"Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston" Gets a New Trailer from National Geographic

Loki star Tom Hiddleston has taken to exploring history via his new National Geographic series Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston (formerly entitled Surviving Pompeii with Tom Hiddleston), and today Nat Geo released a teaser trailer for the show, which you can watch below.

UPDATE 6/16/2026:

• We now have an official full trailer for the upcoming new docuseries, Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston.
• Check it out below.

• Additionally, on July 21, natgeo.com will publish a major story on three Roman cities buried by Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, which will be featured in the August issue of National Geographic magazine.
• Using AI and advanced DNA analysis, researchers are uncovering new insights into ancient Roman life: class and gender dynamics at Oplontis, previously unreadable lost writings from Herculaneum’s carbonized scrolls, and diet and disease from a Pompeii latrine. The findings reveal a society surprisingly preoccupied with inequality, health and the pursuit of a fulfilling life.
• The original series soundtrack, featuring a score by composer Aisling Brouwer, will be released through Hollywood Records on July 24, 2026. Listen wherever you stream music.

What They're Saying:

• Tom Hiddleston: "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. 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.”

Originally Reported:

• The Disney-owned National Geographic has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming docuseries Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston, in which the Marvel Studios actor become a self-professed "time detective."
• According to the official synopsis of the series, "Tom digs into the past to find remarkable stories of survival, tracing minute by minute, hour by hour, the decisions made in the chaos and pressure of one of the world’s most infamous natural disasters."
• Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston is coming soon to Disney+ and Hulu, with no specific release date yet revealed by Nat Geo.

Watch Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston | Teaser | National Geographic:

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