Trivia / Mythic Quest

• Acting for Two: Craig Mazin has a recurring role as Lou, one of the Mythic Quest testers, but also plays a different character, Sol Green, in the flashback episode "Backstory!".
• Actor Leaves, Character Dies: Ahead of the third season, it was announced that F. Murray Abraham would not be returning as C.W. as he was filming The White Lotus abroad. In the third season premiere, C.W. posthumously informs the characters that he had driven a car off the Grand Canyon Thelma And Louise-style and had arranged for his remains to be placed in a satellite that the characters could watch. It was later revealed that Abraham was let go from the show after sexual misconduct allegations.
• Actor-Shared Background:
  • Brad shares his actor Danny Pudi's Indian and Polish heritage.
  • Poppy is the daughter of an Australian mother and a Filipino father, just like her actress Charlotte Nicdao.
  • Rachel is half-Thai, just like her actress Ashly Burch.
• Approval of God: F. Murray Abraham praised Josh Brener's portrayal of a younger CW in "Backstory", saying he learned new things about the character he originated through Brener's performance.
• Billing Displacement: Despite Poppy being essentially the co-lead along with Ian, Charlotte Nicdao is billed sixth in the credits. This is because other than Rob McElhenney (who gets top billing) and F. Murray Abraham (who gets the And Starring credit) the cast is listed in alphabetical order. She is billed second in the credits starting from Season 3.
• The Danza: David Brittlesbee shares the same first name as his actor, David Hornsby.
• Defictionalization:
  • After the episode "A Dark, Quiet Death" aired, a website with a fake demo of the eponymous game was created.
  • In June of 2021, Lions Gate released an e-book of a "never-before-published draft" of C.W.'s Nebula Award-winning novella, "Tears of the Anaren", with added notes by C.W. and Ian, to tie in with C.W.'s Origins Episode "Backstory!".
• Directed by Cast Member: Rob McElhenney, Danny Pudi, David Hornsby, and Ashly Burch have directed episodes.
• Mean Character, Nice Actor: Brad is an unapologetic Jerkass, but Danny Pudi has been described as “the nicest man in the world” by costar Ashly Burch.
• Playing with Character Type: Parvesh Cheena, best known for friendly enthusiastic characters, as Brad's affable brother. Brad spends the episode insisting he is an even more cutthroat money guy means the viewer has to decide if they believe Brad is telling the truth or not. By the end of the episode viewers know that he is.
• What Could Have Been: Dana was almost played by Charlotte Nicdao, before she ended up being cast as Poppy instead.
• Written by Cast Member: Rob McElhenney, David Hornsby, Aparna Nancherla, Ashly Burch, Craig Mazin, Humphrey Ker, and Naomi Ekperigin have written episodes.

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