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After revolutionizing the silver screen with its multiple universes, the MCU has taken over the small screens as well. With a range of superhero series hitting the OTT platforms, the MCU is catering to the fans’ demand. The superhero verse’s upcoming miniseriesEchohas gathered much attention from the fanatics. The show which is scheduled to release early next year has already been branded as MCU’s most violent work by sources.
Centered around a Native American character, Maya Lopez, and her superhero alias Echo, she first featured in the MCU in the Disney Plus series,Hawkeyein 2021. Given its popularity, Echo was given her very own spinoff miniseriesEcho,to be released in 2024. The cast also includes English actor Charlie Cox, known for his work as MCU’sDaredevil, and his TV series based on the same name. As a result, comparisons have come afloat between the two superheroes.
Also read:“This isn’t PG-13”: Daredevil Returns, Disturbing Kingpin Moments From Echo’s New Trailer Has Marvel Fans Hyped For Upcoming Show
Echo vs. Daredevil
With an 8.6IMDbrating, the Netflix series is a must-watch for all MCU fans. The storyline revolves around Matt Murdock a.k.a Daredevil played byCharlie Cox. He is a blind lawyer by the day, and a vigilante of New York City by night, taking on the worst of wrong-doers as the Daredevil.
On the other hand,Echofollows the narrative of a ruthless deaf athlete and a gifted fighter in NYC. Starred by Native American actressAlaqua Cox,Echohas already built a reputation for being extra brutal. As per a post on Twitter quoting Empire Magazine,
“A lot of heads get cracked onto a lot of surfaces in Echo. It’s been a shaky year for Marel Studios, but as 2024 kicks off, so too does this ultra-violent revenge drama- on every level. It looks to be the MCU’s freshest- and most certainly bloodiest- bit of work in a long while.”
Echo is being described as an “ultra-violent revenge drama” and being the bloodiest project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
(via:@empiremagazine)pic.twitter.com/TM0zTcuJ8A
— Daredevil Updates (@DDevilUpdates)June 20, 2025
Having stated the grim setting of the MCU series, it is deriving comparisons with 2015’sDaredevilstarred by not Alaqua, but Charlie Cox. Since Echo makes appearances in the Daredevil comic books, as the Kingpin’s adoptive daughter, it is expected that fans might witness Charlie Cox’s cameo in the upcoming series.
Fans anticipate Echo’s dominance
As much as the media, the fans are awaiting Maya Lopez’s story to unfold, as many claimed it was one of the interesting characters fromHawkeyein the comments. While others expected an appearance from Matt Murdock in the series. Some fans hinted thatDaredevil: Born Againshall be more gory thanEcho.
Here are some of the reactions:
So excited for this show and to see the darker side of the#MCU. Echo was one of the more interesting parts of Hawkeye and so excited to see where her story goes.
— Josh Zeitler (@joshzeitler)June 25, 2025
That is, until Daredevil Born Again comes around, right?
— friendly neighbour (@spiderypiratey)July 17, 2025
They better do my guy Matt Murdok & dial in the old netflex justice we had before
— Canadian Honest Truth (@ReneLidguerre)June 17, 2025
I’m very hyped for this. Really hope it is good.
— Marcelo (@mvstheworld)June 09, 2025
Also read:Marvel’s Echo Set to Get Dangerous New Ability in Upcoming Series That Imitates Daredevil’s Most Ruthless Nemesis Amid Series Getting Batgirl Treatment Rumor
Apart from all the buzz about its violent and gritty storyline, the director is also keen on the cultural representation of the lead character and her Native American tribe.
Echo holds cultural significance for Native Americans
Echodirector Sydney Freeland, a Navajo filmmaker claimed that accuracy in the representation of Native Americans, specifically, the Choctaw tribe was crucial forEcho.As per Empire Magazine, Freeland noted,
“Representation was extremely important to myself and to everyone on the crew. My production designer had to see it through his eyes. My first AD had to see it through his eyes.”
Maya is portrayed as a Choctaw character on-screen, whereas in the comic books, she is from the Blackfeet tribe. Moreover,Echostrives to explore Maya’s character and her backstory with the Kingpin. Hence, the superhero is set to return as ruthless and brutal as ever.Echowill be released on August 10, 2025, and MCU fans are thrilled.
Also read:“They gonna make her win”: Fans Cry M-She-U, Claim Marvel Will Make Charlie Cox Lose in Rumored Echo vs Daredevil Fight in Upcoming Series
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