Echo TV Series Details:
Based on | Marvel Comics |
Country | United States |
Languages | English American Sign Language Choctaw |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Crime, Superhero |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 5 |
Release date | January 9, 2024 |
Running time | 37–51 min |
Starring | Alaqua Cox Chaske Spencer Tantoo Cardinal Charlie Cox Devery Jacobs Zahn McClarnon Cody Lightning |
Directed by | Sydney Freeland Catriona McKenzie |
Written by | Marion Dayre Joshua Feldman Jason Gavin Steven Paul Judd Ken Kristensen David Mack Ellen Morton Joe Quesada Amy Rardin Rebecca Roanhorse Shoshannah Stern Chantelle Wells Bobby Wilson |
Executive producers | Kevin Feige Stephen Broussard Louis D’Esposito Brad Winderbaum Victoria Alonso Richie Palmer Marion Dayre Jason Gavin Sydney Freeland |
Cinematography by | Kira Kelly Magdalena Gorka |
Edited by | Chris McCaleb Joel Pashby Amelia Allwarden Shelby Hall Tania Goding |
Music by | Dave Porter |
Production location | Atlanta metropolitan area |
Production Companies | Marvel Studios |
Distributor | Disney+ Hulu |
Echo TV Series Cast & Character:
- Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez / Echo: A deaf Native American Choctaw and the former leader of the Tracksuit Mafia, a criminal gang working for Wilson Fisk.
- Chaske Spencer as Henry “Black Crow” Lopez: Maya’s uncle and William’s brother, who owns a local roller-skating rink and is still connected to Fisk’s criminal empire.
- Tantoo Cardinal as Chula: Maya’s estranged grandmother.
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil: A blind lawyer from Hell’s Kitchen who leads a double life as a masked vigilante.
- Zahn McClarnon as William Lopez: Maya’s deceased father and a former commander of the Tracksuit Mafia.
- Devery Jacobs as Bonnie: A “resilient and strong willed” person who is a child of deaf adults (CODA), Maya’s estranged cousin, and an EMT.
- Cody Lightning as Biscuits: Maya’s “well-meaning” cousin, who is “fun-loving and good natured”.
- Graham Greene as Skully: A grandfather-figure to Maya, who owns the town pawn shop.
- Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin: A crime lord in New York who is Maya’s adoptive uncle and the man responsible for her father’s deat
- Katarina Ziervogel as Taloa, Maya’s mother.
Storyline:
The origin story of Echo revisits Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.
About Echo TV Series:
Echo is an American superhero crime action-adventure television miniseries, based on Marvel Comics. The series stars Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Charlie Cox, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon, Cody Lightning, and Graham Greene.
It is 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 of the series Hawkeye (2021).
Development of the series began in March 2021, when Alaqua Cox was confirmed to be returning and Etan and Emily Cohen were attached as head writers.
Alaqua Cox is the first disabled actress to play a titular leading character in a Marvel Studios production. She was born deaf, just like the character in the original comics, and has a prosthetic leg.
Echo was formally announced in November 2021. Principal photography for the series began on April 21, 2022, at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia as well as throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area, in Atlanta, with Freeland and McKenzie directing.
Echo was released in its entirety simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu on January 9, 2024, consisting of five episodes. It is Marvel Studios’ first television release to debut on Hulu and to receive a TV-MA rating. It is part of Phase Five of the MCU and the first series under the “Marvel Spotlight” banner.
Echo TV Series Episodes List:
Episodes | Title | Original release date |
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1 | “Chafa” | January 9, 2024 |
2 | “Lowak” | January 9, 2024 |
3 | “Tuklo” | January 9, 2024 |
4 | “Taloa” | January 9, 2024 |
5 | “Maya” | January 9, 2024 |