Mythic Quest is powering down: Apple TV+ has canceled the comedy sequence after 4 seasons.
As a small comfort for followers, nonetheless, the Season 4 finale will get a brand new ending to offer the story closure, in response to Selection, which reported the cancellation.
“Endings are onerous. However after 4 unimaginable seasons, Mythic Quest is coming to a detailed,” govt producers Megan Ganz, David Hornsby, and Rob McElhenney mentioned in a press release. “We’re so pleased with the present and the world we acquired to construct — and deeply grateful to each forged and crew member who poured their coronary heart into it. To all our followers, thanks for taking part in with us. To our companions at Apple, thanks for believing within the imaginative and prescient from the very starting.”
The brand new ending to March 26’s Season 4 finale will begin streaming subsequent week, Selection notes.
“As a result of endings are onerous, with Apple’s blessing we made one closing replace to our final episode — so let’s imagine goodbye, as an alternative of simply sport over,” the EPs added of their assertion.
Mythic Quest centered on the employees of the online game studio creating the web role-playing sport of the title. McElhenney and Hornsby starred within the sequence alongside Charlotte Nicdao, Danny Pudi, Ashly Burch, Imani Hakim, Jessie Ennis, and Naomi Ekperigin.
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The information of Mythic Quest’s cancellation hit followers onerous.
“APPLE WHY WOULD YOU CANCEL MYTHIC QUEST AFTER THAT SEASON FINALE!!!!!!!????” X consumer @mackenzieGNF wrote.
“Heartbroken after ages {that a} TV community (or no matter you f***ers are referred to as as of late) canceled a present I actually, actually, actually dig. Goodbye, Mythic Quest. You have been merely unimaginable. Dumbass Apple,” wrote @prongsy.
@Parzival_200 mentioned, “To say this choice is shortsighted could be an understatement. Mythic Quest was an outstanding present that balanced its comedic nature so effectively with its extra dramatically paced moments, whereas tackling the video games business. I’m unhappy, however I’m grateful for the seasons we’ve gotten.”
@TheEricGoldman wrote, “I’m unhappy Mythic Quest is canceled whereas confused/interested in this up to date finale, which ain’t an actual wrap-up particular or such however feels like greater than a variety of canceled exhibits get. Anyway, I’m gonna miss the present and its characters.”
At the very least one viewer isn’t sorry to see the sequence go, nonetheless. “Good,” @m_traczyk posted. “Mythic Quest performed on low-cost stereotypes about players and [game development]. It additionally praised and promoted extremely poisonous behaviors of individuals in energy, which in actuality prices folks within the business their well being and life. It was an enormous disappointment.”
Throughout its run, Mythic Quest spawned two pandemic-era particular episodes — 2020’s “Quarantine” and 2021’s “Everlight” — in addition to the anthology spinoff sequence Facet Quest.