Loki (TV series)

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Loki
Genre
Created byMichael Waldron
Based onMarvel Comics
Starring
Music byNatalie Holt
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Kevin Feige
  • Louis D'Esposito
  • Victoria Alonso
  • Stephen Broussard
  • Tom Hiddleston
  • Kate Herron (season 1)
  • Michael Waldron
  • Brad Winderbaum
    (season 2)
  • Kevin R. Wright
    (season 2)
  • Justin Benson
    (season 2)
  • Aaron Moorhead
    (season 2)
  • Eric Martin (season 2)
Producers
  • Tommy Turtle (season 2)
  • Rachel Alter (season 2)
Production locations
  • Atlanta, Georgia
    (season 1)
  • United Kingdom (season 2)
Cinematography
Editors
  • Paul Zucker
  • Calum Ross
  • Emma McCleave
Running time41–56 minutes
Production companyMarvel Studios
Budget$141 million (season 2)[1]
Original release
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseJune 9, 2021 (2021-06-09) –
present (present)
Related
Marvel Cinematic Universe television series

Loki is an American television series created by Michael Waldron for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is the third television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The series takes place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019), in which an alternate version of Loki created a new timeline. Waldron served as head writer and Kate Herron directed the first season, with Eric Martin and the duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead serving as head writer and leading the directing team for the second season, respectively.

Atlanta, Georgia
for the first season, with the second season being filmed in the United Kingdom.

Loki premiered on June 9, 2021. Its first season, consisting of six episodes, concluded on July 14 and is part of Phase Four of the MCU. It received positive reviews from critics, especially for the performances. A second season, also consisting of six episodes, ran from October 5 to November 9, 2023, as part of Phase Five. It also received positive reviews, with praise for its conclusion, musical score, and Loki's character arc.

Premise

After stealing the

Time Variance Authority (TVA), a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a "time-variant", or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat. Loki ends up in his own crime thriller, traveling through time,[2][3][4] hunting a female version of himself named Sylvie.[5]

After the

Cast and characters

  • Asgardian god of mischief and Thor's adopted brother, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.[8] This is an alternate, "time-variant" version of Loki who created a new timeline in Avengers: Endgame (2019) beginning in 2012.[9] Because of this, he has not gone through the events of Thor: The Dark World (2013) or Thor: Ragnarok (2017), which reformed the previously villainous character before his death in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).[10][11] Head writer Michael Waldron compared Loki to Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs since both were adopted and love being in control.[12] Hiddleston expressed interest in returning to the role to explore Loki's powers, particularly his shapeshifting, which plays into the series' exploration of identity.[11]
  • Ravonna Renslayer:
    The former TVA Hunter A-23 who rose from the ranks to become a respected judge; she oversees the Loki variant investigation.[13][14]: 8  Season one director Kate Herron compared both Mbatha-Raw and Renslayer to chameleons, and said Renslayer was always "trying to dance the line" with Mobius of being both his superior and his friend. Herron added that Mbatha-Raw brought a warmth to Renslayer, while also channeling her pain.[14]: 8  Mbatha-Raw called Renslayer "incredibly ambitious" and felt there was the "ultimate personality clash" between her and Loki. She continued that Renslayer has "a lot on her shoulders" and has to make "morally ambiguous choices", which forces the character to keep secrets and build up layers.[15] Waldron believed that Renslayer had "the making of a very complex villain".[16]
  • Time-Keepers, whom she believes are gods.[14]: 9  Mosaku was drawn to B-15's honesty and ability to be herself, noting, "She doesn't have any social etiquette running through her and her interactions. What she feels and what she thinks is what you see and what you get."[18] Hunter B-15 was originally written as a male character, but changed after Mosaku's audition; she pointed out that the character's gender did not alter the essence of the type of character B-15 was meant to be.[19]
  • Casey: A TVA receptionist.[20] Cordero also portrays Hunter K-5E in the new TVA seen at the end of the first season.[21]
  • Southern drawl",[23] which Herron felt was a representation of Waldron, since he is from the Southern United States.[24] Her design was inspired by Felix the Cat and other cartoons from the early 20th century, with Herron calling Miss Minutes a "Roger Rabbit kind of character".[23] Strong felt the "dire information" Miss Minutes is tasked with conveying was "the perfect mix of who she is", since it is said "with a smile on her face".[19]
  • Mobius M. Mobius:
    An agent of the TVA who specializes in the investigations of particularly dangerous time criminals.[14]: 7 [11] Herron likened Mobius to a hard-boiled detective,[25] with Wilson comparing him to the character Jack Cates in 48 Hrs. (1982).[14]: 7  Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige noted that the character is similar to Wilson in that he is unfazed by the MCU.[11]
  • Lady Loki from the comics, she is a different person with a different backstory from those characters as well as Hiddleston's Loki.[28][29] Di Martino kept her regional accent for Sylvie to not sound "too posh or too well spoken", to help reflect the life Sylvie had lived.[29] Hiddleston felt Di Martino incorporated "certain characteristics" he uses for Loki to portray Sylvie, while still making the character "completely her own".[30] An extensive backstory for the character was written by series' writer Elissa Karasik, with Waldron hopeful some of the material could be featured in the second season.[31]
  • Sasha Lane as Hunter C-20: A TVA Hunter kidnapped and enchanted by Sylvie to reveal the location of the Time-Keepers.[32]
  • Kid Loki: A young variant of Loki who created a Nexus event by killing Thor and considers himself the king of the Void.[33][34]
  • Boastful Loki: A Loki variant who makes wild exaggerations about his accomplishments.[34]
  • Classic Loki:
    An old Loki variant who faked his death to escape being killed by Thanos and decided to live his life in seclusion until he became lonely.[33] Classic Loki has the ability to conjure larger, more elaborate illusions than Loki.[35]
  • Brad Wolfe:
    A TVA Hunter with a close connection to General Dox.[42] Casal called Hunter X-5 "Loki's mirror—another person who feels wronged. He's a bit of a lost character and almost feels like an earlier version of Loki, reflecting back to him."[43]: 9  Director Dan DeLeeuw called X-5 "more of a straight villain, more of a heavy; a foil for Loki".[44] X-5 finds his real life on the Sacred Timeline and becomes the actor Brad Wolfe. DeLeeuw thought Casal "brought an interesting humanity" to his portrayal of Wolfe, explaining that it was his choice to become Wolfe to break free from the TVA being X-5's reality. As well, the creative team "couldn't resist" having a character who no longer believed in the reality of the TVA becoming an actor, given Wolfe now "puts on a perception of reality for a living".[44]
  • General Dox: A TVA general who is part of the new council of judges following Renslayer's disappearance.[45] She is searching for Sylvie and still believes in the TVA's mission to prune branched timelines.[46]
  • Judge Gamble: A TVA judge part of the new council.[42]
  • Neil Ellice as Hunter D-90: A TVA Hunter.[47]
  • Ouroboros "O.B.":
    A TVA agent who works in its Repairs and Advancement Department.[41][37] Described as the "quirky repair guy", Wright explained that every piece of technology at the TVA was either designed by O.B. or he knows how to fix it and keep it operational.[41]
  • Richard Dixon as Robber Baron: An

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
16June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)
26October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Glorious Purpose"Kate HerronMichael WaldronJune 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)
22"The Variant"Kate HerronElissa KarasikJune 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
33"Lamentis"Kate HerronBisha K. AliJune 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)
44"
Eric Martin
June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
55"
Tom Kauffman
July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)
66"For All Time. Always."Kate HerronMichael Waldron & Eric MartinJuly 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
71"
Eric Martin
October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)
82"Breaking Brad"Dan DeLeeuwEric MartinOctober 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)
93"1893"Kasra FarahaniTeleplay by : Eric Martin and Kasra Farahani & Jason O'Leary
Story by : Eric Martin
October 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)
104"Heart of the TVA"Aaron Moorhead & Justin BensonEric Martin and Katharyn BlairOctober 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)
115"Science/Fiction"Justin Benson & Aaron MoorheadEric MartinNovember 2, 2023 (2023-11-02)
126"Glorious Purpose"Aaron Moorhead & Justin BensonEric MartinNovember 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)

Production

Development

By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing several limited series for its parent company Disney's streaming service, Disney+, to be centered on supporting characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films who had not starred in their own films, such as Loki; the actors who portrayed the characters in the films were expected to reprise their roles for the limited series. These series were expected to be six to eight episodes each and have a "hefty [budget] rivaling those of a major studio production". The series would be produced by Marvel Studios, rather than Marvel Television which produced previous television series in the MCU. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was believed to be taking a "hands-on role" in each series' development,[49] focusing on "continuity of story" with the films and "handling" the actors who would be reprising their roles from the films.[50] Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed in November that a series centered on Loki was in development and that Tom Hiddleston was expected to reprise his role from the film series.[51]

The series was expected to follow Loki as he "pops up throughout human history as an unlikely influencer on historical events".[52] Marvel Studios chose to make a series about Loki because of his story potential, and because he had lived for thousands of years in the MCU and a series could fill in the blanks of his various unseen adventures.[11] The series also provided Marvel Studios the opportunity to work with Hiddleston more, explore the character beyond his supporting role in the films, and show him build new relationships rather than just developing his relationship with Thor.[11][53] This allowed Loki's previous film appearances to retain their integrity, so the series did not have to retread those storylines.[11]

Hiddleston considered Loki's death in

Victor Timely.[37][55]

Stephen Broussard, and Hiddleston, with Wright as a co-executive producer.[58] The first season consists of six, 40–50-minute episodes.[59][60][61]

Loki was originally planned as a single season, but during production of the first season it was realized that there was "so much to explore with Loki" and the story could continue;

Brad Winderbaum, as well as Benson, Moorhead, and Martin.[71]

Regarding future seasons, Wright called the series "open-ended", with no third season planned by the release of the second in October 2023. However, he thought there were still more stories to tell with the character in the world they created for the series, as well as the larger MCU, and was hopeful by the end of the second season, Loki would be in "a certain place emotionally" to have him rejoin the larger MCU, specifically meeting Thor. Wright also hoped that other MCU properties would utilize the TVA, feeling they could "be this exciting connective tool for all of this storytelling".[37]

Writing

The series begins after Avengers: Endgame, which saw Loki steal the Tesseract during the 2012 events of The Avengers (2012),[72] creating an alternate timeline from the main MCU films.[73] The first season sees the Loki time variant traveling through time and altering human history,[2][9] with a "man-on-the-run" and an "unexpected" science fiction quality to it;[74][75] the season also explores Loki's identity.[76][77] Loki falls in love with his female variant, Sylvie, in the season, which was a large part of Waldron's pitch for the series. He noted they were uncertain if portraying Loki falling in love with another version of himself was "too crazy". He continued by saying Loki was "ultimately about self-love, self-reflection, and forgiving yourself" and it "felt right" for the series be the character's first "real love story".[78]

Feige stated in November 2019 that the series would tie-into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,

The Multiverse Saga", which comprises Phase Four, Phase Five, and Phase Six, revolve around Kang, but decided to after seeing Majors' performance in the episode and the dailies while filming Quantumania.[82] The first-season finale also sets up the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,[66] and elements of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).[83]

The second season helps connect the entire Multiverse Saga.[84] Wright stated that the creatives wanted to push the weirdness of the series further in the second season, while still keeping the longer, character-driven moments, notably the friendship between Loki and Mobius.[41] Much of the season was about each character becoming the best versions of themselves.[85] According to Martin, the themes of the second season were order versus chaos and "what happens in a power vacuum", likening the season's overarching concept to the phrase "you break it, you buy it", while still continuing the ideas of free will and destiny from the first season.[86]

Casting

The starring cast for the first season includes Hiddleston as Loki,

Classic Loki,[90] and Jonathan Majors as He Who Remains.[81] Neil Ellice recurs in the season as Hunter D-90.[47]

Hiddleston, Di Martino, Mbatha-Raw, Mosaku, Cordero, Strong, Ellice, and Wilson return as Loki, Sylvie, Renslayer, Hunter B-15, Casey / Hunter K-5E, Miss Minutes, Hunter D-90, and Mobius, respectively, for the second season.

Ouroboros "O.B.",[37] and Richard Dixon as Robber Baron.[48]

Filming

Filming for the first season occurred at

Atlanta metropolitan area.[96] Production on the first season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[97] Filming for the second season occurred at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom,[98] and on location in London,[1] with Isaac Bauman and Oliver Loncraine serving as cinematographers.[55][43]
: 2 

Visual effects

Visual effects for the series were provided by

Crafty Apes, Digital Domain, Luma Pictures, Method Studios, Rise FX, and Rodeo FX also providing visual effects in the first season,[99] and Framestore and Rising Sun Pictures also providing visual effects in the second.[100]

Music

Marvel Music and Hollywood Records in two volumes: music from the first three episodes was released on July 2, 2021,[103] and music from the last three episodes was released on July 23.[104] The first episode's end credits track "TVA" was released as a single on June 11.[105]

Release

Streaming

Loki debuted on Disney+ on June 9, 2021,[106] with the first season consisting of six episodes,[59] concluding on July 14.[107] It is part of Phase Four of the MCU.[108] The second season also consisted of six episodes,[69] and premiered on October 5, 2023,[109] concluding on November 9,[110] as part of Phase Five of the MCU.[111]

Home media

The first season of Loki was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on September 26, 2023.[112]

Reception

Audience viewership

In May 2022, Feige announced that Loki was the most-watched Marvel Studios Disney+ series to date.[113]

Critical response

Critical response of Loki
SeasonRotten TomatoesMetacritic
192% (338 reviews)[114]74 (32 reviews)[115]
281% (161 reviews)[116]65 (23 reviews)[117]

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on 338 reviews. The critical consensus reads, "A delightful diversion from the MCU as we know it, Loki successfully sees star Tom Hiddleston leap from beloved villain to endearing antihero—with a little help from Owen Wilson—in a series that's as off-kilter, charming, and vaguely dangerous as the demigod himself."[114] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[115]

For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reports an 81% approval rating with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 161 reviews. The critical consensus reads, "Loki's dizzying, dazzling second season may rely on sleight of hand to distract from its slightly less satisfying storyline, but the end result still contains enough of that old Marvel magic to entertain."[116] Metacritic assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[117]

Accolades

Loki was nominated for six

Visual Effects Society Awards (winning one),[126][127] and two Writers Guild of America Awards,[128]
among others.

Documentary specials

In February 2021, the documentary series

The Making of Loki: Season 2", was released on Disney+ on November 22, 2023.[132]

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