# Team Thor
**Team Thor** is a series of three [Marvel Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-studios) mockumentary short films, written and directed by [Taika Waititi](https://www.edgepedia.org/taika-waititi) and released from 2016 to 2018 as bonus features on the home media editions of [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-cinematic-universe) (MCU) films; they are counted as the sixth through eighth Marvel One-Shot short films.[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) The first short shows Thor (Chris Hemsworth) taking personal time in Australia with an office worker roommate, Darryl Jacobson, during the events of *Captain America: Civil War*.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Three mockumentary shorts: *Team Thor*, *Team Thor: Part 2*, and *Team Darryl*; the sixth through eighth Marvel One-Shots[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) |
| Creator | Written and directed by Taika Waititi, later director of *Thor: Ragnarok*[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) |
| Premise | Thor lives with roommate Darryl Jacobson (Daley Pearson) in Australia during *Captain America: Civil War*[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) |
| First release | Premiered at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2016; released online August 28, 2016, and on the *Civil War* Blu-ray September 13, 2016[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/) • [3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) |
| Runtime | 4 minutes for *Team Thor* (AllMovie)[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) |
| Guest stars | Mark Ruffalo appears in the first short; Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster in *Team Darryl*[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) |
| Streaming | All three shorts added to Disney+ in January 2022 under the Marvel One-Shot label[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) |
## Premise and format
The shorts adopt the mockumentary style of Waititi's 2014 comedy *What We Do in the Shadows*, presenting brief interviews in which Thor explains what he was doing while the other Avengers fought in *Captain America: Civil War*.[4](https://mediacommons.org/imr/2016/09/17/i-guess-i-m-just-taking-break-marvel-s-self-reflexive-world-building-0) In the fiction, Thor says he is "taking a break" from superhero life, living in an Australian flat with Darryl Jacobson, played by [Daley Pearson](https://www.edgepedia.org/daley-pearson).[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) Mark Ruffalo appears opposite [Hemsworth](https://www.edgepedia.org/hemsworth) in the first short.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/)
The conceit also serves a production purpose. Thor does not appear in *Civil War* for real-world reasons of planning, casting, logistics, and franchising, and the mockumentary's silliness acknowledges this rather than offering a solemn in-story explanation.[4](https://mediacommons.org/imr/2016/09/17/i-guess-i-m-just-taking-break-marvel-s-self-reflexive-world-building-0)
## Films in the series
**Team Thor** premiered at Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con Hall H presentation in July 2016 (AllMovie lists a release date of July 23, 2016) and was released online on August 28, 2016, ahead of the *Captain America: Civil War* home video release, on which it appears as a bonus feature.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/) • [1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) • [3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) *Civil War* received a Digital HD release on September 2, 2016, with Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2016.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/) AllMovie lists the short at 4 minutes, rated NR, in the comedy, fantasy, and science fiction genres.[1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893) It is also known by the title *While You Were Fighting: A Thor Mockumentary*.[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor)
**Team Thor: Part 2** continues the roommate premise, with Thor dealing with Darryl; Apple TV lists it at 4 minutes, rated TV-PG, starring [Chris Hemsworth](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-hemsworth), Daley Pearson, and Susan Gillias, and gives its release year as 2016.[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/team-thor-part-2/umc.cmc.tfgjr4ijn7xzuil75ij1u7b9) The Ephemeral Film Wiki instead dates its release to February 2017, on the *Doctor Strange* home media.[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor)
**Team Darryl** was released digitally on February 20, 2018, and on Blu-ray on March 6, 2018, with [Jeff Goldblum](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeff-goldblum) reprising his *Thor: Ragnarok* role as the [Grandmaster](https://www.edgepedia.org/grandmaster-marvel-comics).[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) • [1](https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893)
## Production and origins
*Team Thor* was filmed one month before *Thor: Ragnarok* began filming in July 2016.[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) According to the Ephemeral Film Wiki, Waititi said the short "helped us a lot" by giving fans the opportunity to see "just how irreverent we were gonna be, and just how different we were making Thor, and [Bruce] Banner as well".[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) In October 2017, Marvel Studios president [Kevin Feige](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-feige) described the shorts as a "doable" version of the earlier [Marvel One-Shots](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-one-shots) series and said they "in some parts helped redefine Thor into what he's become in Ragnarok in a fun way".[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor)
## Release and availability
The distribution path ran from convention premiere to free online release to paid home media extra. *Team Thor* debuted at Comic-Con, went online in August 2016, and shipped on the *Civil War* Blu-ray and DVD that September.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/) • [3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) The sequels followed the same pattern on later MCU home media releases.[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) In January 2022, all three shorts were made available on Disney+, at which point Marvel classified them as One-Shots; Disney+ streams the first as *Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 1*, with a synopsis stating it suggests what Thor might have been doing while the rest of the Avengers battled in *Civil War*.[3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor) • [6](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-abc1bb00-77b3-40e0-b1e6-dad2739f2236)
## Reception and influence
Trade press responded warmly to the first short. Deadline called it "a hilarious mockumentary" and one of the biggest highlights of Marvel's Comic-Con presentation, noting that it channels the vibe of *What We Do in the Shadows* and showcases Hemsworth's comic timing.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/)
Scholarly commentary reads the short as self-reflexive world-building and multi-level advertising: it promotes the *Civil War* home video release, builds advance buzz for *Thor: Ragnarok*, and consolidates the Marvel brand as "cool, quirky, clever, ubiquitous, and thoroughly reflexive".[4](https://mediacommons.org/imr/2016/09/17/i-guess-i-m-just-taking-break-marvel-s-self-reflexive-world-building-0) The comedic, self-aware register the shorts previewed became the tone of *Thor: Ragnarok* (November 3, 2017), which Feige credited the shorts with helping to define.[2](https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/) • [3](http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor)
## References
1. Team Thor (2016), AllMovie. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/team-thor-am146893
2. [Watch] Thor Gets a Roommate In Marvel Short 'Team Thor', Deadline (August 2016). https://deadline.com/2016/08/team-thor-marvel-comic-con-taika-waititi-1201809932/
3. Team Thor, Ephemeral Film Wiki. http://ephemeralfilm.info/a/Team_Thor
4. "I guess I'm just taking a break…" Marvel's Self-Reflexive World-Building, In Media Res (MediaCommons, September 2016). https://mediacommons.org/imr/2016/09/17/i-guess-i-m-just-taking-break-marvel-s-self-reflexive-world-building-0
5. Team Thor: Part 2, Apple TV. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/team-thor-part-2/umc.cmc.tfgjr4ijn7xzuil75ij1u7b9
6. Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor: Part 1, Disney+. https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-abc1bb00-77b3-40e0-b1e6-dad2739f2236
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