Echo (Disney+)

[Nick]

I thought there was a thread on this, but couldn’t find one, surprisingly. Anyway, new news on this show. I really feel like this is going to be a Daredevil adjacent type of show and bringing in these writers feels like Marvel knowing that they need to get these characters right, but theh need to get these characters right… within the confines of the PG-13 MCU.

 

[Viator]

With Moon Knight seeming to push the border really well for how dark a D+ show is, I wonder how far Echo will go.

 

[TheGentTrent]

No surprise here, but...

Spoiler: Casting Spoiler

‘Daredevil’ alums Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio reuniting for ‘Echo’

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio portrayed Matt Murdok-Daredevil and Wilson Fisk-Kingpin, respectively, in the 2015 Netflix series.

nypost.com

 

[Jerroddragon]

Spoiler: casting

This makes sense...and canhelp set up DD along with him hopefully showing up in She hulk as well

 

[Nick]

Rumor is it’s been pushed back towards December 2023…

 

[Jerroddragon]

So we have Antman next.....and honestly no idea which show is next....Secret Invasion?

 

[Nick]

So we have Antman next.....and honestly no idea which show is next....Secret Invasion?

Yeah, Secret Invasion. Possibly in February.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Coming in November and all episodes dropping at once....I wonder why?

Echo Season 1 Will Drop All at Once in November - IGN

Hawkeye spinoff Echo has received a release date - and it'll be the first MCU series to drop a full season at once.

www.ign.com

 

[Nick]

Echo will be a binge watch on November 29. Not sure why they chose to go this route instead of debuting with multiple episodes and then continuing weekly after, but I’ll take it!

Disney+ has binge-dropped many shows over the past few years, but they’ve only been either unscripted shows or scripted shows in second or third seasons and we’re getting cancelled anyway. This is the first Star Wars/Marvel series to see a binge release. Interesting change in strategy from Disney+ here.

 

[TheGentTrent]

I can only assume they have no faith in it and want to get it done and over with to free up resources elsewhere.

 

[Nick]

I can only assume they have no faith in it and want to get it done and over with to free up resources elsewhere.

Another thought I had though is hardly anyone outside if comic book junkies knows about Echo and many who know don’t even care.

They may have faith, but they don’t think it will sustain viewers well for six weeks, whereas if you put together a kickass trailer, hype up Kingpin and Daredevil, then you’ll see a ton of people tune in day one to binge and hopefully get good word of mouth.

They learned from Andor that a good show doesn’t equal good viewership.

 

[Nick]

So supposedly the word is on this show not that it's necessarily bad, but that there's not enough meat in the story to captivate people to stick around for a weekly release.

 

[Jerroddragon]

I hope Echo is the last of the just....fine shows

Also with the writers strike and less content coming this fall, its weird they didn't do a two a week even to pad out the App

 

[Nick]

Echo has moved off of its November 29th date to an undated January 2024 slot. Studios are getting worried about content me thinks so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is no longer a binge.

Marvel Shuffles TV Calendar with New Dates for ‘Agatha,’ ‘Echo,’ X-Men ’97’ (Exclusive)

'What If...?' is also getting a new date.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Jerroddragon]

Trailer looks good....I know rumors are the its not a good show....and we will find out soon

 

[Crypt Keeper]

meh

 

[Nick]

Trailer looks good....I know rumors are the its not a good show....and we will find out soon

I don’t think there’s really any solid rumors about quality. A lot of people jumped to that conclusion when it was still going to be a binge drop. Also, they didn’t make Echo an interesting enough character in Hawkeye for most people to care about a show.

Interesting that this will stream on Hulu as well. At least they’re well aware that this show is gonna need all of the advertising it can possibly get so Hulu can only help.

 

[Nick]

Watched the trailer back. First of all, this looks great. Reminds me of Netflix's Daredevil and The Punisher in tone. Also, totally missed this is going to be rated TV-MA. That tells me that they knew the assignment when telling a story involving Wilson Fisk and gives me hope for the Daredevil series now that it's essentially being reset.

 

[Nick]

Echo is the first MCU project under the new “Marvel Spotlight” brand, requiring no prior MCU knowledge without feeling lost.

Marvel’s new Spotlight branding will help you cut through the MCU’s noise

Marvel’s Echo will be part of the Spotlight brand that helps you know which spinoffs are crucial to understanding the MCU.

www.theverge.com

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Echo is the first MCU project under the new “Marvel Spotlight” brand, requiring no prior MCU knowledge without feeling lost.

https://x.com/ign/status/1721331838935806306?s=46&t=arSS04Ehrs-RXFeXqPYiIg

Cool. But how would I know that as the general audience unless I was someone who read Hollywood Reporter press releases?