Moon Knight 

(TV series)
Moon Knight is an American television miniseries created by Jeremy Slater for the streaming service Disney+, based on
the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is the sixth television series in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU) to be produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. Slater serves as head
writer with Mohamed Diab leading the directing team.
Oscar Isaac stars as Marc Spector / Moon Knight and Steven Grant / Mr. Knight, two alters of a man with dissociative
identity disorder (DID), with May Calamawy, Karim El Hakim, F. Murray Abraham, Ethan Hawke, Ann Akinjirin, David
Ganly, Khalid Abdalla, Gaspard Ulliel, Antonia Salib, Fernanda Andrade, and Rey Lucas also starring. The series was
announced in August 2019, with Slater hired in November. Diab was hired to direct four episodes in October 2020, with
directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead joining in January 2021 to direct the other two. Isaac was confirmed to
star at that time, and used different accents to differentiate Spector's various identities. Filming took place from April to
October 2021, primarily in Budapest as well as in Jordan, Slovenia, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Moon Knight premiered on March 30, 2022, and is scheduled to run for six episodes until May 4. It is part of Phase Four of
the MCU. The series has received positive reviews, with particular praise for Isaac's and Hawke's performances and the
darker tone compared to previous MCU shows.

Premise
Marc Spector, a mercenary who has dissociative identity disorder (DID), is drawn into a deadly mystery involving Egyptian
gods with his multiple alters, such as Steven Grant.[1]

Cast and characters

 Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector / Moon Knight and Steven Grant / Mr. Knight:

Marc Spector is a Jewish-American mercenary with dissociative identity disorder (DID) who becomes the avatar for the
Egyptian moon god Khonshu,[1][2] with one of his alters being Steven Grant, a mild-mannered British gift-shop employee
suffering from blackouts and memories of another life,[1] who becomes Mr. Knight, Grant's persona when he is
Khonshu's avatar.[3]: 6–7  Isaac "leaned into this Chicago guy who's pushing people away" for his portrayal of Spector,
calling him a jerk,[2] while executive producer Kevin Feige described Spector as a "brutal" action hero[4][5] and said the
series would not pull back from portraying the violence of the character.[5] Each of Spector's identities from his DID are
distinct characters,[6] and were differentiated in the script by their attitudes. Isaac chose to take this further by giving
them different accents.[7] He enjoyed being able to do "something really fucking nutty" with his portrayal, including
exploring Spector's complex mind, and embodying each of the various personas was a technical challenge for him that
required a lot of energy.[8] Isaac acted against his brother, Michael Benjamin Hernandez, as a double for scenes where
multiple identities meet.[9] To prepare for the role, Isaac read Robert B. Oxnam's book A Fractured Mind which he called
his "bible".[10] Isaac used his own American accent for Spector, and put on a London English accent for Grant that he
suggested was intentionally "bizarre" and unconvincing.[7] He was inspired by the accents of the Jewish community
living in Enfield, London, as well as English comedic performers such as presenter/actor Karl Pilkington from the British
travel comedy series An Idiot Abroad,[11] and Peter Sellers.[12] Isaac added that Grant does not have great social skills
and is "longing for connection". Grant has tension with Spector when the two personalities first become aware of each
other.[2] Mr. Knight uses Grant's knowledge of ancient Egypt to help get out of conflicts with wits and puzzle solving,
which is a contrast to Spector's Moon Knight persona.[3]: 7  Carlos Sanchez and David Jake Rodriguez portray Marc as a
child and teenager, respectively.
 May Calamawy as Layla El-Faouly:
An archeologist and adventurer,[13] who is Spector's wife and is aware he is Moon Knight.[14] El-Faouly was originally not
Egyptian, a change lead director Mohamed Diab pushed for.[10] Calamawy described her character as someone with "a
lot of healing to do", who "step[s] into herself more" and "develops more confidence and trust in herself" through
supporting Spector. She drew inspiration from Middle Eastern women, who "have a very unassuming, soft strength to
them".[15]
 Karim El Hakim and F. Murray Abraham as Khonshu:
The Egyptian moon god, an outcast amongst the gods for waging a "one-god war on perceived injustices", thus
necessitating him to find and use his avatar, Marc Spector.[3]: 7  Creator Jeremy Slater called him an "imperious and sort
of snotty and vengeful" deity, who is prone to temper tantrums and is dealing with his own insecurities.[2] El Hakim
provided the on-set performance of the character[3]: 7  while Abraham voices the character.[16]
 Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow:
A religious zealot and cult leader associated with the Egyptian goddess Ammit looking to exact justice and
judgement based on future crimes.[17] Harrow was Khonshu's previous avatar before Spector.[14] Hawke worked in
tandem with Isaac to conceive Harrow as an opposite to Spector, wanting to perform inverse actions or emotions to
him,[18]: 1:48–2:28  and saw Harrow as a mix between a monk and a doctor.[19] He was inspired for his performance by cult
leader David Koresh,[20] psychiatrist Carl Jung,[21] Cuban president Fidel Castro, the Dalai Lama, writer Leo
Tolstoy, Pentecostal televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, Nazi officer and doctor Josef Mengele,[5] and the fictional
character Nurse Ratched,[18]: 3:03  as well as questioning what if Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs was a "bad guy".[5]
 Ann Akinjirin as Bobbi Kennedy: A British police officer and follower of Harrow's cult.[22]
 David Ganly as Billy Fitzgerald: A British police officer and follower of Harrow's cult.[22]
 Khalid Abdalla as Selim: The avatar of Osiris and leader of the council of Egyptian gods.[23]
 Gaspard Ulliel as Anton Mogart: A wealthy antiquities collector living in Egypt and an old acquaintance of Layla's.[24][25][26]
 Antonia Salib as Taweret: The hippopotamus-headed Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility, who acts as a
protector of mothers and children. Salib provides the voice and motion capture performance for the character.[27]
 Fernanda Andrade as Wendy Spector: Marc's mother and Elias' wife.[28]
 Rey Lucas as Elias Spector: Marc’s father and Wendy’s husband.[29]
Additionally, Lucy Thackeray, Saffron Hocking, and Alexander Cobb portray Grant's co-workers Donna,[30] Dylan,[31] and J.B.,
[32]
 respectively, Shaun Scott portrays the living statue Crawley,[33] Díana Bermudez portrays Yatzil, the avatar of the Egyptian
goddess of love Hathor,[23] Loic Mabanza as Bek, Mogart's bodyguard,[34] Claudio Fabian Contreras portrays Randall Spector,
Marc’s younger brother, and Sofia Danu portrays the Egyptian goddess Ammit.[35]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by [10] Written by [36]

1 "The Goldfish Problem" Mohamed Diab Jeremy Slater

Steven Grant works at the British Museum in London where he hopes to become a tour guide using his knowledge of Ancient Egypt. After going
witnesses a cult meeting led by Arthur Harrow, who demands a scarab Grant unknowingly has in his possession. As he attempts to escape, he
head before waking up in his home. Grant realizes that two days have passed since he went to sleep. He finds a hidden phone and keycard in h
number in the phone's call log, a woman named Layla who addresses him as Marc. The next day at work, Grant is confronted by Harrow who re
Grant escapes from Harrow but is forced to remain at work that night on his own to make up for being late. Harrow summons a jackal-like creat
their body. Grant agrees, transforming into a cloaked warrior who kills the jackal.

2 "Summon the Suit" Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson Michael Kastelein

Grant is blamed for the damage caused by the jackal creature, due to it not appearing on the museum's security cameras, and is fired. He uses
scarab. He speaks with his "reflection", another identity in Grant's body that introduces himself as mercenary Marc Spector, the current avatar o
Layla, Spector's wife, who is unaware of Grant's existence, before being arrested by police officers working for Harrow. Harrow reveals that he
follow Ammit. He explains that he wants to use the scarab to find Ammit's tomb and resurrect her so she can purge humanity of evil by wiping o
rescues Grant, but Harrow summons another jackal creature. Grant manages to summon a suit of his own to fight the jackal, but is overpowere
but loses the scarab to Harrow. Khonshu threatens to claim Layla as his next avatar if Spector fails to stop Harrow.

3 "The Friendly Type" Mohamed Diab Beau DeMayo and Peter Cameron
 Harrow and his followers discover the location of Ammit's tomb in the Egyptian desert. In Cairo, Spector and Grant both experience blackouts w
information, Khonshu calls a council between his fellow Egyptian gods and their avatars to warn them of Harrow's plans, but Harrow successful
to find the sarcophagus of a medjay who knew of the location of Ammit's tomb. Layla finds Spector and takes him to meet with Anton Mogart, a
Harrow arrives and destroys the sarcophagus, forcing Spector, Grant, and Layla to fight off Mogart's men and escape into the desert. Grant ass
but it is two thousand years out of date. Khonshu uses his powers to briefly turn back the night sky to the correct night, allowing Grant and Layla
imprison Khonshu in an ushabti for this, leaving Grant and Spector's body without Khonshu's powers.

4 "The Tomb" Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Alex Meenehan and Peter Cameron

Grant and Layla find a deserted campsite at the location of Ammit's tomb, which is a maze in the shape of the Eye of Horus. They discover that
priests, who then attack Grant and Layla. Layla defeats the priests but encounters Harrow, who claims that Spector was one of the mercenaries
Grant finds the tomb and discovers that Ammit's last avatar was Alexander the Great; he retrieves Ammit's ushabti from inside Alexander's bod
partner killed Layla's father and Spector himself before Khonshu revived Spector as his avatar. Harrow arrives and shoots Spector, who wakes
After escaping from Harrow, who appears as a therapist at the hospital, Spector finds Grant in a separate body trapped in a sarcophagus. They
inside before being greeted by a female hippopotamus-headed figure.

5 "Asylum" Mohamed Diab Rebecca Kirsch and Matthe

The hippopotamus-headed woman, who Grant identifies as the Egyptian goddess Taweret, explains to Spector and Grant that they are dead an
the Duat. She weighs their hearts on the Scales of Justice to determine whether they will be allowed to enter the Field of Reeds and advises the
their imbalance. Grant sees a memory of Spector's younger brother Randall drowning and Spector's mother blaming him for it, while Spector re
mission with his partner Bushman. Spector and Grant convince Taweret to let them return to the living world to stop Harrow, and she steers the
Spector that he has to fully open up to Grant, and Spector reluctantly explains that he unknowingly created Grant as a result of their mother's ab
scales fail to balance, causing hostile spirits to attack them. While fending them off, Grant is consumed by the Duat. The scales are balanced, a

Story by : Danielle Iman & Jer

6 TBA Mohamed Diab
Teleplay by : Jeremy Slater and Peter Ca

Production
Development
The character Marc Spector / Moon Knight was to be introduced in the planned second season of Blade: The Series before
its cancelation in September 2006. A potential spin-off series for the character had also been in development.[38] In
October, Marvel Studios partnered with No Equal Entertainment to produce a separate television series featuring Moon
Knight.[39] Writer Jon Cooksey was hired to develop the series by 2008, but it did not move forward.[40] James Gunn, the writer
and director of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films, said in January 2017 that he had discussed a Moon Knight film with
Marvel Studios but did not have time to work on it;[41] he later said that he had mentioned the idea in passing to Marvel
Studios President Kevin Feige and several others, but did not have a full pitch for such a film as had been reports on his
initial comments had stated.[42] Feige confirmed in April 2018 that Moon Knight would be introduced to the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU), but questioned, "Does that mean five years from now, 10 years from now, 15 years from now?"[43]
In August 2019, Marvel Studios announced at the D23 conference that a series based on Moon Knight was being developed
for the streaming service Disney+.[44] That November, Jeremy Slater was hired to serve as the head writer and executive
producer of the series,[1][45] which consists of six 40–50 minute episodes.[46] Egyptian director Mohamed Diab was set to direct
four episodes in October 2020,[47][48] as well as executive produce the series. Marvel had approached him "out of the blue" to
present a pitch for Moon Knight,[47] which includes Egyptian mythology and characters that the superhero is associated with
in the comics. Diab and his writer-producer wife Sarah Goher put together a 200-page document outlining their vision for the
series, which included their intention to depict Egypt and Egyptian people in a more positive way than they felt had been
done in previous Hollywood productions. Diab elaborated that American films and series often used Orientalist stereotypes
such as portraying Egyptian people as exotic "guides and desert wanderers" or ignoring the fact that the Giza pyramids are
beside Cairo, a modern city. He wanted to portray Egyptians as "normal human beings" and Egypt as a "normal place" like
modern America, while also hiring other Egyptian crewmembers to work on the series.[49] He added that the series would be
"hard, serious and about big topics" like many of his previous feature films.[47] By November 2020, director duo Justin
Benson and Aaron Moorhead were asked to create a pitch for the series, after previously having had discussions with
Marvel Studios about finding a project to work on together.[50] They joined the series to direct the other two episodes in
January 2021,[47][51] working alongside Diab to ensure a consistent approach to the series.[52] Marvel Studios' Feige, Louis
D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, and Grant Curtis also serve as executive producers along with star Oscar
Isaac.[53]
In February 2021, Feige said some of Marvel's series, including Moon Knight and She-Hulk, were being developed with the
potential to have additional seasons made, in contrast to series like WandaVision (2021), which were developed as limited
events that lead into feature films instead.[54] A year later, Isaac referred to Moon Knight as a limited series,[5][55] while Diab was
unsure whether the series would continue.[56]

Writing
Michael Kastelein, Beau DeMayo, Peter Cameron, Sabir Pirzada, Alex Meenehan, Rebecca Kirsch, Matthew Orton, and
Danielle Iman serve as writers on the series,[36] with an archeologist specializing in Egyptian tombs consulting with the
writers.[57] Feige likened the series to the Indiana Jones franchise while exploring Egyptology,[6] two aspects that were a large
part of Slater's pitch given that he wanted to tell a "dark, complex story" mixed with "big, fun, supernatural, Amblin-style
magic".[57] Slater said he wanted the series to have a similar tone to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984),
and bring some horror aspects and monsters to the MCU. He wanted to push the limits with how dark a Marvel series could
be, which Feige and Marvel Studios were supportive of.[58] Feige said there was a clear difference in tone between Moon
Knight and the other Marvel Studios Disney+ series released at that point, adding that the studio worked with Disney+ to
push the boundaries on how much of Moon Knight's brutality they could present in the series.[5]
Feige said Marc Spector's mental illness was a unique aspect of the series,[4] which primarily focuses on his psychological
trauma.[59]: 54  Dr. Paul Puri, a board-certified psychiatrist and an assistant clinical professor at UCLA, served as a consultant
for the series regarding its depictions of mental illness.[3]: 5  Diab did caution that though the creatives were respectful
of dissociative identity disorder (DID), the series still exists in a fictional, supernatural world and some elements were "over-
dramatize[d]".[10] He suggested using reflections to portray the conversation scenes between Grant and Spector, which
became a recurring theme of Moon Knight.[60] The series draws on the character's more modern interpretations in the comics
regarding Spector's DID, in which Spector loses a sense of time when he switches between his various personalities.[61][62] Jeff
Lemire and Greg Smallwood's run in the comics served as inspiration.[57] Executive producer Grant Curtis noted the series
explored identity and "finding one's true self", adding that Spector would look to "reconcile portions of [his] past, present and
potential future that [he doesn't] necessarily agree with". Isaac believed the series would be "experiential" for viewers to
connect with "the psychological horror of not knowing what's happening and the slow revelations of the truth" that came with
portraying the character's DID. Slater added that the creatives took the series' depiction of mental health seriously,
researching the disorder and aiming for Moon Knight to have a positive portrayal and message regarding mental health.[2] He
said the series would not heavily feature the aspects of Moon Knight in the comics where he was a playboy philanthropist,
since that version of the character had been likened to the DC Comics character Batman which was not a comparison that
Slater wanted to make.[63] Slater added that exploring Spector's mental health allowed the character to be more than "a
palette-swapped Batman clone", adding that Moon Knight was "his own greatest enemy in a lot of ways".[2] Isaac
believed Moon Knight was "the first legitimate Marvel character-study" since Iron Man (2008),[8] with Curtis adding that
Spector was like Stark for Marvel Studios in that he could be "built from the ground up".[3]: 2  Early in development, Steven
Grant was the personality who became Moon Knight while Spector would have been Mr. Knight, but these were eventually
reversed.[64] Each episode's end credits has a message encouraging viewers to visit the website of the National Alliance on
Mental Illness to learn more about DID.[65]
The supernatural elements inspired from the comics include various Egyptian gods, one of whom, Khonshu, manipulates
Spector in a way that draws on their relationship from the comics, in "all its toxicity".[3]: 2, 7  Though the series is set in early 2025
in present day MCU,[3]: 3 [66][67] Curtis noted there were "no attachments" to other parts of the MCU.[3]: 2  Diab added that in building
the series, the creatives realized that the character's story was "so psychologically complicated" and intriguing, that they did
not need the "crutches" of referencing the MCU. Isaac said Moon Knight's "most important thing was an emotional truth to
the journey that was happening" rather than its MCU plot ties. Moon Knight is set partially in London, despite the fact that in
the comics, the character operates mainly in New York City, as a way to differentiate the series from the other MCU projects
set in that city.[10]
Layla El-Faouly was created early on in the writing process as opposed to using Marlene Alraune because diversity was
important to the writers room. The character's name was originally going to be Zayna Faoul.[68]
Casting
In October 2020, Oscar Isaac entered negotiations for the lead role of Spector,[69] and was said to have been cast in January
2021;[51][70] Marvel Studios officially confirmed the casting that May.[71] Isaac was initially hesitant to join the role, as he was
wary of joining another franchise after experiencing how much time and effort was required to film the Star Wars sequel
trilogy. He accepted the role after researching DID further and becoming fascinated with Grant's characterization for the
series,[12] as well as being given creative freedom from Feige.[60] Richard Newby of The Hollywood Reporter felt Isaac's recent
major acting roles could draw audiences unfamiliar with the character to the series, and that his Latino ethnicity could allow
an examination of Judaism from different perspectives, rather than having the character be depicted as an Ashkenazi
Jewish man like in the comics.[72] Isaac later confirmed that Spector would be portrayed as Jewish-American in the series.[2]
In January 2021, May Calamawy was cast in the "key role" of Layla El-Faouly,[57][73] and Ethan Hawke was cast as Arthur
Harrow, the series' main villain.[74][75] Isaac had initially approached Hawke about joining the series, and Diab asked Hawke
not to read the scripts before signing on because he wanted to develop the character with the actor. Diab was thankful that
Hawke trusted him and Isaac enough to join them without seeing the scripts, which Hawke said he had not done in 35 years.
[56]
 He explained that he joined the series because of Isaac, Diab, and where he felt he was in his acting career, and he
enjoyed the creative freedom that came with the series telling a lesser-known story.[76] Though there is a minor character
named Arthur Harrow in the comics, Hawke said the series' version was mostly an original creation,[59]: 54  believed to include
elements of other Moon Knight characters such as the Sun King[61][77][78] and Morning Star.[59]: 54  Slater chose not to adapt Moon
Knight's most prominent antagonist, Bushman, since he felt he was too similar to Black Panther (2018) villain Killmonger.
[79]
 Gaspard Ulliel joined the cast by July 2021 as Anton Mogart,[24][80] in one of his last roles before his death in January 2022.
[24]
 F. Murray Abraham was revealed to be voicing Khonshu in February 2022,[16] with Karim El Hakim providing the on-set
performance of the character.[3]: 7  Ann Akinjirin and David Ganly also star as police officers and Harrow's followers Bobbi
Kennedy and Billy Fitzgerald, respectively,[22] while Khalid Abdalla stars as Osiris' avatar Selim,[23] and Antonia Salib stars as
the Egyptian goddess Taweret.[27]
Lucy Thackeray was revealed to be portraying Donna in the series' trailer, released in January 2022.[30] Additional castings
were revealed ahead of the series' premiere in March, including Rey Lucas as Marc's father Elias Spector,[29] Fernanda
Andrade as Wendy Spector, Marc's mother,[28] Saffron Hocking as Dylan,[31] Shaun Scott as Crawley,[33] Díana Bermudez as
Yatzil,[23] and Sofia Danu as Ammit.[35] The majority of smaller Egyptian roles went to Egyptian actors, including those living
in Budapest,[17] such as Ahmed Dash, Hazem Ehab, Amr Elkady, and Zizi Dagher.[81]

Design
Stefania Cella serves as the production designer,[3]: 8  working with Egyptologists and an Egyptian supervising art director to
ensure historical accuracy in her sets. She meticulously worked on the smaller details to bring a realism to the sets. Her
Chamber of the Gods set was three-stories tall and decorated with yellow hieroglyphs related to divinity, with the Burial
Chamber set also featuring hieroglyphs and water and reflective surfaces to represent the series's themes of duality and
identity.[3]: 9–10  Grant's attic apartment was constructed to resemble the pyramids, while Harrow's residence was made to be
commune-style in the Spitalfields/dockyard part of London. The Mogart’s Mansion set included two Louvre-inspired glass
pyramids that were built for filming.[3]: 9–10  Two Egyptian housing block sets were also built.[17]
Meghan Kasperlik serves as the costume designer.[82] Grant's costumes were meant to evoke the "coolness" of Brixton but
with some elements "off", while Spector has a "desert look with a tactical, utilitarian and lighter costume". He also has a
hoodie and vest with multiple functions which was foreshadowing for Moon Knight's cape effect.[3]: 11  Moon Knight's costume
consists of armor and Ancient Egyptian bandages, with hieroglyphic-like symbols on his cape.[5][2][3]: 12  The moon crest on his
chest, from which he spawns his crescent darts, contains the oath of Khonshu, while additional hieroglyphs on his trousers
state "Rise and live again as my fist of vengeance. My Moon Knight."[83] His mummy bandage design is based on
the Universe X version of the character from the comics, and was designed to conjure around Spector, giving it a
supernatural quality and helping to differentiate it from similarly forming hero suits in the MCU that use nanotech. Feige
suggested taking the bandage design and combining it with the character's more modern design in the comics.[84] For Mr.
Knight, Kasperlik created a three-piece suit based on his design in the comics, with various homages to Khonshu in the
design. She added designed sneakers to modernize the look.[3]: 12  The buttons on his waistcoat were created by metalsmiths,
and also contained Khonshu's symbols.[83] The logic behind the designs of the Moon Knight and Mr. Knight suits was inspired
by who each personality was, what they love, and their imagination. With Grant "completely away from the superhero world",
he summons a costume that resembles a suit as Mr. Knight.[64][15] Arthur Harrow's costumes are "monk-like" inspired by real-
life cult leaders, while El-Faouly has a more athletic look with Cairo and London influences.[3]: 12 
The series' main-on-end title sequence was designed by Perception.[85] Each episode's end credits featured a new phase of
the moon when crediting the episode writers, starting with a crescent moon in the first episode.[86]

Filming
Filming was expected to begin in March 2021,[87][88] and was confirmed to be underway by the end of April in Hungary.[89] The
series was filmed under the working title Good Faith,[90][91] with Diab directing the first, third, and final two episodes and
Benson and Moorhead directing the second and fourth.[10] Moorhead explained that he and Benson were "handed" the
second and fourth episodes to direct, in part because of logistical reasons, but also because each of the episodes were
designed to have "its own voice", though the first two episodes connect a little more closer to each other because the
creatives were still "figuring out the production" then. He continued that the location of the fourth episode was "very much its
own thing", allowing the duo to "cordon off a little bit", while the final two episodes are "their own voice from each other and
from the rest of the episodes".[50] Gregory Middleton was the cinematographer for Diab and Andrew Droz Palermo served the
role for Benson and Moorhead.[70][3]: 24–25  Soundstage work occurred at Origo Studios in Budapest.[3]: 8  The series was previously
expected to begin filming on November 16, 2020, to last for 26 weeks, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19
pandemic.[88][91] Filming occurred at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest in April,[89] which served as exteriors for
London's National Gallery,[3]: 10  and in Szentendre at the beginning of May.[92] In early June, outdoor night scenes were filmed
at Madách Square in Budapest.[93] Various exterior locations in Budapest were found to stand-in for London, particularly the
Brixton and Soho areas.[3]: 10–11 
Filming also occurred in Slovenia,[94] for one week in Wadi Rum, Jordan, and concluded in Budapest and Jordan by the
beginning of October,[47][95] at which point production moved to Atlanta, Georgia.[47] It had wrapped by October 14.[96] Isaac said
filming felt "handmade",[8] with Diab bringing local authenticity and attention to the smallest details such as including the
correct text of a prayer over a shop.[59]: 54  Hawke was appreciative of the Egyptian Diab for leading the series, since he did not
approach the series "with the eyes of an American", but as someone who had grown up in the country.[3]: 8  The production
had hoped to film the series in Egypt but were unable to in part because of the country's political climate and censorship
issues; Hollywood production had not been able to shoot in the country for some time.[17]
Additional photography was completed by mid-November,[97] and Diab said there was much less reshooting required for the
series than on other Marvel Studios projects, occurring over four days.[64] He, Isaac, and Hawke attributed this to the large
amount of rehearsing and discussing that they did before filming each episode, including regular Sunday brunches with the
main cast and crew. Hawke said these meetings helped form a "collective imagination" for the series that made it easier to
switch between Diab's episodes and those directed by Benson and Moorhead, since the "imaginative force behind it was the
same".[52]

Post-production
Cedric Nairn-Smith serves as an editor on the series for the first and sixth episodes, Joan Sobel for the second and fifth
episodes, and Ahmed Hafez for the third and fourth episodes, while Sean Andrew Faden serves as the visual effects
supervisor.[3]: 26–28  Visual effects for the series were created by Framestore, Image Engine, Mammal Studios, Weta Digital,
and Zoic Studios.[98]

Music
External audio

 Hesham Nazih – Moon Knight (From "Moon Knight"/Audio Only) presents

composer Hesham Nazih's main theme for the series as heard on the first

episode's soundtrack, YouTube audio-only video from MarvelMusicVevo's

channel

Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih had composed the score for the series by early March 2022 in his first major English
language project.[81][99] Diab was drawn to Nazih to score the series because his work "encompasses authentic Egyptian
elements in a very contemporary way",[17] with the music helping to break Egyptian stereotypes by revealing some of the
country's lesser-known contemporary art to international audiences; Diab described it as a "beautiful score that is Egyptian,
but it's international at its core, it's universal".[49] The series' soundtrack used a mixture of older and newer songs as a way to
showcase Cairo's music scene, which has similar sensibilities to the West, without resorting to songs that would feel like
they were from the Middle Ages.[17] Marvel Music and Hollywood Records released digitally the first episode's end-credit track
from Nazih, "Moon Knight", as a single on March 30, 2022,[100] and the series' soundtrack album on April 27.[101]
Moon Knight [Original Soundtrack][101]

No. Title Length

1. "Moon Knight" 2:10

 2. "The Village" 1:36

3. "Village Scales" 2:13

4. "Phone and Elevator Blues" 2:09

5. "Chaos Within" 3:37

6. "Full Moon Fight" 2:13

7. "Storage Locker" 2:36

8. "What Suit?" 2:48

9. "Moonlight Fight" 3:19

10. "Fake Passport" 2:33

11. "She Is Here" 4:37

12. "The Sky" 2:34

13. "The Boat" 2:05

14. "Takes the Body" 3:06

15. "Constellation" 4:16

16. "No Suit" 3:29

17. "The Kiss" 1:54

18. "Eye of Horus" 1:11

19. "Welcome Travelers" 1:42

20. "Weight of Hearts" 2:33

21. "The Cave" 2:56

22. "All Your Fault" 1:55

23. "Open the Door" 1:45

24. "Give Her a Call" 3:12

25. "The Inevitable" 5:15

26. "Humble Disciple" 4:15

27. "Befriending Myself" 3:32

28. "Rise and Shine" 2:43

29. "We Need More" 1:30

 30. "New Skillsets" 6:08

31. "I'll Never Stop" 2:36

32. "Meet My Friend" 0:37

33. "Summon the Suit" 2:17

Total length: 85:22

Marketing
The first footage of the series debuted on Disney+ Day on November 12, 2021.[102][103] A trailer was then released on January
17, 2022, during the 2021–22 NFL playoffs,[104] with James Whitbrook at Gizmodo noting that it gave a full look at the
character following the brief Disney+ Day footage. He said the costume was faithful to the comic book version, "albeit more
textured-looking".[104] Richard Newby at The Hollywood Reporter felt the trailer was "relish[ing]" in the general audience's lack
of knowledge about the character by maintaining a sense of mystery. He felt the series looked like it would be one of the
darkest and most original projects from Marvel Studios,[61] which was echoed by his colleagues Aaron Couch and Borys Kit,
who said the trailer suggested "something unlike any other Marvel show".[105] Isaac's British accent for the Steven Grant
identity received mixed responses from viewers, and Isaac himself made fun of it in a video where he and Hawke reacted to
the trailer. Isaac later said the accent was intentionally unconvincing.[7] The trailer was viewed over 75 million times in 24
hours, which was better than trailers for Marvel Studios' other Disney+ series, except The Falcon and the Winter
Soldier's Super Bowl LV trailer which had 125 million views. Additionally, its social engagement of 263,000 mentions were
the highest of any Disney+ Marvel series for their first content release.[105] An additional trailer aired during Super Bowl LVI on
February 13,[106] which continued to keep the series mysterious while depicting its "darker sensibilities", according to Screen
Rant's Rachel Labonte.[107] Ben F. Silverio of /Film said the shots of Moon Knight's cape "flung out into the shape of a
crescent moon" and the character catching his moon-shaped weapons were the "coolest".[108] RelishMix reported the trailer
had 9.49 million views in 24 hours across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.[109]
The "Marvel Must Haves" merchandise program, which reveals new toys, games, books, apparel, home decor, and other
merchandise related to each episode of Moon Knight following an episode's release, started for the episodes on April 1,
2022.[110] QR codes were included in the first two episodes allowing viewers to access a free digital comics featuring Moon
Knight.[111] The comics released for the first, second, third, and fourth episodes were Werewolf by Night #32 and #33, Moon
Knight #3, and Universe X #6, respectively.[111][112]

Release
Moon Knight debuted on Disney+ on March 30, 2022,[113] and will run for six episodes,[46] concluding on May 4.[37] A special
screening occurred on March 16 at Cine Capitol in Madrid,[114] and on March 17 at the British Museum in London,[115] with the
red carpet premiere on March 22 at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.[116][117] It is part of Phase Four of the MCU.[118]

Reception
Moon Knight: Critical reception by episode

 Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[119]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 87% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10, based
on 183 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Its entertainment value may wax and wane a bit, but Moon
Knight ultimately settles into a mostly enjoyable—and refreshingly weird—spot in the MCU firmament."[119] Metacritic, which
uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[120]
Matt Webb Mitovich at TVLine gave the series' first four episodes an "A−", saying it "subvert[s] and perhaps wildly exceed[s]
any tempered expectations", enjoying the unpredicatability the series brought compared to Marvel Studios' other Disney+
series centered on established characters. Mitovich also praised the visuals of Moon Knight and the acting, particularly that
from Isaac.[25] Variety's Daniel D'Addario believe there was a "freshness" to Moon Knight that helped overcome the
overwhelming feeling some of the MCU induces, with a series that would be "enticing even for those outside the fandom".
Praise went to Isaac and Hawke's acting and to Marvel Studios for expanding outside their normal conventions, though
D'Addario noted the series "drags a bit" through the middle part of the story, while receiving "a much-need kickstart" at the
end of the fourth episode.[121] Giving the first four episodes of the series four out of five stars, James Dyer wrote in his review
for Empire that Moon Knight was "a boldly bonkers affair that manages to capture the same giddy joy imbued
in Hawkeye and Loki", delivering "something that feels genuinely different from any corner of the MCU yet explored". He
added, however, that "the larger narrative is at times less compelling than the quirky character work".[122]
Daniel Fienberg was more critical of the series, thinking the series was "more successful as an Oscar Isaac acting exercise
than a superhero thrill-ride". Fienberg was frustrated by the lack of Moon Knight and clarity to his skill set and stated the
series "feels intended less as a TV show and more as an explanation for why viewers would want to watch the character
eventually" join up with other MCU characters. He did appreciate Diab's culturally-appropriate depictions of Egypt.[123] Rolling
Stone's Alan Sepinwall gave the series 3 out of 5 stars, enjoying Isaac's performance as both Grant and Spector, but feeling
there was "precious little to feel excited about" in the series beyond that. Though Sepinwall became more engaged by the
conclusion of the fourth episode since the story pivots "more into the darkness inherent in the character", he did not have
high hopes for the series conclusion given past MCU Disney+ series faltered in their finales and the character's history of
"being more exciting in theory than reality".[62]

Documentary special
Main article: Marvel Studios: Assembled

In February 2021, the documentary series Marvel Studios: Assembled was announced.[124] The special on this
series, Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight, will be released on Disney+ on May 11, 2022.[125]

Future
In November 2019, Feige stated that after introducing Moon Knight in the series, the character would cross over to the MCU
films.[126] Diab stated in March 2022 that he felt the character would be part of the MCU for the next ten years, and expressed
his hope that Moon Knight would eventually get his own feature film.[56] At the time of the series' premiere, Isaac had not
signed on to return as the character in future projects.[10] Diab hoped a potential second season would be able to film in
Egypt.[17]