Aug 10, 2026 12:13pm IST
Tom Hiddleston to Play a Time Detective in ‘Pompeii: Out Of Time,’ Reuniting With ‘Loki’ EP Kevin R. Wright
Tom Hiddleston and “Loki”’s executive producer Kevin R. Wright are reuniting for a series titled “Pompeii: Out Of Time.” Hiddleston is slated to play a time detective in the investigative documentary.
The project will transport audiences to ancient Rome in the hours before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Guided by a team of archaeologists, historians, geologists and disaster experts, Tom will uncover remarkable evidence and the stories of real people that challenge long-held assumptions about Pompeii and its final hours, not least revealing that many of those caught up in the disaster had the chance to survive.
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Opening up about the project, Hiddleston said, “The ancient world has compelled my imagination and curiosity for as long as I can remember: I've been fascinated by it all my life. Classical Antiquity is the foundation and cornerstone of Western and European culture. To visit Pompeii is to feel the distance of the 2,000 years between now and then compress. The past becomes the present; the past feels so close. Tangible, honest and real. Our relationship with the past is alive - studying who we were in order to understand who we are. Pompeii is a gateway for that conversation.”
Sharing his experience hosting the series, he added, “It's a privilege to host this visually immersive and dynamic series. Pompeii is often remembered for how its story ended. But by looking closer, we can uncover the details of people's lives, the choices they made, and the moments that came before the city was buried. To revisit the final hours of those ordinary people, caught in an extraordinary moment, and to help bring these remarkable human stories back into the light, is a genuine honor."
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The series is slated to air on National Geographic channel every Monday, around 8 pm. Hiddleston follows a teenage apprentice, a powerful businesswoman and a mysterious Praetorian Guard, while understanding how each confronted impossible choices as disaster loomed. As the volcano awakens and the countdown to catastrophe begins, the evidence converges in a gripping race against time to uncover who survived, who perished, and what determined their fate.
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