No, The ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Season 18 Poster Is Not AI — But They Want You To Think It Is

By Hope Sloop Published July 15, 2026, 1:29 p.m. ET The first poster for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 18 is finally here, and no, it didn’t guzzle up gallons of water to create. On Tuesday, FX announced that the long-running sitcom starring Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob Mac, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito will return on August 17 for its landmark 18th season, and shared a distinctly AI-looking poster to accompany that news. In the freshly released poster, each member of “The Gang” appears as the head of a lever on tap at Paddy’s Irish Pub, the central location of the series. Immediately upon sharing the photo, however, fans started to scratch their heads at the seemingly artificially generated artwork, which highlights drinks like “The D.E.N.N.I.S. Golden Lager” and “Sweet