Marvel's Loki Series First Plot Details Reportedly Revealed
By Kwadar Ray
It was reported last year that Marvel villain/antihero Loki would be receiving his own series for the streaming service Disney+. Though the character was killed by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, the show will focus on Loki's past, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter.
THR reports that the upcoming series will follow the brother of Thor as he and his shapeshifting powers pop up throughout world history as an "unlikely influencer on historical events."
The ‘LOKI’ TV Series will reportedly follow Tom Hiddleston’s Loki appearing during certain moments in human history as a unlikely influencer on historical events. (Source: https://t.co/uVsAP9yMNM) pic.twitter.com/58vD9vSN49
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 15, 2019
On top of that, the publication also reports that Michael Waldron has been slated as the series' showrunner. Waldron, who's also a writer for Rick & Morty, will write the pilot, act as show creator and executive produce the series.
As Marvel looks to wrap up Phase 3 of its cinematic franchise, they are looking to produce more miniseries set in the MCU for its underused, and fan-favorite, stars.
'The Vision and Scarlet Witch' – one of the first series that Marvel Studios will be making for Disney’s streaming service Disney+ – has landed a writer and showrunner: Jac Schaeffer, one of the writers behind #CaptainMarvel https://t.co/iId03egb7e
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 9, 2019
Other new Marvel shows expected to debut on Disney+ are The Vision and Scarlet Witch and a series focused on Falcon and the Winter Soldier.