Back in April 2016, FX renewed its sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for season 13 and 14 which meant we have at least two more seasons of the show left. But what about season 15? Well, that might not be a long shot according to the sitcom’s star Charlie Day.
Day recently spoke with The Wrap and said that he and rest of the cast are pushing for 15th season as well, hoping to make It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia the longest running live-action sitcom in American TV history. With season 14, FX’s sitcom would be tied with The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
“You definitely get Season 13, which we’re making right now, and Season 14, which were contracted to do, and then beyond that, it’ll be up to FX,” Day told The Wrap. “But I think 15 is the record for a comedy, so I imagine we’ll all want to hold the record for the longest-running comedy in America. Fifteen would be the record for the longest live-action comedy, so we’ll probably try and break that record if we can.”
Season twelve, which wrapped up with a finale aired on March 8, 2017, saw Dennis (Glenn Howerton) leaving the bar and deciding to focus on fatherhood. It still remains unclear whether Howerton will reprise his character in seasons 13 and 14, with Charlie Day hinting that we could.
“It’s top secret, I can’t say anything,” said Day. “But I can say that the fans should feel hopeful. The fans should feel hopeful that they’ll see some more Dennis … There have been discussions.”
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FX in 2005, focusing on a group of friends, known as “The Gang,” who run an Irish bar in South Philadelphia. The sitcom received critical acclaim during its run, with some of the critics going as far as calling it “the best sitcom on television.” Besides Day and Howerton, sitcom also stars Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito.
