Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large It’s official: “Abbott Elementary” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” are indeed plotting a crossover episode, as has been hinted at in recent, cryptic social media posts by “Abbott” star/creator Quinta Brunson and “Sunny” star/co-creator Rob McElhenney.
McElhenney revealed the news in a social media post, including a photo of him, “Sunny’s” Charlie Day and Brunson outside the Warner Bros.
lot studio for “Abbott”:pic.twitter.com/EGt5YpNwCx Also on IG stories, McElhenney posted another shot, which added “Sunny’s” Danny DeVito and “Abbott’s” Tyler James Williams and William Stanford Davis to the mix: McElhenney had previously teased on social media that a “Abbott”/”Sunny” crossover would make sense, given that both shows are set in Philadelphia.
And although “Abbott” is produced by Warner Bros. TV, the show airs on Disney’s ABC, while “Sunny” airs on Disney’s FX network, so such a crossover seemed in the realm of possibility.
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