‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 17 Trailer Teases ‘Abbott Elementary,' ‘Golden Bachelor' Crossovers
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' is back for Season 17 and the trailer is promising all manner of insanity.
As previously announced, the new season of the hit comedy will feature the crossover with 'Abbott Elementary' from the gang's perspective, while the trailer also reveals that Frank (Danny DeVito) will star in a new season of 'The Golden Bachelor.' Season 17 will premiere on July 9 on FXX and stream the next day on Hulu.
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The official description for Season 17 states 'Ronald 'Mac' MacDonald (Rob McElhenney), Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day), Dennis Reynolds (Glenn Howerton), Dee Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank Reynolds (DeVito) return to shamelessly shed their 'niche' label for grander aspirations. They'll exploit cross-network promotion to increase market share; they'll scapegoat one of their own to avoid a PR backlash; they'll risk everything for a handshake with the Saudis; they'll bend the laws with side hustles to pad their pockets and they'll change everything about themselves to appeal to a broader audience.'
'And sure, like any corporate goon, the Gang craves money and parasitic social privileges. That's been plain since 2005. But they're also human beings. They crave love.. respect… conditional freedom… constant adulation… histrionic amounts of attention… non-stop gratification… and unfiltered, slaphappy eroticism. In Season 17, they'll chase down them all. And the money. Obviously, the money. They don't want to spend the rest of their lives working like dogs.'
Season 17 of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' is executive produced by creator McElhenney, Day, Howerton, Michael Rotenberg, Nicholas Frenkel, Dave Chernin, John Chernin, Rob Rosell, David Hornsby, Nina Pedrad, and Victor Hsu for FX Productions.
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