Echo: Disney+ is breaking new ground with the release of the Hawkeye spin-off

• With “Echo”, the Marvel series “Hawkeye” is getting its own spin-off on Disney+.
• This accompanies the deaf superheroine Maya Lopez.
• With the release of the series, Disney+ is taking a new approach, as it will not appear weekly as usual.

“Echo” changes Disney+’s streaming strategy. It is actually common for the new episodes of a series of the streaming service to be published on a weekly basis. With the release of the “Hawkeye” spin-off, Disney+ is taking a different approach and releasing all episodes in one fell swoop.

The new Marvel series will be released in full on November 29, 2023 and not just 1 to 2 episodes a week as usual. This is intended to encourage viewers to binge-watch. As of October 2023, season 2 of “Loki” will still follow the tried and tested release model.

“Echo” focuses on Maya Lopez, whom we first met in “Hawkeye”. She is a deaf superhero who belongs to the Native Americans. Her ability, similar to Kirby from the famous Nintendo games, is to mimic her opponents’ fighting style. In the Marvel Comics, the heroine later encounters Daredevil, Moon Knight, and the Avengers.

The young superhero is played by Alaqua Cox, who is actually deaf and doesn’t fake her deafness on the show.

Also starring are Zahn McClarnon (“Reservation Dogs”) as William Lopez, Vincent D’Onofrio (“Godfather of Harlem”) as Kingpin, Charlie Cox (“Kin”) as Daredevil, Devery Jacobs (“Reservation Dogs”) as Julie, Chaske Spencer (“Blindspot”), Tantoo Cardinal (“Three Pines”) and Graham Greene (“The Last of Us”).