EXCLUSIVE: Following a first season that saw strong reviews and record viewing numbers, Marvel is now getting the wheels in motion for the second season of Loki as Deadline is hearing Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have come on to co-direct a majority of the episodes for the upcoming season two with Tom Hiddleston returning in the role of Loki. Hiddleston and Michael Waldron, who wrote and served as show runner of season 1, will exec produce with Eric Martin penning all six episodes.

While plot details are being kept under wraps for now, the news is significant as it marks the first show in the Marvel series lineup to get a second season as every other showed that premiered in 2021 ran as a limited series. Marvel announced the second season would be on its way in the end credits of the season finale. As for returning cast, as of now Hiddleston is the only one set to return for this season.

As for Benson and Moorhead, the directing duo have become go-to directors when it comes to high-priority event series having previously worked on such tentpole series as The Twilight Zone and Archive 81. Marvel was so impressed with their early work, they set brought them on to direct a couple episodes of their Moon Knight series that bows next month and stars Oscar Isaac. Sources close to that production say the shoot went so smoothly, that Marvel was already looking over projects they wanted to put Benson and Moorhead on immediately and Loki season 2 quickly jumped to the top of that list.

They are repped by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham.