David Farnor | On 02, Feb 2020

“This game has something that nobody else will. Me.” That’s the sound of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney heading to Apple TV+ for new comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.

The nine-episode, half-hour comedy, co-created by McElhenney and Megan Ganz, is produced by Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment and Ubisoft. It follows a team of video game developers as they navigate the challenges of running a popular video game. McElhenney is front and centre as the egotistical creative director of the fictional company, Ian Grimm. He’s joined by F. Murray Abraham, Danny Pudi, Imani Hakim, Charlotte Nicdao, David Hornsby, Ashly Burch and Jessie Ennis as his underappreciated but undeniably necessary team.

Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet is executive produced by McElhenney and Charlie Day under their RCG banner, with Ganz (Modern Family, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and David Hornsby (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and also executive producing.

The series premieres all-at-once on Friday 7th February on Apple TV+, which costs £4.99 a month. It has already been renewed for a second season. Here’s the trailer:

 

Mythic Quest: Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day series set for February release

23rd December 2019

Apple has announced that Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, the new series from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), will debut this February.

The nine-episode, half-hour comedy, co-created by McElhenney and Megan Ganz, is produced by Lionsgate, 3 Arts Entertainment and Ubisoft. Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet follows a team of video game developers as they navigate the challenges of running a popular video game. In addition to McElhenney, who stars as the fictional company’s creative director, Ian Grimm, the ensemble cast also includes F. Murray Abraham, Danny Pudi, Imani Hakim, Charlotte Nicdao, David Hornsby, Ashly Burch and Jessie Ennis.

Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet is executive produced by McElhenney and Day under their RCG banner; Michael Rotenberg and Nicholas Frenkel on behalf of 3Arts; and Jason Altman, Danielle Kreinik and Gérard Guillemot for Ubisoft Film & Television. David Hornsby (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Megan Ganz (Modern Family, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) also executive produce. The series is produced by the Lionsgate/3 Arts Entertainment venture and Ubisoft.

It will premiere globally all-at-once on Friday 7th February on Apple TV+.

 

F. Murray Abraham to star in Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day’s Apple comedy

2nd February 2019

Last year, Apple commissioned a new series from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day, and now, the It’s Always Sunny duo are starting to put together the cast for the project.

Little was initially known about the series, except that it was a “cutting-edge” comedy in a video game studio, exploring the intricacies of the human condition. Now, details are starting to emerge, with Deadline reporting that their workplace will be populated by such characters as a seasoned writer, a hapless, emasculated producer, an alpa male in its monetisation department and two games testers, one undervalued and one sweet and studious.

McElhenney and Day ave got an impressive cast lined up to bring these characters to life, led by Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, Homeland) as C.W. Longbottom, the studio’s writer. He’ll be joined by Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) as games tester Dana, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia veterans David Hornsby as producer David, Danny Pudi as alpha male Brad, Ashly Burch as tester Rachel, Charlotte Nicdao as engineer Poppy and Jessie Ennis as David’s eager assistant.

McElhenney also will star as Ian, the studio’s creative director. He and Day will exec produce under their RCG banner, alongside Michael Rotenberg and Nicholas Frenkel and Gérard Guillemot for producers 3Arts and Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik for co-producers Ubisoft.

 

Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney team up for Apple comedy

11th August 2018

Charlie Day and Rob McElhenney are teaming up for a new Apple comedy series.

The untitled series is a scripted comedy that marks the first collaboration from the duo since It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. That comedy has become a huge hit for FX since its premiere in 2005, with McElhenney developing the programme with Glenn Howerton and exec producing it alongside Day, who co-stars with McElhenney, Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito.

Always Sunny returns for Season 13 this autumn, with Season 14 of the depraved sitcom already given the greenlight. Nonetheless, there are signs of the talent involved moving onto new projects, as Howerton’s Dennis reduces his involvement, so he can place the lead in A.P. Bio. McElhenney has an untitled comedy pilot with Fox, created with former Always Sunny writer Rob Rosell, and Day has co-created The Cool Kids, which premieres on Fox this autumn in the US.

Now, Day and McElhenney have inked a deal together with Apple for a “cutting-edge” comedy set in a video game studio. The series, which is written by the pair, promises to explore the intricacies of the human condition through innovative ways.

McElhenney and Day will exec produce under their RCG banner, alongside Michael Rotenberg and Nicholas Frenkel and Gérard Guillemot for producers 3Arts and Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik for co-producers Ubisoft.

It joins a wave of comedy series in development at Apple, including Hailee Steinfeld’s Dickinson, and Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon’s anthology series Little America.

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