Disney+’s Era-Defining Sci-Fi Hit Enjoys A Massive Streaming Resurgence At The Perfect Time

Credit: MovieStillsDB Published Sep 6, 2026, 9:38 PM EDT Andy Behbakht has worked as an entertainment journalist since 2010, covering all the latest in Hollywood on both the big and small screens, from staying on top of the biggest breaking news, analyzing movies and television shows in Hollywood, to in-depth interviews with actors and storytellers. Andy's career includes having worked for publications such as FanSided, KSiteTV, TV Fanatic, It's Just Movies, Heroic Hollywood, TV Overmind, and more. Outside of his career as an established reporter, Andy is the host and producer of The Showrunner Whisperer, The Flash Podcast, the editor-in-chief of Multiverse of Color, and the network director of DC TV Podcasts. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Ever since Disney+ was launched in 2019, the streaming platform has allowed several beloved franchises to be fleshed out on the small screen. As the iconic Hollywood studio owns numerous IPs, the Disney digital service became another way for it to bring new original content to its worldwide audience, with several of its movies and TV shows becoming some of the biggest successes of all time. The streamer, which will be half a decade old as of this November, continues to find success with some of its popular titles. One of the earliest series to arrive on Disney+ was Loki, bringing Tom Hiddleston back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe following 2019's Avengers: Endgame. As the superhero franchise began to explore the larger multiverse concept across film and television, the former Asgardian super-villain became a pivotal figure in the ongoing storyline that has been the current focus over the last three phases. Created by Michael Waldron, it became instrumental for Disney's platform, but also for the Multiverse Saga as a whole. Why Loki Is Coming Back As A Streaming Hit On Disney+ TVA Case File · Variant Assessment God of MischiefTrivia Challenge ⏳TVAFor all time 🦩VariantsAlways… 💀VillainsSee you soon ✨MagicGlorious! 🌀TimelineBranching… BEGIN ASSESSMENT → 01 After escaping with the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame, Loki is immediately captured by a mysterious bureaucratic organization that monitors the flow of time. What does TVA stand for? ATemporal Variance Agency BTime Variance Authority CTimeline Verification Administration DTemporal Void Authority ✓ Correct! The Time Variance Authority is the retro-futuristic bureaucracy that maintains the Sacred Timeline. With its orange-hued offices, time doors, and Miss Minutes mascot, the TVA is one of the MCU’s most memorable creations. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is Time Variance Authority. This bureaucratic organization exists outside of time itself, tasked with preventing dangerous timeline branches and pruning variants who stray from the Sacred Timeline. NEXT → 02 A dangerous Loki variant has been attacking TVA minutemen across the timeline. This female variant, played by Sophia Di Martino, goes by a different name. What does she call herself? ALady Loki BEnchantress CSylvie DSigyn ✓ Correct! Sylvie Laufeydottir is a Loki variant who was taken from her timeline as a child by the TVA. She spent her life hiding in apocalypses and plotting revenge against the organization that stole her life — ultimately killing He Who Remains. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is Sylvie. While fans initially called her “Lady Loki,” the character insists on being called Sylvie. Enchantress and Sigyn are different characters from the comics. Sylvie’s journey from fugitive to He Who Remains’ killer drives the entire series. NEXT → 03 At the Citadel at the End of Time, Loki and Sylvie finally meet the true mastermind behind the TVA — a variant of Kang the Conqueror played by Jonathan Majors. What does he call himself? AHe Who Remains BKang the Conqueror CImmortus DThe Time-Keeper ✓ Correct! He Who Remains is the last surviving variant of Kang who won the Multiversal War and created the TVA to prevent his more dangerous variants from emerging. His death at Sylvie’s hands unleashed the multiverse — and countless Kang variants. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is He Who Remains. While he is technically a Kang variant, he specifically calls himself He Who Remains. Kang the Conqueror and Immortus are different variants. The Time-Keepers were fake figureheads he created as a front for the TVA. NEXT → 04 In Avengers: Endgame, a time-travel mishap allows 2012 Loki to grab a powerful object and teleport away, creating the variant timeline that starts the series. Which Infinity Stone was housed inside this object? AThe Mind Stone BThe Reality Stone CThe Time Stone DThe Space Stone ✓ Correct! The Tesseract contains the Space Stone, which allows instant teleportation across the universe. When the Avengers fumble the Tesseract during their time heist to 2012, Loki seizes it and teleports to the Gobi Desert — creating a nexus event that triggers the entire series. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is the Space Stone, housed within the Tesseract. The Mind Stone was in Loki’s scepter, the Reality Stone is the Aether, and the Time Stone was in the Eye of Agamotto. Ironically, Infinity Stones are shown to be useless paperweights inside the TVA. NEXT → 05 The TVA has a cheerful animated mascot with a Southern accent who serves as a guide and AI assistant — but hides a sinister agenda. What is the name of this clock-faced character? ATick Tock BMiss Minutes CLady Time DClockwork ✓ Correct! Miss Minutes is the TVA’s animated clock mascot voiced by Tara Strong. Initially appearing as a harmless orientation guide, she’s revealed to be far more powerful and dangerous — serving He Who Remains with her own hidden desires and ambitions. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is Miss Minutes. This deceptively cute animated clock character is the TVA’s AI assistant, voiced by Tara Strong. Behind her friendly Southern drawl lies a loyal servant of He Who Remains with unsettling ambitions of her own. NEXT → 06 At the start of Season 2, Loki is afflicted by a dangerous condition that causes him to uncontrollably shift between different points in the TVA’s past and future. What is this phenomenon called? ATime-slipping BNexus shifting CTimeline spaghettification DTemporal pruning ✓ Correct! Time-slipping is the dangerous condition where Loki involuntarily slides between different moments in time. O.B. (Ouroboros) helps stabilize him using a Temporal Loom connection. This condition becomes central to Loki’s growing mastery over time itself. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is time-slipping. Loki uncontrollably shifts between the TVA’s past and present, unable to anchor himself in one moment. It takes the brilliant TVA engineer Ouroboros (O.B.) to help stabilize the condition — though it foreshadows Loki’s ultimate time-bending destiny. NEXT → 07 In the Void at the End of Time, pruned variants are consumed by a massive living tempest — a trans-temporal entity that devours everything in its path. What is the name of this terrifying creature? ADormammu BThe Living Tribunal CAlioth DSurtur ✓ Correct! Alioth is a massive trans-temporal entity that guards the Void at the End of Time, devouring everything the TVA prunes. Classic Loki (played by Richard E. Grant) sacrifices himself to create a diversion, allowing Loki and Sylvie to enchant Alioth and reach the Citadel beyond. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is Alioth. Dormammu is a Dark Dimension entity from Doctor Strange, the Living Tribunal is a cosmic judge, and Surtur is the fire demon from Thor: Ragnarok. Only Alioth is the cloud-like tempest that consumes pruned variants in the Void. NEXT → 08 In the Season 2 finale, Loki makes the ultimate sacrifice — stepping outside of time to hold every branching timeline together, sitting on a throne at the end of time. Fans and comics refer to this new role as what? AThe All-Father BThe Time-Keeper CHe Who Remains DGod of Stories ✓ Correct! Loki becomes the God of Stories — a title from the comics where Loki transcends his trickster nature to become something greater. In the series, he literally holds the multiverse together, weaving every timeline like branches of Yggdrasil, choosing an eternity of solitude to give everyone free will. ✗ Variant detected! The answer is God of Stories. The All-Father is Odin’s title, the Time-Keepers were fake TVA figureheads, and He Who Remains was the previous occupant of that throne. Loki transcends them all, becoming the God of Stories — the living heart of the multiverse itself. REVEAL MY SCORE → Assessment Complete Your Variant File / 8 Are you the God of Stories — or just another pruned variant? ↻ RESET TIMELINE While it has been almost three years since the Loki season 2 ending, the MCU drama is now beginning to climb back on the streaming charts worldwide. The sci-fi adventure is currently sitting at #4 on Disney+ in Guatemala, Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, the Dominican Republic, as well as #5 in Venezuela, Peru, San Marino, Turkey, Bolivia, Italy, and the Czech Republic. However, many may wonder why the critically acclaimed fantasy project is suddenly getting new eyeballs on it. Even though Loki, which is holding the #10 spot on the streamer in the United States, Hungary, France, Germany, Monaco, and Serbia, isn't coming back for season 3, Disney+ shared a full list of Marvel movies and TV shows that the audience should revisit on the service ahead of Avengers: Doomsday. The only series from The Multiverse Saga to be featured in their recommendation is Hiddleston's solo series, and since he will be in the upcoming ensemble feature, many are either revisiting or exploring it for the first time to get ready for his return in December. Will Other MCU Shows Follow In Its Steps? MovieStillsDB Even though other shows from the MCU timeline weren't part of Disney+'s viewing guide, that doesn't necessarily rule out other series from Phases 4-6. With Anthony Mackie's Captain America returning in Avengers: Doomsday, the audience may relive The Falcon & The Winter Soldier series, which set up his Brave New World film in 2025. The animated What If...? series, which also didn't get brought up on their what-to-watch list, could be something that gets re-explored, given its many multiverse arcs that were featured in its three-season run. Some may also check out the various MCU shows again on Disney+ to simply have seen everything that was released in The Multiverse Saga ahead of seeing the Earth's Mightiest Heroes taking on Doctor Doom this fall. Whether or not they will surge similarly to Loki remains to be seen, as it's still a lot of content to rewatch or experience for the first time before the Phase 6 feature in December. Loki seasons 1-2 are streaming on Disney+. Release Date June 9, 2021 Network Disney+ Showrunner Michael Waldron Directors Kate Herron Writers Bisha K. Ali, Michael Waldron Franchise(s) Marvel Cinematic Universe Creator(s) Michael Waldron