The Californian company has decided to withdraw from its Apple TV+ catalog Mythic Questwhich until now was its oldest comedy and one of the most beloved series by the subscribers of the service.
Changes in the Apple TV+ catalog
The announcement has caught the followers of the platform by surprise, since the series not only enjoyed good reviews, but also had a spin-off on progress. However, everything indicates that neither the quality nor the charism of its characters have been enough to ensure continuity.
Mythic Quest premiered in February 2020 As a satire of the world of video game development, combining humor, labor conflicts and absurd situations in a fictional study of multiplayer titles. With Rob Mcelhenney, Charlotte Nicdao and David Hornsby at the head of the cast, the series evolved along four seasons in which he managed to build a community of solid fans, although not very large. And there seems to have been the problem.
Although Apple never publishes official audience figures, internal rankings and popular lists within the Apple TV+ app spoken for themselves: during their fourth season, the series did not appear among the most watched contents. A bad sign, especially if you consider that it shared broadcast window with the second season of Severanceone of the star titles of the platform.
Will Apple eliminate your spin-off?
The cancellation has been confirmed by the creators themselves through a joint statement, but not everything is bad news. Although it is a definitive cancellation, Apple has given green light to modify the last episode of the fourth season and turn it into a real closure, with a planned end that allows you to say goodbye with some more dignity. The Updated version of that chapter This week will be available, and it will be the official goodbye to a show that, although it has not been a supervent in terms of visualizations, has been key in the consolidation of Apple's original catalog.
This case puts an increasingly frequent reality on the table again on streaming platforms: competition is fierce, the margin of error is minimal and not even a quality production, well valued by critics and with years of experience, its permanence is guaranteed. Apple TV+ has shown that the pulse does not tremble when cutting by the healthy if the data does not accompany.
At the moment it has not been confirmed what will happen with the Spin-Off Questthat he had barely begun his journey. The logical thing would be to think that also is in danger, although Apple might surprise with a different strategy to take advantage of the universe created by the original producers.
In any case, the goodbye of Mythic Quest Mark the end of an era for Apple TV+. The series was not only one of the longest of service, but also one of the few comedies with continuity within a catalog dominated by dramas and thrillers of large budget. Now, with its disappearance, a new hole opens that Apple must fill if you want to continue betting on the variety.
