Loki (2021)
Loki's time has come.
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.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 9 June 2021 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 9 November 2023 |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Created by | Michael Waldron |
| Starring | Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino and Wunmi Mosaku |
| Seasons | 2 seasons, 12 episodes |
| Episode length | about 51 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 10 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.2/10 |
Where to watch Loki
Loki is streaming on Disney+ ($15.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Disney+, or $15.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Loki is a 2021 drama and sci-fi series that turns a superhero mythos into a bureaucratic crime thriller. It runs 10 hours over 2 seasons, a commitment that feels lighter than the existential weight of its protagonist. The premise involves a variant of Loki joining the Time Variance Authority to fix a timeline, which sounds like a dry office job until it isn’t. It is for fans of temporal mechanics who also enjoy watching a con artist try to outmaneuver a government agency. Tom Hiddleston carries the show with a charm that makes the multiverse feel like a manageable inconvenience.
What the critics said
Critics embraced the first season with unusual enthusiasm. Rotten Tomatoes tallies a 92% approval rating, averaging 7.9 out of 10 across 338 reviews. The consensus calls it a delightful diversion where Tom Hiddleston successfully leaps from beloved villain to endearing antihero. Metacritic scores it 74 out of 100, landing in the generally favorable category. The second season cooled the temperature slightly. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 81% approval rating, averaging 7.3 out of 10 from 161 reviews. Metacritic drops to 65 out of 100, still generally favorable. Reviewers noted the show may rely on sleight of hand to distract from its slightly less satisfying storyline. The Marvel magic still entertains, though the trick is easier to spot.
How it did with audiences
Loki landed on the streaming map with a TMDB user score of 8.2. It is a number that suggests the audience found something worth talking about, or at least something worth clicking again. Without box office figures to measure the scale of the hype, the rating stands as the primary evidence of its reception. It is a solid mark for a show that split the timeline and, apparently, the critics.
What came next for the cast
Tom Hiddleston moved from The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) to The Life of Chuck (2025). Wunmi Mosaku moved from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) to Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Sinners (2025), and Alice, Darling (2022). Owen Wilson moved from The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Armageddon (1998) to Haunted Mansion (2023), Marry Me (2022), and Secret Headquarters (2022). The timeline suggests momentum, but correlation is not causation. These are just the credits that followed.
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Sources
- Loki on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q64349029 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Loki (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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