Season 18 of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will release on Monday, August 17, according to Wednesday report from Deadline. The subversive sitcom’s newest season will premiere simulcast at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on cable channels FX and FXX, as well as on Hulu for American viewers and Disney+ for those outside of the States.
Additionally, FX confirmed (via Deadline) that Season 18 of It’s Always Sunny will run for ten episodes, marking a return to the standard length of a Sunny season (or the closest thing the series has to one, anyways). A reason for the truncated length of the show’s most recent seasons, which clock in at a mere eight episodes, has never been given — though many fans suspect COVID precautions may have played a significant role. Whatever the case, audiences can look forward to a longer reunion with their favorite sociopaths at Paddy’s Pub than in years prior.
Per Deadline, “in Season 18, Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dee, and Frank are wrapped up in salvaging inheritances from a dead woman, surviving tent encampments and the great inside-outside divide between the haves and have-nots, withstanding job loss at the hands of workplace automation, embracing a newfound appreciation for neurodivergence, questioning the fabric of society against conspiracy theories, and of course — the biggest elephant in the room — outlasting the public’s pendulum swing against drinking. Not to mention battling nerds, LARPers, and a particularly petulant McPoyle clan at the Renaissance Faire or sportswashing their way back into the good graces of their community by sponsoring a Little League team. All the while trying to maintain order in their personal lives and at Paddy’s, which have become increasingly lawless and erratic.”
FX has also released the first poster for Season 18 (via DiscussingFilm), which features likenesses of the show’s five central characters as mascots for their very own flavors of Paddy’s beer. Some fans have expressed concern that the poster may have been created with generative AI; funnily enough, similar charade played out for a Season 17 It’s Always Sunny poster last year, only for the image’s artist to publicly confirm that the work was entirely human-made (via The Tech Times). It’s entirely possible that something similar is happening here, but until FX comments on the matter, you’ll have to judge for yourself.
First poster for ‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA’ Season 18.
Releasing August 17 on FX and Hulu. pic.twitter.com/8hH3MUKctB
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 15, 2026
All previous seasons of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia are streaming now on Hulu.