‘Loki’ Premieres on Disney Plus June 9

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Tom Hiddleston plays God of Mischief, brother of Thor

Tom Hiddleston as Loki
(Image credit: Chuck Zlotnick)

Loki premieres Wednesday, June 9 on Disney Plus. Tom Hiddleston plays Loki, the God of Mischief who steps out of his brother’s shadow following Avengers: Endgame. 

Also in the cast are Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant. 

Hiddleston has played Loki in the movies Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, among other Marvel releases. 

There will be six weekly episodes of Loki. 

Kate Herron directs, and Michael Waldron is head writer. 

Executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard, Kate Herron, Michael Waldron and Tom Hiddleston. 

Marvel Studios produces. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.