Echo (Disney+/Hulu: 2024)
Stars: Alaqua Cox, Devery Jacobs, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Vincent D’Onofrio, Graham Greene, Cody Lightning, Zahn McClarnon, Charlie Cox
Number of seasons: 1
Echo is the first show under the Marvel Spotlight banner, which promises to focus more on character-driven stories over the larger MCU canon. And to some degree, the five-part series delivers on that front. Sans shifting timelines and alien invasions, Echo is a grounded drama about Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) connecting with her roots. After debuting in Hawkeye, her spinoff dwells on her ancestry, powers, family connections in Oklahoma, and complicated bond with Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio). It’s positively different from recent MCU fare, which automatically grants it some bonus points in our book.
