'Loki' Star Tom Hiddleston to Host Nat Geo Docu-Series on Pompeii
The three-part series blends scripted drama and investigation as Hiddleston examines evidence suggesting many Pompeii residents had a chance to escape.
- On July 22, National Geographic will premiere the three-part docudrama 'Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston,' with the series debuting on Disney+ and Hulu on July 23.
- Produced by Plimsoll Productions, the project reunites Hiddleston with executive producer Kevin R. Wright, blending archaeological analysis with scripted drama to reframe the eruption of Mount Vesuvius as a human story.
- Hiddleston traces the lives of a teenage apprentice, a businesswoman, and a Praetorian Guard, uncovering evidence that many residents actually had opportunities to escape the disaster.
- Hollywood Records will release the original series soundtrack featuring composer Aisling Brouwer's score on July 24, while Tom McDonald, EVP of Content, National Geographic, called the series an 'entirely new genre of history programming.'
- National Geographic will publish a major story on three Roman cities buried in A.D. 79, offering context for the 2,000 years spanning from the eruption to present day.
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Marvel StudiosIn the first season of Loki, the eponymous God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) travels back in time to the destruction of Pompeii. As an errant variant of the original Loki, he’s used to his actions triggering anomalies for the Time Variance Authority. But as he stands in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius as it rains down ash on the doomed city, Loki realizes that nothing he does will change anything. Pompeii’s destruction is a fixed event…
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Belfast TelegraphTom Hiddleston to front innovative new documentary exploring Pompeii disaster
The Loki star will transport audiences to ancient Rome in the immersive three-part series.
National Geographic drops trailer for 'Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston'
Tom Hiddleston hosts National Geographic's "Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston," a new three-part docudrama reframing history as a story of survival. Watch the trailer now and stream it July 23 on Disney+ and Hulu, or catch the premiere July 22 at 9/8c on National Geographic.
Actor Tom Hiddleston will park for a moment his role as 'Loki' in Marvel, one of the most anticipated characters for 'Avengers: Doomsday', to get into the investigation of one of the most fascinating Italian cities in the history of National Geographic. It will be in the documentary 'Pompeii: Out of Time' (Pompeya: Out of Time, in Spanish), where he will cross his path with Kevin R. Wright, executive producer of the Disney+ and Marvel series on …
Loki star returns to Ancient Rome in Disney Plus' new series
Loki’s Tom Hiddleston and executive producer Kevin R. Wright are reuniting for a new television project, but not the kind you’d probably expect. Basically, it seems that these two have been thinking a lot about the Roman Empire: Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston is a three-part docudrama about how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the city of Pompeii. It’s out on Disney Plus and Hulu on July 23 and will premiere on Nationa…
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