“I’m not sure they’ll ask for more..”-It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia star and EP reveals a grim future for the show post Season 17

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia might be made up of a gang full of narcissistic individuals, but the creative team has never stopped challenging itself and trying to maintain the show's quality throughout the sixteen seasons that it has already streamed. This has much to do with the show's acclaimed feat as the longest-running live-action sitcom, with 17 seasons and an eighteenth confirmed.

In a recent conversation with the LA Times, Charlie Day and Danny DeVito talk about their experience on the show and the Season 17 release. Along with being a part of the main cast, Day also serves as a writer and executive producer on the show. So, when he was asked about the show's future after the eighteen-season contract with FX, he revealed that the future could be grim for the show. Here's what they revealed about It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's future after the eighteenth season.

Charlie Day talks about It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's future after Season 18

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is gearing up for the release of Season 17, and this season has a lot of surprises packed for the audience with two very special crossovers. After having spent 20 years with a show, you're bound to have a special connection with the show, and such is the case for Day, as he talks about the process that goes behind bringing the seasons to life.

"Rob [Mac] and Glenn [Howerton] and I [Day] spend weeks and months really digging in and arguing and pushing each other out of our comfort zones in all sorts of directions. And then towards the end, we’re all invested in the same thing."

The show's constant success is a testament to how much effort goes into the storylines and how each of these characters meshes with each other, making it almost impossible to imagine saying goodbye to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

However, Charlie Day reveals that it might soon be time for the show to bid adieu. The show had been confirmed for 18 seasons with FX, and after the next season, he says, there's a chance that they won't ask for more seasons, and then that would be it:

"Look, we have a contract with FX up to 18 seasons, and all of us feel as though we can do that. So that’s at least one more. Beyond that, I’m not sure they’ll ask for more seasons, so next year could be it."

He added that even though a lot of this decision depends on FX, it also depends on the creative team for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which sits down together and tries to understand if they can challenge themselves to do another season and deliver top quality:

Who knows? But this far in the run, I think Rob and Glenn and I, at least in terms of having to sit and write them, really sort of just say each year: Do we have it in us? Do we think we can do a good job? That has to do more with the people that we’re working with. If we can get the band together and have all the musicians that we want, then we’ll try to make some music, to use a bad sort of analogy.

Even though Day appears to be handling this possibility with caution, DeVito appears to be extremely optimistic about the return, citing that only a mental defect could lead to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia not being picked up for another bunch of seasons:

"Yeah, they might have some kind of mental defective thing happen to them between next year and not ask for another bunch. That’s always the case. Then also, maybe, they might want to pay us more."

He adds that most of this optimism is a result of the work that the creative team does and his attachment with the cast and crew on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia:

"It’s a lot of fun. And we have good times. You guys always deliver. Everybody comes with their game, and you can’t ask for anything more. I just feel like I don’t want to let these guys go. I want to be with them all the time."

Even though we have a confirmed eighteenth season on the way, it's enough to raise the shackles with Charlie Day appearing cautiously grim. Updates regarding renewals or cancellations won't be coming out anytime soon until the release of Season 18, but we're holding our breaths, hoping for more seasons from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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