TV SERIES · 2021–2023 · USA
Loki
- Created by
- Michael Waldron
- Network
- Disney+
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 12
- Studio
- Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige Productions
29 archived facts 6 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Oct 2026
After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, 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.
29 Interesting Facts About Loki
Interesting Facts (4)
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It's well known that Marvel is strict about spoilers getting out. Owen Wilson revealed he 'let it slip' that he grew a mustache for his character, Mobius. He said later that day, he received an ominous text from an unknown number saying "Strike 1". He said it might have been Kevin Feige using a burner phone and made sure he was careful when talking about Loki.
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Production Story (16)
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It's well known that Marvel is strict about spoilers getting out. Owen Wilson revealed he 'let it slip' that he grew a mustache for his character, Mobius. He said later that day, he received an ominous text from an unknown number saying "Strike 1". He said it might have been Kevin Feige using a burner phone and made sure he was careful when talking about Loki.
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Series director Kate Herron said in June 2021 that the series doesn't align with any particular story in the comics. While it may pull some inspiration from here and there, there's not a major narrative adaptation like there was in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) or Captain America: Civil War (2016). The filmmaker made the comments to DigitalSpy, where she says Loki's story is something "not seen or read before."
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In a post-series Twitter thread, writer Eric Martin revealed that they originally wanted to develop Ravonna Renslayer, and her relationship with Mobius M. Mobius further, but the COVID-19 hiatus forced them to change their plans. Martin also revealed that a few scrapped ideas for Loki and Sylvie's scene in the Citadel at the End of Time involve them fighting "a series of the greatest warriors across the timeline", and walking by a vast display room where huge amounts of time-displaced artifacts are kept.
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The show's creators cite a wide variety of influences on the show: the sci-fi films Brazil (1985), Metropolis (1927), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982) and Jurassic Park (1993); the crime films The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Seven (1995), Zodiac (2007) and Catch Me If You Can (2002); the films of Quentin Tarantino; the action film Armageddon (1998); the surreal kids' show Teletubbies (1997); the fantasy Toy Story (1995); the adventure comedy Rick and Morty (2013); and the dramas Mad Men (2007) and Before Sunrise (1995).
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The series premiered on Wednesday, 9 June 2021. This date is of significance to Norse myth: Wednesday was known in Ancient Britain as "Woden's Day"; Woden was another name for Odin. The number 9 is a special number in Norse mythology (Nine realms, Odin hung from a tree for nine days to gain wisdom).
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Contains a major spoiler — show
Long before the show came to be, Kevin Feige had an idea for a Loki short film that would have had the God of Mischief partying at Studio 54 in the '70s, along with some concept art of him riding a horse. While this idea didn't go anywhere, the series would reveal that Loki did visit Earth in 1971 as D.B. Cooper.
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Contains a major spoiler — show
This series follows the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), where Loki was captured during the Battle of New York in The Avengers (2012) but escaped with the Space Stone during a time-travel heist by the Avengers to collect all the Infinity Stones, thus creating a new timeline in which Loki was not imprisoned on Asgard and the events of Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) did not happen to him. However, just as in Thor: The Dark World, he witnesses the death of his mother Frigga, which becomes a major step in his redemption arc.
Behind the Scenes (3)
Characters & Cast (2)
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Ke Huy Quan said of his casting as OB, "Now you have to understand, when I became an actor again, joining the MCU was at the top of my wishlist. I was so excited and I said, 'Could this be it?' I was driving. I picked up the phone. And on the other end I hear, 'Hi Ke. This is Kevin Feige.' He went on to talk about how much he loved [Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)] and how much he loved my performance. Then finally he says, 'Ke we would love for you to join the MCU family.' I was driving at that time. I start tearing up, and I couldn't see the road anymore. I said, 'Kevin, can you give me two seconds?' I pulled the car over, put it in park and I said, 'Please continue.' He says, 'We have this great character for you, Ouroboros. I really love him, and I think you will be perfect to play him.' He told me about Loki. He told me about the MCU. He spoke [with] so much passion and enthusiasm in his voice. It brought me back to the day when I met him for the very first time on the X-Men (2000) set when he was just an associate producer, and I was an assistant action choreographer... He loves this universe so much. He has such a vast knowledge of this universe. And little did I know only 23 years later, I get to work with him. I get to play a wonderful character."
Easter Eggs & References (2)
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In Series 2, Episode 2, when Loki and Mobius visit the 70s to find X-2, the pair walk by a poster written in a foreign language, which on closer inspection appears to be of the eternal Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani). This links in to the story mentioned in Eternals that Kingo has lived as an actor in India for centuries, pretending to be his own descendants.
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Deeper Meaning (2)
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Contains a major spoiler — show
Michael Waldron felt there was a touch of irony and humor in making the Time Variance Authority a soulless and bureaucratic office. Viewers have noted parallels with Douglas Adams' book series 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', which features a galactic government whose employees operate in similarly bureaucratic ways. They also carelessly execute decisions that may affect entire populations, with mindless determination and utter disregard for the negative consequences that these actions could bring about.
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