Watch Side Quest Online in 4K: The Mythic Quest Spin-Off

Side Quest is a four-episode anthology comedy series on Apple TV+ that expands the world of Mythic Quest beyond its core cast, telling stories about the players, fans, and peripheral employees who inhabit the universe of the fictional video game at the heart of its parent series. If you want to know how to watch Side Quest online in 4K, this guide covers what the show is, its connection to Mythic Quest, the cast, and how to stream with InfinityTV.

What is Side Quest?

Side Quest is an American anthology comedy miniseries created by Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney for Apple TV+. All four episodes were released simultaneously on March 26, 2025.

The series is a direct spin-off of Mythic Quest (Apple TV+, 2020-present), which follows the creators of a massively popular online video game. Where Mythic Quest focuses on the developers — the writers, designers, and executives who make the game — Side Quest steps away from the studio and into the wider world the game inhabits. Each episode tells a self-contained story about a different person whose life intersects with the Mythic Quest game.

This anthology format — four self-contained stories within a shared world — allows the spin-off to explore corners of the Mythic Quest universe that the main series, constrained by its workplace setting, cannot reach: the players who find community through the game, the fans who build identities around it, and the ordinary people whose lives are changed by what the game provides.

The creators and parent series

Mythic Quest was originally created by Rob McElhenney (creator of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz. The series premiered on Apple TV+ in February 2020 and has run for multiple seasons, consistently earning strong reviews for its combination of workplace comedy, industry satire, and genuine character development. It is notable for producing two widely praised standalone episodes — "A Dark Quiet Death" and "Please" — that stepped entirely outside the main plot to tell unconnected stories, demonstrating an appetite for formal experimentation that Side Quest directly continues.

Ashly Burch is a voice actress, writer, and gamer known for her work in games including Horizon Zero Dawn and Life is Strange. Her involvement in Side Quest as co-creator reflects the show's commitment to telling stories that feel authentic to gaming culture from the inside rather than the outside.

Katie McElhenney is Rob McElhenney's wife and a writer-producer connected to the Mythic Quest production. The team's grounding in both the comedy and gaming worlds gives Side Quest its specific dual authority.

The four episodes: what to expect

Each of Side Quest's four episodes takes a different character type and context as its subject. The anthology structure means viewers do not need to follow the stories in sequence — each episode is complete in itself, though shared references to the Mythic Quest game and world reward viewers who have seen the parent series.

The cast includes Shalita Grant, Van Crosby, Derek Waters, and Annamarie Kasper in leading roles across the episodes, with additional ensemble members supporting each story. The show brings in characters from outside the main Mythic Quest workplace, allowing it to represent the variety of people who engage with gaming: not just developers and hardcore fans, but ordinary people who found something in the game they needed.

The show earned an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 14 critics' reviews — strong for a miniseries, and particularly encouraging for a spin-off that had to establish its own identity while staying connected to its parent show.

Do I need to watch Mythic Quest first?

The short answer is no — Side Quest is constructed to be accessible to viewers who have not seen Mythic Quest. Each episode is self-contained and does not depend on knowledge of the parent series' characters or ongoing plots.

However, viewers who have seen Mythic Quest will get more from Side Quest. The references to the game, the studio, and the broader world of the parent series will land more fully, and the anthology format's relationship to Mythic Quest's own standalone episodes ("A Dark Quiet Death" in particular) will be more apparent.

If you are unfamiliar with Mythic Quest and want context before watching Side Quest, the parent series is an excellent starting point — its first few episodes establish the world efficiently and the show rewards the investment.

Why anthology gaming comedy matters

Television has struggled for years to depict gaming culture authentically. Most mainstream portrayals of gamers and gaming communities have relied on stereotypes — the antisocial basement dweller, the toxic online culture — without engaging with what gaming actually provides for the people who love it.

Side Quest, like Mythic Quest before it, approaches gaming from the perspective of people who understand it. The comedy does not mock gamers; it finds humor and humanity in the specific textures of gaming culture — the communities that form, the identities that develop, the ways people support each other or fail to. That grounded approach is what makes the parent series unusual and what gives Side Quest its reason to exist as a distinct anthology.

Where does Side Quest stream?

Side Quest is an Apple TV+ Original and streams exclusively on Apple TV+. All four episodes are available. InfinityTV carries Side Quest in its 150,000+ Movies & Series library.

How to watch Side Quest in 4K with InfinityTV

1. Visit the InfinityTV website and choose your plan.
2. Activate your subscription — your account is ready in minutes.
3. Download the InfinityTV app on your preferred device: Fire TV Stick, Smart TV, Android box, Apple TV, or phone.
4. Search for Side Quest in the VOD library.
5. Stream all four episodes at your own pace in up to 4K quality.
6. Browse the rest of the Apple TV+ library — InfinityTV carries 22,000+ live channels and 150,000+ Movies & Series from every major platform, with 99.9% uptime and 24/7 support so nothing interrupts your binge.

What to watch after Side Quest

• Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) — if Side Quest is your entry point, the parent series is an essential next watch. It has multiple seasons and has produced some of the best standalone comedy episodes of the 2020s.
• Abbott Elementary (ABC/Hulu) — a workplace comedy with the same kind of affectionate satire for its setting as Mythic Quest, widely considered the best broadcast comedy of the mid-2020s.
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX/Hulu) — a mockumentary comedy that, like Mythic Quest, uses a specific professional subculture (vampire domestic life) as a vehicle for genuine character comedy.
• The IT Crowd (Netflix) — a British sitcom about tech workers that shares the Mythic Quest world's interest in workplace dynamics within niche culture.
• Halt and Catch Fire (Netflix) — a more serious drama about early computing culture, for viewers interested in the real history behind the gaming industry Side Quest depicts.

For more streaming recommendations, see our guides to top series to watch and the best new shows streaming now.

Frequently asked questions

Is Side Quest a continuation of Mythic Quest? Side Quest is a spin-off, not a continuation. It takes place in the same world as Mythic Quest and references the same fictional video game, but focuses on different characters — players and fans rather than the development team. The Mythic Quest main series continues separately.

How many episodes does Side Quest have? Four episodes, all released simultaneously on March 26, 2025. It is a miniseries rather than an ongoing show.

Do I need to watch Mythic Quest before Side Quest? No, but it helps. Side Quest is written to be accessible without prior Mythic Quest knowledge. Viewers familiar with the parent series will get more context and references.

Who created Side Quest? Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney created the series. The show is set in the universe created by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz for Mythic Quest.

Is Side Quest suitable for all ages? Side Quest is rated TV-MA and contains adult language and themes. It is primarily aimed at adult viewers, consistent with the rating of its parent series.

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