Loki is revealed to be gender-fluid in new look at Disney+ series

Loki is revealed to be gender-fluid in new look at Disney+ series


The Loki character is revealed to be is gender-fluid in a new clip for the Disney+ Marvel show Loki.

In a preview trailer for the Tom Hiddleston show, which is set to begin streaming this week, a file documenting Loki Laufeyson’s Time Variance Authority has ‘FLUID’ listed under the gender.

The series also stars Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer and Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, as well as Sophia Di Martino and Richard E. Grant.

The latest: The Loki character is revealed to be is gender-fluid in a new clip for the Disney+ Marvel show Loki

The latest: The Loki character is revealed to be is gender-fluid in a new clip for the Disney+ Marvel show Loki

The timeline of the show follows the Asgardian in the wake of 2018’s Avengers: Endgame.

Hiddleston was first seen as the character in Thor in 2011, and has gone on to appear in the role in 2012’s The Avengers, 2013’s Thor: The Dark World, 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok and 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War.

Loki’s gender has been speculated upon in the wake of a comic book in which Odin called Loki, ‘my son, and my daughter, and my child who is both.’

Loki’s gender fluidity was also topical in the 2019 book Loki: Where Mischief Lies from writer Mackenzi Lee.

In a preview trailer for the Tom Hiddleston show, which is set to begin streaming this week, a file documenting Loki Laufeyson's Time Variance Authority has FLUID listed under the gender

In a preview trailer for the Tom Hiddleston show, which is set to begin streaming this week, a file documenting Loki Laufeyson’s Time Variance Authority has FLUID listed under the gender 

The timeline of the show follows the Asgardian in the wake of 2018's Avengers: Endgame

The timeline of the show follows the Asgardian in the wake of 2018’s Avengers: Endgame 

‘I think queer undertones are intrinsic to Loki and his magic,’ Lee told Comics Beat in 2019. ‘Being a shapeshifter already makes him fluid, and as far back as versions of him in the Norse myths, we see Loki manipulating his gender and taking a variety of partners.

‘It would have felt disingenuous to portray him as anything else. And, while we’ve come a long way with representation in comics, we still have a long way to go. As for direct references on the page – like many people, I’m tired of queer rep being only subtext in media. We need to bring identity onto the page.

It’s set to debut with new episodes each Wednesday beginning June 9 on Disney+. 

Staple: Hiddleston was first seen as the character in Thor in 2011, and has gone on to appear in the role in a number of MCU motion pictures

Staple: Hiddleston was first seen as the character in Thor in 2011, and has gone on to appear in the role in a number of MCU motion pictures 

Coming soon: The series set to debut with new episodes each Wednesday beginning June 9 on Disney+

Coming soon: The series set to debut with new episodes each Wednesday beginning June 9 on Disney+

A billboard promoting the show is set up in Hollywood

A billboard promoting the show is set up in Hollywood