In three weeks time, Marvel’s Echo series will make its method over to Disney+ and Hulu. The massive hook of the present isn’t simply giving Alaqua Cox’s titular character (and Hawkeye antagonist) a highlight of her personal: not like the opposite Disney+ Marvel exhibits, this one is aiming to be a crunchier, extra violent present much like Daredevil. And whaddya know, it additionally plans to have the actual Daredevil for at the least one struggle scene.
Set someday after Hawkeye, which ended with Echo occurring the run after resigning from being an enforcer for Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio), the present’s latest trailer is clearly evoking the former Netflix series. We obtained necks snapping, splashes of blood, and other people getting the hell overwhelmed out of them—both by Echo’s palms or that of her surrogate daddy. Marvel undoubtedly is aware of who it’s making an attempt to attraction to in calling this the franchise’s “most intense collection but”—hopefully it takes a web page out of Daredevil’s e-book and matches a one-take hallway struggle sooner or later throughout its five-episode run
Echo can even function the launch level for Marvel Studios’ new “Spotlight” banner: for all intents and functions, it’s a solution to justify the present’s particular person TV-MA ranking whereas additionally connecting it to the extra PG-13 antics of the usual MCU. Marvel needs “Highlight” exhibits to have the ability to stand on their very own two toes, and beforehand stated exhibits below this banner may have “street-level stakes” and be character-driven, all however confirming Daredevil: Born Again will wind up right here as properly.
All 5 episodes of Echo will drop on Disney+ and Hulu on January 9, with the particular time date of 6 PM PT. Search for io9’s ideas on the present nearer to its launch.
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