Marvel has set Disney+ premiere dates for the upcoming Loki season 2 and Echo sequence. Throughout Disney’s Upfront presentation held early Wednesday, Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, confirmed that the Tom Hiddleston-led Loki season 2 will debut October 6, whereas Echo will probably be out on November 29. Each exhibits mark separate milestones for the corporate — Loki being the primary present made by Marvel Studios to obtain a sophomore run, whereas Echo drops all its episodes on the premiere date, fairly than following a weekly schedule. The bulletins additionally affirm that Marvel has been slowing down on their TV releases, with solely three sequence slated for launch in 2023 — the aforementioned two and Secret Invasion.
With Loki season 2, followers will probably be embarking on extra time-hopping adventures with our duo — Loki (Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson). A teaser from final yr implied that the pair can be travelling again to the previous — dressing up in dapper tuxedos and the God of Mischief bantering with two different variations of himself. It’s also value mentioning that since this can be a new timeline, this model of Mobius doesn’t recognise Loki, which I think about can be one other hurdle in our heroes’ mission. On the finish of season 1, the multidimensional ‘He Who Stays’ (Jonathan Majors) was stabbed to dying, leaving the TVA (Time Variance Authority) beneath the management of the hostile variant Kang the Conqueror, who appeared in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Whereas Feige talked about returning forged members comparable to Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie and the Oscar-winning Ke Huy Quan, there was no phrase on Majors’ return, who just lately acquired arrested on account of home violence.
First showing as a reluctant antagonist in Hawkeye, Echo continues Maya Lopez’s (Alaqua Cox) arc — the deaf Native American murderer who’s adept at mimicking her opponents’ preventing type. The upcoming sequence will see her visiting her hometown to reconnect together with her Native roots and attempt to perceive the which means of household. Much like the comics, Echo is touted to have run-ins with Daredevil and Wilson Fisk, with Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio returning to the respective roles as they change into a part of the larger MCU. Cox can even be seen in a standalone, 18-episode-long affair in early 2024 — Daredevil: Born Once more.
As talked about earlier than, moreover these two, Secret Invasion is the one different Marvel sequence slated for launch this yr. In it, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) assembles a crew — together with Emilia Clarke’s G’iah — to wage struggle towards the Skrulls, a faction of shapeshifting aliens who’ve invaded planet Earth. The six-episode sequence premieres June 21 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar, marking the primary sequence in MCU’s Section 5 lineup. Initially, Ironheart and the WandaVision spinoff Agatha: Coven of Chaos had been additionally eyeing a 2023 launch window, however at the moment are anticipated to drop in 2024.
Loki season 2 premieres October 6 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. All episodes of Echo are out November 29 on the streamer.
