Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston' Aims at a Young Audience

Key Points:

• Tom Hiddleston and executive producer Kevin R. Wright collaborated on "Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston," a three-part Nat Geo docuseries blending time travel, scripted drama, and expert interviews to explore Pompeii's final hours after Mount Vesuvius's eruption in A.D. 79.
• The series uses a hybrid format combining documentary and dramatic storytelling to attract a broader and younger audience, with Hiddleston portraying a "Time Detective" who travels between present-day ruins and a recreated Pompeii on a Malta stage.
• Showrunner Tom Barbor-Might emphasized the goal of breaking genre boundaries by mixing factual and dramatic elements to create an emotionally engaging and accessible historical narrative.
• Hiddleston's personal connection to Pompeii, stemming from his classical studies and previous visits to the site, along with inspiration from co-star Chris Hemsworth’s Nat Geo projects, motivated his involvement in the series.
• "Pompeii: Out of Time" aims to revitalize the docudrama genre by avoiding clichés and focusing on emotional depth and immersive storytelling, premiering July 22 on Nat Geo and July 23 on Disney+/Hulu.