Topaz of Sakaar

Topaz of Sakaar is a 2024 television series created by Taika Waititi for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters of Grandmaster and Topaz, the latter of which was introduced in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. The series takes place partly in an alternate universe, as well as in the MCU's timeline after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Waititi also served as director of the series and was also the head writer.

Rachel House and Jeff Goldblum reprise their respective roles as Topaz and Grandmaster, with Suzanna Son, Darby Camp, Monica Barbaro, and Colin Firth also starring. In April 2022, Marvel Studios announced plans for several new Disney+ series, which included Topaz of Sakaar, with the announcement that both House and Goldblum were reprising their roles as Topaz and the Grandmaster. Production began at Village Roadshow Studios and in Baltimore, Maryland from December 2022 and wrapped in July 2023, while season 2 was produced in Village Roadshow Studios from January 2024 to May 2024.

The series premiered on Disney+ on November 6, 2024 and ran for 10 episodes. Two weeks after the finale of the series was aired, Season 2 was announced to be greenlit, alongside a theatrical movie serving as the show's finale. Due to the production of the movie, Season 2 was reduced to 5 episodes, and premiered on October 8, 2025. The series recieved praise from critics for House, Son, and Camp's performances, as well as the themes in the show of trust and change. The series directly sets up the film of the same name, which was released on May 22, 2026.

Premise
In an alternate universe seperate from the events of Thor: Ragnarok, Topaz becomes bored with her everyday life serving the Grandmaster, and seeks to find a much more exciting life. One day, a strange artifact comes into her possession and transports her to another universe. There, she meets Bonnie Keating and her younger sister Janice. Together, they show Topaz the power of kindness, along with sharing Earth's culture with her, which leads to a change in her personality by the end of Season 1.

In Season 2, after the events of the finale transport the Keating siblings and Topaz to Sakaar, the girls must try their best to adjust to Sakaarian culture, leading into the events of the movie.

Cast and characters

 * Rachel House as Topaz, the Grandmaster's chief enforcer and protagonist of the series. House herself has claimed she was nervous about her character being the lead role of the show, but once she read the script of the first episode, she was sure she could deliver it. House also believed that the themes of the series gave Topaz more personality. Elodie Bolmfield portrays a young Topaz in flashbacks.
 * Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, one of the Elders of the Universe who rules the planet of Sakaar. Though only seen in flashbacks throughout a majority of season 1, he is one of the main characters in Season 2. Goldblum found it interesting to work with Son and Camp in Season 2, as they brought a certain energy to the set.
 * Suzanna Son as Bonnie Keating, a college-aged student living in Baltimore, Maryland who is obsessed with Sakaarian culture ever since she learned about Sakaar in her Galactic History class at college, hoping one day that she could visit the planet. Son has stated that her role as Bonnie had to be as realistic as possible to convey the relationship between not only a new friend, but her family as well.
 * Darby Camp as Janice Keating, a girl entering her freshman year of high school. Shy and an outcast, she hopes to be accepted by her fellow classmates, and Topaz tries her best to help her.
 * Tessa Thompson as Scrapper 142/Valkyrie, a legendary Valkyrie warrior who now works for the Grandmaster. Much like the Grandmaster, she only appears in flashbacks in Season 1, but is a prominent character in Season 2. Thompson says it was fun to go back to Valkyrie's life on Sakaar in this series, and says she loved how Valkyrie and Topaz's relationship develops to a positive one in season 2.
 * Taika Waititi as Korg, a Kronan gladiator who appears starting in Season 2.
 * Mirin Furukawa as Manami Sugihara, a member of Fantasy Zone, Bonnie and Janice's favorite J-Pop idol group.
 * Risa Aizawa as Akane Kaba, a member of Fantasy Zone.
 * Ria Kobato as Risako Yodogawa, a member of Fantasy Zone.
 * Hina Takasaki as Ayumi Izuhara, a member of Fantasy Zone.
 * Rin Kaname as Aya Watari, a member of Fantasy Zone.
 * Aozora Sorano as Mami Shintani, a member of Fantasy Zone.

Season 1 (2024)
1. Transported

Topaz, looking for a way to gain more respect, finds a Sakaarian artifact that transports her to Earth.

2. Topaz the Earthling

Believing she is stuck on Earth, Topaz follows around Janice for a day as she adjusts to life on Earth.

3. Topaz’s Day Out

Topaz goes to the mall with Bonnie and Janice to shop for new things to make her look more like people on Earth do; the Grandmaster tries to figure out what happened to Topaz.

4. Talent Night

The girls form a band for Janice's school talent show, which the Grandmaster winds up seeing via a dimensional portal.

5. A Fantasy Come True

Fantasy Zone announces a tour stop in Baltimore, and the girls must convince their parents to go; Sakaarian guards go to Earth-683 to look for Topaz.

6. Soccer Sweetheart

Janice's crush makes it to the state soccer championship, but she's too shy to cheer him on; with no success of finding Topaz, the Grandmaster uses Topaz's weakness, Scrapper 142, to try and scare her into coming back.

7. The Spy

Topaz, knowing the truth behind Scraper 142's sudden appearance on Earth, tries to get her to not take her back to her dimension.

8. Reunions and Retaliation

Topaz is invited to a family reunion at the park. At the same time, the Grandmaster is angry at Topaz for what she did to Scrapper 142, and vows revenge.

9. Running Out of Time

It is time for finals for Bonnie, and Topaz helps her out; the Grandmaster plans to punish Topaz.

10. The Best (and Worst) Day of Your Life

The girls go to a Fantasy Zone concert, where the Grandmaster shows up, taking Topaz back to his dimension. As Topaz is planned to have a public execution on Sakaar for her "disobedient behaviors" on Earth, the girls try to convince the Grandmaster that Topaz must be spared.

Related media
Several tie in books were made after season 1's release, most notably From Second Best to Best Friend: The Story of Topaz, an abridged retelling of the events of Season 1 in novel form.

A console game was made for several consoles following the release of season 2. It focuses on the player being transported to Sakaar and meeting the main characters of the series, while training to become a fighter to help out Topaz on various missions.

A live stage show toured the United States and several other countries, called Topaz of Sakaar: Festival of Miracles, taking place during the events of Season 2.

Three concerts based on the show toured the United States and New Zealand.

A short prequel film, A Sakaarian Celebration was shown at various Disney Parks around the world in 4D for a limited time in 2025. It was shown at Disney's California Adventure, EPCOT, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The plot focuses on Topaz making sure everything goes perfect for the annual celebration of The Grandmaster, and contains the original song "Sakaarian Celebration". The short eventually made its' theatrical debut with the Topaz of Sakaar movie, and would be included on the home video release, as well as Disney+