ECHO: Runtime For First Two Episodes Revealed As Director Teases A Very Different Type Of MCU Story

ECHO: Runtime For First Two Episodes Revealed As Director Teases A Very Different Type Of MCU Story

We have news about the runtime for Echo's first two episodes, while the show's director, Sydney Freeland, has talked more about exploring the MCU's past and putting the spotlight on Wilson Fisk/Kingpin...

By JoshWilding - Nov 04, 2023 07:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Echo
Source: Marvel.com

Marvel Studios released the first trailer and poster for Echo yesterday, and have since confirmed the TV-MA series will fall under a "Marvel Spotlight" banner. It's all part of an effort to tell different types of stories and ones which don't necessarily have connective tissue to other movies and TV shows. 

It does appear Echo will lead into Daredevil: Born Again, but beyond that, we're expecting a largely standalone tale. 

Talking to Marvel.com, executive producer and director Sydney Freeland talked about exploring Maya Lopez's past after her debut in Hawkeye and the fact fans can expect a deep dive into the MCU's past. 

"We're going to delve further into the drama of this family and how they've all dealt with [situations] over the past 20 years," the filmmaker teases. "We have this sort of two-pronged approach, there's this family drama sort of driving everything. But then there's this undercurrent of this fantastical side, which is that we are going to be visiting Maya's matrilineal ancestors, going quite a bit backward in time."

"Those two things, this family drama and these ancestral stories that we're going to see, are going to come head-to-head."

The family member many of you will be most excited to see, of course, is Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. the Kingpin of Crime. Maya shot him in the head in Hawkeye, though this sneak peek confirms he survived (whether his eye did is another matter). 

Talking about the unfinished business between the two, Freeland said, "It's one of the core relationships in the entire series, the relationship between Kingpin and Maya, and we'll come to sort of find out that he’s become a kind of surrogate father to her."

"[The creative team] always talks about in the room how Kingpin's superpower isn't a strength. It's his intellect, and it's his ability to psychologically manipulate people."

The runtime for Echo's first two instalments has also been released, and it appears these will be full-length 40+ minute episodes. With all five set to drop in one go, you might want to consider taking the day off if you plan on watching them in a single sitting!

The five-episode streaming event spotlights Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk's (Vincent D'Onofrio) criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy.

Echo also stars Chaske Spencer (Wild IndianThe English), Graham Greene (1883Goliath), Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower MoonStumptown), Devery Jacobs (FX's Reservation DogsAmerican Gods), Zahn McClarnon (Dark Winds, FX's Reservation Dogs), Cody Lightning (Hey, Viktor!Four Sheets to the Wind) and Vincent D’Onofrio (HawkeyeGodfather of Harlem).

The series is directed by Sydney Freeland (Navajo) and Catriona McKenzie (Gunaikurnai).

All five episodes of Echo will premiere on Disney+ and Hulu on January 10.

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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/4/2023, 7:30 AM
This project has the potential to be MCU's Andor: Something that almost noone had any expectations for, but might end up pleasantly surprising almost everyone.
Madman
Madman - 11/4/2023, 7:36 AM
@DrReedRichards - We had no expectations for Andor?? I remember having somewhat high expectations, Gilroy gave us my favorite Star Wars film.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 11/4/2023, 7:47 AM
@Madman -

Can't speak for anyone individually, but I do recall the general consensus having set a low bar, especially after The Book OF Bobba Fett.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/4/2023, 8:28 AM
@DrReedRichards - I don't remember anything pre-Andor, whether that was people having zero, low or high expectations.

But I guess the comparison to Echo still stands. This has a shot at being surpisingly good and different from what we've seen before.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/4/2023, 9:41 AM
@DrReedRichards - that would be me..... i LOVE Andor and hoping youre right about this show
AllsGood
AllsGood - 11/4/2023, 7:30 AM
The Far From Dead Marvel Studios Echo Trailer was great looking.

JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 11/4/2023, 8:00 AM
@AllsGood - It looks like their TV game might bump it back up a notch at least.
Origame
Origame - 11/4/2023, 11:40 AM
@AllsGood - yes, because it's clearly so far from dead. You can tell with all the times you bring up its far from dead out of nowhere.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/4/2023, 11:41 AM
@AllsGood -
AllsGood
AllsGood - 11/4/2023, 1:00 PM
@bobevanz - The growing apathy towards the MCU and its Multiverse Saga extends to the small screen after ‘Loki’ viewership plummets by an alarming 40%.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has found itself caught in such a funk that not even its acclaimed projects have been able to shake off the ever-growing sense of apathy, with Loki season 2’s debut on the Nielsen streaming ratings coming with a very noticeable caveat.

While there have obviously been exceptions to the rule since the Multiverse Saga began, they’re becoming fewer and further between. Things have gotten so dicey that The Marvels is by no means guaranteed to succeed to the expected levels at the box office, and Tom Hiddleston’s enduringly beloved trickster is far from immune, either.

READ HERE!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/the-growing-apathy-towards-the-mcu-and-its-multiverse-saga-extends-to-the-small-screen-after-loki-viewership-plummets-by-an-alarming-40/ar-AA1jjL2H?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=8bd02ae26a884fff8b57dc7efc573717&ei=26
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 11/4/2023, 8:00 AM
*Including 40 minutes of credits.
cubichy
cubichy - 11/4/2023, 8:25 AM
Great news, better tv shows and what a concept, grounded. Love it, except I don't care at all about echo, she is barely a tertiary character and show will tank, why, cause no.one knows her or cares. It's a story about a bridge 🌉 to knowwhere. Marvel needs to bring back the original avengers and the new stories should all be grounded and revolved around them. So many stories to tell, so many better characters, why a no body like echo or Agatha, have to jettison these. Marvels will tank big, like 45 million, cause the story doesn't connect to original avengers and cap marvel herself is a secondary character. Anyway, point is mcu needs to understand their IP and what fans want and they need to follow canon. I will skip both, have zero interest.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/4/2023, 8:41 AM
@cubichy - they need to follow canon to what? It's its own thing and canonically half those Avengers are dead or retired.
Just say you don't like new things.
Punisher is technically a nobody to the greater MCU but we wouldn't dismiss a show for him because he's known.
It just boils down to the familiar and the unknown.
cubichy
cubichy - 11/4/2023, 9:13 AM
@Slotherin - they are comic book characters, bring back tony stark, cap, natasha,easy. Punisher is awsome, second season of daredevil was the best Punisher. Canon is following the comics and staying true to character. Why are we here, its not just me, mcu Is tanking on its own. Because no one cares about the characters available on their own. Bring back the original avengers.
Origame
Origame - 11/4/2023, 11:43 AM
@cubichy - even they seem to have like no faith in this. This is their first series to drop all it's episodes all at once (which is weird when you'd think they'd want to stretch it out over weekly drops to keep people subscribed) and they're giving her a bunch of native American ancestral powers she never had in the comics just to make it interesting.
cubichy
cubichy - 11/4/2023, 1:21 PM
@Origame - agreed, dogshit. Will also be available on hulu, a first. Tank and dogshit.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/4/2023, 3:02 PM
@Origame - it would be premature to bring in Phoenix Force so soon to be fair.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/4/2023, 3:05 PM
@cubichy - I'm good with the dead staying dead.
There's literally no reason this can't be on par with things like Netflix Marvel but you're prejudging heavily and subscribing now to hating on it before giving a genuine chance
Origame
Origame - 11/4/2023, 4:34 PM
@Slotherin - I mean, really don't see why that's their only option. She's basically daredevil in terms of abilities. And they didn't need to bs powers for him.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/4/2023, 5:01 PM
@Origame - I don't feel like it was either but I'm saying that as far as bringing her closer to how she was when she had the Phoenix Force it makes sense to steer away from using it just yet.
Origame
Origame - 11/4/2023, 5:41 PM
@Slotherin - but that's so random. You can say that about most marvel characters.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/4/2023, 6:12 PM
@Origame - wait, what is it you think I'm saying?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/4/2023, 8:26 AM
I don't mind these shorter shows. Same with Secret Invasion. If there isn't more story to tell, then putting in more stuff than needed only is gonna make it feel bloated.

Anyway, I'm guessing it won't take long to watch the whole show (three hours maybe?). Guess this Spotlight banner is an excuse to just drop it all at once.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 11/4/2023, 8:42 AM
Trailer looks VERY VERY cool. I knew this has the potential to be quite special... let's see. Actually might do some good to drop all episodes at once. Bring it on.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/4/2023, 8:45 AM
I'm actually really glad they're taking their shot at unexplored characters and side stories/characters.

Not everything needs to push a world ending threat or the bigger picture.

We're getting truly street level heroes and that's exciting to me.

Honestly I was hoping Moon Knight would be that more than it was.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/4/2023, 8:47 AM
Yeah good trailer but not expecting much from it.
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 11/4/2023, 9:11 AM
@marvel72 - A lot of the trailers of Marvel shows usually look decent, but when the rubber hits the road it’s super mediocre. I’m thinking of Secret Invasion and FATWS off the top of my head.

But I’m thinking they want to build this up as a sort of prequel to the DD show, so I’m in. Just going in with very low expectations.
mountainman
mountainman - 11/4/2023, 10:41 AM
@marvel72 - It’s always safe for us to go into things with low expectations. Who knows, maybe this will impress? Or maybe it’ll be bad. We won’t know until it’s out.

The character was not interesting to me in comics or in Hawkeye. But the trailer was good. A good trailer doesn’t necessarily indicate a good show. I guess we will find out.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/4/2023, 11:20 AM
Hate how we finally got Kingpin and he loses an eye. Getting beat by kate bishop wasnt enough he had to get shot in the eye by another chick, bro got raped in his first mcu appearance
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