Marvel Confirms Loki Season 2's Real Sequel
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Loki season 2 is getting the sequel it deserves. After Avengers: Endgame concluded the 11-year Infinity Saga with Tony Stark's sacrificial death, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was left to rebuild anew from its ashes. The result is the divisive, somewhat muddled Multiverse Saga, as the franchise created new heroes, revisited old ones, and introduced multiple exciting (if, at times, confusing) world-building concepts, from Incursions to the Sacred Timeline to the Time Variance Authority.
At the surprising center of Marvel's Multiverse Saga is Loki, the two-season, 12-episode Disney+ series that features everyone's favorite Norse Trickster God. Tom Hiddleston's Avengers: Endgame variant of Loki — the original was killed in Avengers: Infinity War — is put through the wringer in his self-titled show, not only grappling with his insignificance on the grand scale of the multiverse but also, in a magnificent turn of events, trying to save everyone's lives within it. Loki is by far one of Disney+'s best original Marvel offerings, a refreshingly innovative study of a reborn anti-hero, free will, and the Marvel universe's most complex cosmic mechanisms.
The show ended after Loki's stunning sacrifice to become the God of Stories, saving hundreds of dying timelines with his magic, combining them into Yggdrasil, the World Tree. Since then, despite his importance in keeping the entire multiverse afloat, Loki has been conspicuously absent from further Phase 4, 5, and 6 storytelling (except for Marvel's animated What If...?), though that's all about to change. As it turns out, Loki's story isn't over yet; he and the restructured TVA will play a major role in Disney's next new theatrical Marvel release.
Avengers: Doomsday Is The Sequel To Loki Season 2
It's only fitting that Marvel's next team-up movie, this year's Avengers: Doomsday, functions as a sequel to Loki season 2. Loki was a focal point of the first Avengers movie and is poised to be again, though this time, as a hero rather than a villain. Re-releasing in theaters globally this week, Avengers: Endgame Encore is billed as essential viewing before Doomsday, with additional footage setting up events for the upcoming film, including three new full-length post-credits scenes.
Though this article won't spoil the exact nature of these additional scenes, Loki and the TVA play a significant role in two of them; Loki's tenure as the God of Stories and his connection to the TVA, and by extension, Earth's mightiest heroes, are far from over. The first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday also teased Loki's importance in the story, including a brief shot of Loki looking at his shiny TVA employment card, which now includes an image of Yggdrasil on the back.
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The Avengers first assembled in Marvel Comics in 1963. In the original comic, the team formed to battle a villain who had been manipulated by his adopted brother. Which villain brought the original Avengers together?
✓ Correct! In Avengers #1 (September 1963), Loki manipulated the Hulk into going on a rampage, which led Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp to band together. They defeated Loki and decided to form a permanent team — the Avengers were born.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Loki. In the original 1963 comic, Loki tricked the Hulk into a rampage, which brought together Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp. Ultron came later, Thanos is a cosmic threat, and Kang is a time-traveling villain.
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In the MCU, Tony Stark famously declared “I am Iron Man” at a press conference, breaking the superhero tradition of secret identities. In which year’s MCU film did Tony Stark first appear as Iron Man?
✓ Correct! Iron Man (2008) launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starred Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. The film’s post-credits scene with Nick Fury teased the Avengers Initiative, kicking off the most successful film franchise in history.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is 2008. Iron Man premiered on May 2, 2008, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr. It was the first film in the MCU and set the stage for everything that followed.
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Thanos, the Mad Titan, sought to collect all six Infinity Stones to achieve his genocidal goal. In Avengers: Infinity War, he succeeded in his plan. What did Thanos do with the completed Infinity Gauntlet?
✓ Correct! With a single snap of his fingers, Thanos wiped out half of all living creatures in the universe. Known as “The Blip,” this devastating act erased trillions of lives and set the stage for the Avengers’ desperate time heist in Endgame to undo the damage.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is that Thanos snapped away half of all life in the universe. His twisted philosophy of “balance” drove him to commit universal genocide with a single snap, making it one of the most shocking moments in cinema history.
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In Avengers: Endgame, Captain America proved worthy of wielding Thor’s enchanted hammer during the final battle against Thanos. What is the name of Thor’s hammer?
✓ Correct! Mjolnir, forged in the heart of a dying star, bears the inscription “Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” Captain America wielding it in Endgame was one of the most celebrated moments in MCU history.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Mjolnir. Stormbreaker is the axe Thor forged in Infinity War, Gungnir is Odin’s spear, and Jarnbjorn is an axe Thor used in the comics before Mjolnir. Mjolnir is the iconic enchanted hammer.
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Black Widow, born Natasha Romanoff, is one of the founding MCU Avengers. Before joining S.H.I.E.L.D., she was trained as an assassin in a secret Soviet program. What is the name of this program?
✓ Correct! The Red Room was a covert Soviet training facility that turned young girls into elite spies and assassins known as Black Widows. Natasha was subjected to brutal conditioning and sterilization. Her escape and defection to S.H.I.E.L.D. was explored in the 2021 Black Widow film.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is The Red Room. HYDRA is a separate evil organization, the Winter Soldier Program created Bucky Barnes, and Department X is from the comics. The Red Room is the infamous Soviet program that forged Natasha into Black Widow.
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The Hulk was created when Dr. Bruce Banner was exposed to massive amounts of radiation during a weapons test. What type of radiation transformed Banner into the Hulk?
✓ Correct! Dr. Bruce Banner was caught in the blast of a gamma bomb he designed, absorbing a massive dose of gamma radiation. This transformed him into the Hulk — a being of near-limitless strength whose power increases with his rage. Gamma radiation remains central to the Hulk’s mythology.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Gamma Radiation. Cosmic Rays gave the Fantastic Four their powers, Pym Particles are Ant-Man’s shrinking technology, and Terrigen Mist activates Inhuman abilities. Gamma radiation is what created the Incredible Hulk.
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In the MCU, after Steve Rogers retired as Captain America, he passed his shield to a new hero to carry on the legacy. Who became the new Captain America?
✓ Correct! At the end of Avengers: Endgame, an elderly Steve Rogers chose Sam Wilson — the Falcon — to carry on the Captain America legacy. Sam’s journey to embrace the shield was explored in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, and he fully took up the mantle as Captain America.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Sam Wilson. While Bucky Barnes was Captain America in the comics, Steve chose Sam in the MCU. John Walker was temporarily given the shield by the government, and Isaiah Bradley was a forgotten super soldier from the past.
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Ultron is an artificial intelligence who becomes one of the Avengers’ deadliest enemies. In the MCU’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which Avenger inadvertently created Ultron?
✓ Correct! Tony Stark created the Ultron program as a global peacekeeping AI, using technology from Loki’s scepter (which contained the Mind Stone). The AI became sentient and immediately decided humanity needed to be eradicated. In the comics, Hank Pym created Ultron, but the MCU shifted this to Stark.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Tony Stark. While Hank Pym created Ultron in the comics, the MCU changed this to Tony Stark. Bruce Banner assisted but it was Tony’s initiative. Vision was actually created from Ultron’s technology, not the other way around.
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Presumably, that means the movie will include scenes from Loki's time with the TVA before and after he becomes the new He Who Remains, turning Doomsday into not only a new team-up spectacle but a direct continuation of Loki's season 2 finale. How Loki manages to leave his throne remains to be seen. Perhaps it means there's simply nothing left for him to protect. Perhaps it means he's found another way to keep the multiverse intact. Maybe he's running from Doom.
Hiddleston himself confirmed Doomsday will continue Loki's storytelling earlier this year. "Loki felt like a closure. And when Marvel called about Avengers: Doomsday, it was going to be starting from that end point. So there was no sense of unstitching or undoing all of that development. That development still stands as a place to begin," he explained.
Loki Is The One MCU Show You Need To Watch Before Avengers: Doomsday
Most of the MCU's Disney+ shows aren't inherently important to Marvel's overarching multiverse story. They're mostly character studies. Some shows have introduced the next generation of heroes, like Kamala Khan, Kate Bishop, and Billy Maximoff, while others have revisited established players, like Sam Wilson. Sam Wilson's story already continued in Captain America: Brave New World, while Wanda Maximoff's fate after WandaVision was covered in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Many of the MCU's shows covered singular events that didn't truly impact the wider multiverse.
The same can't be said for Loki, however. Loki is essential not only for understanding Loki's new job and Marvel's scattered timeline, but also for understanding the devastation the multiverse's potential destruction will cause. Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness never quite managed to hit that point the same way.
Whether introducing those concepts in a streaming series was the right move is up for debate; the MCU is, first and foremost, a theatrical franchise, and many viewers may not know to watch Loki before eagerly heading into Doomsday. Still, given its plot and intricate worldbuilding, covering Loki's second act in a 12-episode series was probably the right move, even with Doctor Doom essentially replacing Kang the Conqueror.
Why Loki Doesn't Need A Season 3
Technically, Loki could have been renewed for season 3. There were other ideas it could explore, which will get less screen time and depth now that it's been fused into Avengers: Doomsday's storyline. Still, not renewing the show for season 3 was the right move. Loki's ending was perfect. While his inclusion in Doomsday feels natural, another six hours of story would risk undoing what made the show so great, stretching out its ideas unnecessarily.
Additionally, one of the primary complaints about Marvel's Multiverse Saga concerns how disconnected it all feels compared to the Infinity Saga. This is partially a result of Jonathan Majors' firing, of course, as Marvel was forced to find another villain just as menacing and capable of multiversal destruction. Marvel was building Kang's threat the same way it did Thanos', at first; by the time they landed on Doctor Doom, it was too late to reverse course.
Making the shows vital to understanding the main theatrical storyline has also been an issue for the franchise. Marvel only recently changed this policy, focusing on more self-contained hits like Daredevil: Born Again. Bringing Loki's story into Avengers: Doomsday is the final step in closing a more disorganized chapter of Marvel's output. Loki is the only show from that early slate that still needs revisiting. This kills two birds with one stone and leaves the door open for Loki's return in future MCU stories — provided he's not killed in Doomsday, of course. Nobody is safe.
Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on December 18, 2026.
- Release Date
- June 9, 2021
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- Disney+
- Showrunner
- Michael Waldron
- Directors
- Kate Herron
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- Bisha K. Ali, Michael Waldron
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