Our first look at the upcoming It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Abbott Elementary is here, courtesy of Rob McElhenney in a new photo.
McElhenney took to social media to share a new photo of both casts posing inside of the titular Abbott Elementary. While the Abbott Elementary cast is smiling and excited, the group from It’s Always Sunny seem both confused and angry about the situation.
The It’s Always Sunny cast will appear in episode 409 of Abbott Elementary, which currently has no official release date. However, the series has taken 1-2 week breaks in between episodes at times, so it’s unknown when the crossover will happen just yet.
Check out the new photo below:
What do we know about the It’s Always Sunny and Abbott Elementary crossover?
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson discussed how doing a crossover episode with Always Sunny “made sense immediately.”
“So Rob McElhenney, there was something online that he saw that someone sent him and said, ‘This would make a funny It’s Always Sunny episode,’ and he retweeted it and said, ‘I think it would be a great Abbott episode,’ and that kind of sparked us talking,” she explained. “The episode has nothing to do with what was sent to him, but it got us chatting and, honestly, I really like Rob. I think we get along because, like me, he’s a writer, creator of a show, loves comedy, he’s from Philly. We just clicked right away, and we started really talking about it and realizing we can really do this. We’re both under the Disney umbrella, we can make this work.
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“They represent a part of South Philly, and we represent a part of West Philly that is very real, and it wasn’t a long walk for these characters to interact. It just made sense immediately. And when it came to us that easy, we were like, “Yeah, we have to do this.” So we start putting things in motion at the beginning of this Abbott season because Sunny, they just started writing their season. And Charlie and Rob came into the room with us one day, they were wonderful, just excellent, excellent collaborators. I can’t say enough kind words about them. We had a ball. We’ve been having a ball on set. They’re just a delight to work with. And I can help breathe new life into our world and vice versa. It’s been an absolute joy to work with them. And above all else, Rob and Charlie and them, they’re like me. We like comedy, and we want to make comedy, and we want to do exciting things with comedy. And when you’re working with people like that, who are all on the same page, it’s just magical.”
