Echo is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Marion Dayre for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the tenth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and is a spin-off from the series Hawkeye (2021). It sees Maya Lopez return to her hometown where she must come to terms with her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace her family and community. Dayre serves as head writer for the series with Sydney Freeland leading the directing team. The series is also produced by 20th Television.
Alaqua Cox reprises her role as Maya Lopez / Echo from Hawkeye, with Vincent D'Onofrio, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Cody Lightning, Charlie Cox, Devery Jacobs, and Zahn McClarnon also starring. Development of the spin-off began by March 2021, with Etan and Emily Cohen attached as head writers, and Alaqua Cox confirmed to be returning. The series was formally announced in November 2021, when Dayre was revealed to be serving as head writer, with Freeland set to direct by March 2022. Filming occurred from late April to late August 2022, taking place in the Atlanta metropolitan area including Atlanta, Peachtree City, Social Circle, and Grantville, Georgia. In May, Marvel revealed further cast members and that Catriona McKenzie would also direct for the series.
Echo is scheduled to be released in its entirety simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu on January 10, 2024, and will consist of five episodes, being Marvel Studios' first television release to debut on Hulu and to receive a TV-MA rating. It will be part of Phase Five of the MCU and the first series under the "Marvel Spotlight" banner.
Cast and characters
- Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez / Echo: A deaf Native American Choctaw and the former commander of the Tracksuit Mafia. Director and executive producer Sydney Freeland said that Lopez will not have the ability to perfectly copy another person's movements from the comics, saying, "it's kind of lame".
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin:
A crime lord in New York who is Lopez's adoptive uncle and the man responsible for her father's death. After he was shot by Lopez during the events of Hawkeye (2021), Fisk begins to wear an eyepatch on one eye; an homage to the comics where he was blinded in both eyes. - Chaske Spencer as Henry
- Tantoo Cardinal as Chula
- Graham Greene as Skully
- Cody Lightning as Cousin Biscuits
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil: A blind lawyer from Hell's Kitchen who leads a double life as a masked vigilante, and is searching for a former ally.
- Devery Jacobs as Bonnie: A "resilient and strong willed" person.
- Zahn McClarnon as William Lopez: Maya's deceased father and a former commander of the Tracksuit Mafia.