Mythic Quest season 4 plays it safe, but it remains one of the most enjoyable ensemble workplace comedies on television today.
Showrunners: Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Megan Ganz
Genre: Comedy Series
Number of Season 4 Episodes: 10
Release Date: January 29, 2025
Where to Watch: Apple TV+
AppleTV+’s vastly underrated workplace sitcom Mythic Quest returns for a borderline improbable season 4 without losing a step over its almost 3 year break. While, yes, the show takes place at a video game office and offers the occasional jabs at gamer culture and development, creators Rob McElhenney (who also stars), Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz have slowly morphed the show into a more sprawling, character-driven narrative. But what’s most impressive about the series is how new viewers can easily jump into the new season without being overly familiar with what came before.
The simplest way to explain Mythic Quest to the uninitiated is this: Ian Grimm (McElhenney) and Poppy Li (Charlotte Nicdao) are partners at the titular game office, where they often butt heads over business and creative ventures. Whereas Ian is pure id (and ego), whose impulsive decisions usually create chaos for the office, Poppy tackles Ian’s whims with logic and practicality. Season 4 sees them less focused on the latest expansion they’ve cooked up, and more on how to navigate their ever-changing dynamic. The season premiere reveals that Poppy has a new boyfriend, Storm (Chase Yi), and a great deal of the comedy comes from Ian’s inability to grasp her split attention outside of the office.
If there’s any narrative through-line to the season, it’s in the blurred lines between the characters’ work and personal lives. Elsewhere in the office, head of monetization Rachel (Ashly Burch), executive producer David (David Hornsby), vaguely employed former head of monetization Brad (Danny Pudi), assistant Jo (Jessie Ennis), and designer Dana (Imani Hakim) have to scheme and find ways to get ahead, often at the expense of one another. While I appreciate the free-flowing structure to Mythic Quest season 4, it can certainly feel aimless at times. McElhenney, Day, and Ganz, and the show’s team of writers seem content to simply throw the characters into a bizarre new situation and see where it takes them.
One episode sees the crew at a kind of Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery party. One episode takes Dana, Jo, and Brad to the game awards, where one of Dana’s games is nominated. Above all else, Mythic Quest season 4 stays true to its characters while going down new roads without feeling repetitive. Though mostly ignored by major awards bodies, the show has garnered some wider notice by its regular detours into dramatic episodes. Each of its first three seasons feature one episode where the main cast is almost completely absent, and more serious in tone, as it explores some tangentially-related characters or backstory within the Mythic Quest universe. I won’t spoil how the new season tackles the tradition, but it’s a welcome change of pace and one of the season’s best episodes.
With the streaming landscape sorely missing genuinely funny comedies, Mythic Quest provides a solid balance of humor and heart. It may not garner widespread love like Hacks, Abbott Elementary, or even It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (where many of MQ’s actors and creators also appear), but it features one of the best and most reliable ensembles on TV today. Season 4 plays it safe, sometimes to the show’s detriment, but it’s no less fun.
Mythic Quest season 4 will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 29, 2025, with new episodes released weekly and the finale streaming on March 26.
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