Loki Season 2 Trailer Delivers an Expanding Multiverse & Time Dilemmas

One of the biggest smash hits of Disney+ last year was the Loki series.

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It isn't exactly a shock that fan-favorite Loki Laufeyson would get such a strong response from audiences.

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It proceeded to get a season renewal after a superb first season – the first and, so far, only Disney+ MCU show to get a renewal.

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Kevin Feige brought out Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, and Ke Huy Quan!

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After gaining praise as Waymond Wang in another multiverse adventure called Everything Everywhere All At Once.

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It seems Quan will be jumping back into the multiverse again.

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Unlike some other even shorter announcements (looking at you Fantastic 4) it delivered something fans have been waiting a long time to see.

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The clip, which played like a trailer, starts with Loki (Hiddleston) struggling down a hallway.

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He looks as if he is being pulled apart. Jump cuts shuffle through different versions of him while eerie music plays.

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