Side Quest
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Our Review
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Our Review
Side Quest (2025) is a comedy series from Apple TV. It has built a run of 4 episodes. It premiered on March 26, 2025. Viewers rate it 5.1 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 1 season.
What Side Quest Is About
Side Quest will explore the lives of employees, players and fans who are impacted by the game. The new extension series takes a page out of the acclaimed departure episodes of “Mythic Quest,” including the upcoming episode “Sarian.”
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 4 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Katie McElhenney to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Katie McElhenney lead the cast.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Apple TV’s other originals, a 5.1/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2025 and carried by Apple TV with the series still running, it lands hardest with comedy viewers.
How Side Quest Compares
If Side Quest lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Side Quest comes from Apple TV. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Side Quest is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Katie McElhenney doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy roots, It has held up since 2025 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Side Quest is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy lane, at 4 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 5.1/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 5.1/10. Watch it if you want comedy you can settle into.
