‘Loki’s Second Season Hits Big Opening Numbers

The premiere of the new season starring Tom Hiddleston is the streaming service’s biggest draw since ‘The Mandalorian’s return in March.

Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Ke Huy Quan as O.B., and Owen Wilson as Mobius in Marvel Studios' 'Loki,' Season 2, exclusively on Disney+.

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‘Loki’s second season scored huge viewership on Disney+ upon its return last week.
Only ‘The Mandalorian’s Season 3 premiere this last March had higher initial viewership.
The show sees the return of Tom Hiddleston’s Marvel character, whose original season debuted in 2021.

After some less than thrilling reviews and audience figures for recent Marvel series such as ‘Secret Invasion’, Disney must be breathing a sigh of relief and offering up blessings to the God of Mischief.

Because the first episode of Season 2 for ‘Tom Hiddleston, has racked up some healthy viewing figures.

What were the viewing figures for the premiere of ‘Loki’ Season 2?

Ke Huy Quan as O.B., Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, and Owen Wilson as Mobius in Marvel Studios' 'Loki,' Season 2, exclusively on Disney+.

(L to R) Ke Huy Quan as O.B., Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, and Owen Wilson as Mobius in Marvel Studios' 'Loki,' Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Gareth Gatrell. © 2023 MARVEL.

The premiere of the new season, which dropped on Thursday, October 5th, has garnered 10.9 million views globally within three days of becoming available for streaming, at least according to Disney’s own calculations.

And the Marvel series was not just popular with viewers, but also critics. Season two of 'Loki' holds an 88% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes, which makes it certified “fresh”. That goes along with a stellar 94% audience score on the site.

So clearly, people are happy to see the return of Loki and the Time Variance Agency. And we also enjoyed the latest episode.

In fact, the only series that has scored higher than ‘Loki’ is the third season of ‘Star Wars’ series.

‘Loki’ similarly benefitted from fan anticipation since Season 1 landed all the way in 2021.

What’s the story of ‘Loki’ Season 2?

Owen Wilson as Mobius and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Marvel Studios' 'Loki,' Season 2, exclusively on Disney+.

The new season picks up immediately in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki (Tom Hiddleston) finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority.

Along with Mobius (Tara Strong) and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.