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Updated · Dark Horizons · Jul 29

FX Unveils 10-Episode 'It’s Always Sunny' Season 18 Trailer Ahead of August 17 Premiere

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Updated · Dark Horizons · Jul 29

FX Unveils 10-Episode 'It’s Always Sunny' Season 18 Trailer Ahead of August 17 Premiere

Q: How will Frank Reynolds pull off marrying a deceased bride in the chaotic new season of It's Always Sunny?

Frank Reynolds appears set to stage a grotesque, “Weekend at Bernie’s”-style wedding after his bride, Samantha, dies before the ceremony. That is the clear setup in the season 18 trailer for FX’s *It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia*. Samantha, played by Carol Kane, is introduced as Frank’s fiancée from last season’s “Golden Bachelor” storyline. But the footage then turns sharply darker: Dennis jokes that they do not want the wedding to look like a funeral, Charlie sings that “she’s dead,” and Samantha’s body is shown being carried or walked down the aisle while Frank still goes through with the ceremony and even kisses her corpse. The broader season synopsis suggests there may be a practical motive behind the gang’s behavior as well as the usual depravity. FX says the group gets caught up in “salvaging inheritances from a dead woman,” strongly implying Samantha’s death may trigger an inheritance fight and that the gang may try to preserve the appearance of a valid wedding for financial gain or leverage. What is not yet confirmed is exactly how Samantha dies or whether the wedding is legally meant to count. But the trailer makes clear that Frank’s plan is not a metaphor: he literally intends to proceed with the marriage after her death, turning the ceremony into one of the show’s most macabre gags yet. Season 18 premieres August 17 on FXX and Hulu, with 10 episodes.

3 articles · Updated · Dark Horizons · Jul 29

August 17 is the return date for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” with FX releasing the first trailer for the sitcom’s 10-episode 18th season.
Danny DeVito’s Frank Reynolds dominates the footage, preparing to marry the love of his life only to find her dead before the ceremony starts.
Frank still pushes ahead with the wedding, signaling the dark, absurd plotline FX is using to sell the new season.
The trailer arrived as part of a broader TV update cycle that also included new looks at Netflix’s final “Outer Banks” season and Hulu’s “Chad Powers” Season 2.