Hey there, folks! Disney+ is all set to drop Echo as the debut series under the cool new Marvel Spotlight banner. And guess what? You don’t need to be a Marvel expert to enjoy this one. Echo is hitting your screens on January 10, 2024, so mark your calendars!
Brad Winderbaum, the head honcho of Marvel streaming, spilled the beans about why they’re putting Echo in the Marvel Spotlight club. This category is all about making sure you can dive into a show without needing a PhD in the MCU. Winderbaum wants Marvel Spotlight to give the MCU a stage to serve up more down-to-earth, character-driven stories, like Echo, which is all about nitty-gritty street-level stuff instead of the big MCU picture. No need to be a Marvel encyclopedia to follow Maya’s story. It’s like reading a Ghost Rider comic without needing a crash course on the Avengers or Fantastic Four.
What’s really interesting is that Echo is breaking ground as the first show in the Marvel Spotlight category, even though it’s a spin-off of Hawkeye, where Echo made her Marvel debut. Marvel’s got your back; they’re making sure Echo will catch you up on everything you need to know during its five-episode run.
Oh, and by the way, Marvel Spotlight isn’t just a catchy name. It’s actually a nod to a vintage Marvel Comics comic book series that ran from 1971 to 1977. Those comics were like Marvel’s testing ground, where they introduced new characters and ideas without going all-in, just in case things didn’t pan out. Cool, right?
