With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to affect large sections of daily life, the film and television industries have especially been hit hard by the impacts of the outbreak. Several major films and TV series have had production delays or postponements, or have had to find some creative solutions around temporarily not being able to film. Several TV series, in response to the pandemic, have managed to get by with remotely-produced TV episodes, withthe Apple TV+ seriesMythic Questreleasing a new installment that was made entirely from home.
Series co-creator Rob McElhenney (ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiafame) revealed that a new episode of the series calledMythic Quest: Quarantinewill release on Apple TV+ on August 12, 2025. As the name implies, the episode is set in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and features the show’s characters as they attempt trying to work from home. Naturally, hilarity ensues as they work through making video games remotely and navigate how to make Zoom calls.
The idea of a remotely-produced TV episode isn’t new to TV at this point, as several other TV series recently have played with the idea of doing Zoom call-style episodes, butMythic Questseems to be having some fun with it.Parks and Recreationgathered its cast together for the first time since the series ended in 2015 fora special episode made entirely remotelyand to support charities helping those in need during the pandemic. NBC’s courtroom dramaAll Risealso created a remote episode on Zoom, whileThe Blacklistturned to a video game/graphic novel animation styleto finish its partially-completed Season 7 finale.
For those that have yet to watch the series,Mythic Questfollows a cast of characters that work as developers on a major MMO at a video game development studio, with the series being produced by Apple and Ubisoft. The series' first season was released in February 2020 to positive reception, and the show’s second season had begun production this spring beforebeing halted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquetis available to stream now on Apple TV+.
