Though we’ve seen loads of delights debut on the 2024 TV schedule, I’ll admit it’s been type of unhappy to not be on the timeline the place we’re discussing how Loki Season 3’s season finale modified the sport forward of Avengers: Doomsday. Sadly, there’s nonetheless no phrase on whether or not the Tom Hiddleston-led ensemble drama will likely be returning as an upcoming Marvel TV present or not, however the Thor franchise vet does have one other Disney+ venture coming quickly. And I’ve to say, it’s truly type of becoming, on high of sounding fairly superior.
Working underneath the working title of Surviving Pompeii with Tom Hiddleston, that is one among 4 new unscripted science collection which can be being produced for Nationwide Geographic’s streaming presence. A part of the press launch asserting this revealed to the world a enjoyable incontrovertible fact that solely makes me all of the extra excited to see this collection:
Hiddleston, who studied Classics at Cambridge College and is a devoted fanatic of historic historical past, embarks on a detective-like quest, respiration life again into the misplaced voices of Pompeii’s folks. Every episode uncovers actual tales hidden for hundreds of years, revealing the extraordinary instants of on a regular basis life that permit us to the touch the humanity of those that lived virtually 2,000 years in the past.
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Earlier than anybody will get too bummed out over no additional elaboration over that earlier Loki Season 3 replace from EP Brad Winderbaum, this venture truly has govt producer Kevin R. Wright onboard. Seeing as he additionally comes from the workforce that helped make that Marvel Tv landmark a success, there could possibly be a risk that Wright and Tom Hiddleston’s time on Surviving Pompeii will give them extra of an opportunity to interrupt what a narrative for Season 3 may appear to be.
That’s, when you can tear Tom Hiddleston away from the ruins of Pompeii for lengthy sufficient to even have such a dialog. Now armed with the information that the Crimson Peak star has historical past on the mind by his research, I can’t assist however image him inspecting these remnants of historical past with vast eyed surprise.
If Surviving Pompeii does nicely sufficient, there may additionally be a possible for follow-ups in an analogous vein, which may simply see Mr. Hiddleston working away with the gig. So even when a theoretical pitch that follows Loki Season 2’s emotional ending would not materialize, we may see the previous Trickster God turn into the world’s favourite pseudo-history professor. When you concentrate on it, that type of profession transfer makes excellent sense.
It’s humorous that Surviving Pompeii is on the desk three years after Loki Season 1 aired. I say this as a result of the second episode, “The Variant,” took Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Mobius (Owen Wilson) to Pompeii itself in that early inning of its general story. Maybe making that episode impressed The Evening Supervisor’s result in throw this venture on his plate.
In fact, there’s additionally the truth that on-screen brother Chris Hemsworth has his personal ongoing showcase for the world of actuality within the just lately renewed collection Limitless with Chris Hemsworth. Whereas this is not precisely sibling rivalry, that would have been one other inspiration for Hiddleston to get into the unscripted programming market.
Sadly, there is not a selected manufacturing and even launch date in thoughts for Surviving Pompeii, so do not get too excited simply but.For now although, you are greater than welcomed to revisit Tom Hiddleston’s adventures as Loki all through the MCU’s film and TV initiatives, due to the ability of a Disney+ subscription.
For these of you fortunate sufficient to be in the precise place, on the proper time, you’ll be able to catch Hiddleston’s A lot Ado About Nothing. Co-starring fellow MCU vet Hayley Atwell, the manufacturing will run on the West Finish’s Theater Royal Drury Lane, between February tenth and April fifth.