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Fans of Daredevil have been excitedly anticipating Echo’s confrontation between their titular hero and Maya Lopez against the Kingpin. According to fresh information, Daredevil’s role in the Marvel Spotlight series may be smaller than most people had anticipated.
Due to Maya Lopez’s early appearance in Daredevil comics and her tight relationship with both the character and their common enemy, Kingpin, Echo has always been seen as distinct from the superhero from infancy. Due to this, a lot of people assumed Daredevil would play a significant part in the Marvel Spotlight series. Nevertheless, it appears that Daredevil will play a minor part in the program, primarily establishing Kingpin’s presence in the MCU while the major focus will be on the show’s title hero:
This should go without saying, but do NOT expect to see a lot of Daredevil in ‘ECHO’.
— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) November 4, 2023
Daredevil’s role is nothing more than a cameo to show him and Kingpin were active in the background of the MCU. Make no mistake, this is Maya’s show. https://t.co/2HGzXgUi8B pic.twitter.com/98k3konOmZ
It’s unfortunate that we won’t be seeing a lot of Daredevil anytime soon, but it’s encouraging that Echo will be a Marvel Spotlight series and not try to rely too heavily on ties to the larger MCU. And now that Maya Lopez is up against Kingpin by herself, the stakes are higher than ever.
Where Echo lies within the MCU
With its simultaneous release of all episodes, Echo is scheduled to premiere on Disney Plus early in 2024. With all of the episodes dropping on the same day, this makes it the first MCU project on Disney Plus to adopt the Netflix binge format.
Alaqua Cox’s Hawkeye spinoff series is one of two live-action spinoffs from prior shows, along with Agatha: Coven of Chaos, a WandaVision offshoot. It will be the tenth overall original Marvel Studios series for Disney Plus.
Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Stephen Broussard, Richie Palmer, Marion Dayre, and Jason Gavin are the executive producers of Echo. Amy Rardin, Sydney Freeland, Christina King, and Jennifer Booth are the co-executive producers.
