelly says that he, Rob Mac, Glenn Howerton and the rest of the writers on the show aren't taking an extended break following the end of Season 17. Instead, he explains...
