‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Season 17 Hits Screens This July — With a Wild ‘Abbott Elementary’ Crossover

This milestone season marks 20 years since the series first debuted, solidifying its status as the longest-running live-action comedy on television. And naturally, the gang is celebrating in true Sunny fashion: with a warped crossover featuring the beloved sitcom Abbott Elementary — but this time, seen through the unfiltered lens of Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee, and Frank.

A preview clip teases what’s to come: the gang shows up at a Philly elementary school, wreaking havoc in the most on-brand way possible — stealing brownies from kids and holding boy band auditions in the halls.

Titled "The Gang Embraces the Corporate Era," Season 17 dives into how Paddy’s Pub gets swept up in the greed and absurdity of the modern American Dream. According to the official description, expect corporate pandering, questionable international dealings, shady side hustles, and more of the Gang’s signature moral bankruptcy — all in pursuit of fame, money, and whatever counts as self-fulfillment these days.

But underneath the backstabbing and the cash grabs, the show reminds us: the Gang still wants what we all do — attention, admiration, and, of course, “unfiltered, slaphappy eroticism.”

The core cast returns with Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito once again bringing the gang’s dysfunction to life. Executive producers for Season 17 include McElhenney, Day, Howerton, Michael Rotenberg, Nick Frenkel, and others under FX Productions.

After two decades, Sunny isn’t just staying relevant — it’s doubling down on the absurd. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.