Marvel’s Echo season 2 launch, cast plans, and what we know so far

Echo season 1 ends with a bang, with Echo (Alaqua Cox) going up towards Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) once more after confronting him in Hawkeye. Along the way in which, she reconnected along with her roots, her household, and her sense of self, placing her on the monitor to changing into a hero.

It’s sufficient to make you surprise the place Echo may present up subsequent. So far, Echo has solely appeared in Hawkeye and Echo, however with the MCU branching farther than ever, it looks as if there are numerous locations a hothead superhero may pop up — together with, probably, a second season of her personal present?

Here’s every part we know about Marvel’s future plans for Echo and Echo:

Is there going to be an Echo season 2?

As of this writing, Disney hasn’t confirmed if there will probably be a season 2 of Echo. For now, the present is being billed as a miniseries, similar to Hawkeye earlier than it. But that doesn’t essentially imply that the present gained’t be coming again.

When will Echo present up subsequent within the MCU?

So far, neither Alaqua Cox nor Echo have been confirmed to point out up anyplace else within the MCU. But there’s a Daredevil present within the works (and within the reworks) that looks as if a possibility for her; in spite of everything, they’d a reasonably nice battle in Echo.

And if Hawkeye is any indication, this doesn’t need to be the tip for Cox’s Maya Lopez. Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop confirmed up in a teaser scene on the finish of The Marvels as Hawkeye’s inheritor obvious, which means Echo may discover an identical slot someplace within the MCU. (Even if, for now, it’s nonetheless unclear what Kate will probably be doing as a part of Kamala’s group.)

When may Echo season 2 debut on Disney Plus (or Hulu)?

If there’s an Echo season 2, it could be some time earlier than it truly comes out. Echo was first introduced in November 2021, proper after Cox confirmed up as Echo in Hawkeye. With the present solely getting launched some two years later, the earliest we’re more likely to see Echo season 2 can be 2026.

What does this imply for the Marvel Spotlight?

Echo was a novel launch for Marvel, not simply because it was the primary one to drop on Hulu (and in full) as a substitute of Disney Plus. It was additionally the primary entry within the new Marvel Spotlight umbrella, one thing Echo producer Richie Palmer says Echo was the suitable present on the proper time to be.

“I think it was us saying, You know what? Echo wants to be its own thing. So let’s allow it to be,” Palmer tells Polygon. “We wanted to figure out, when we were bringing Maya Lopez to life, how do we honor that aspect of the comics? How do we keep it dark and gritty and separated from everything else that was going on?”

“And then Kevin [Feige] came in, as we were editing the show, and we were seeing how dark we were pushing it. And he was saying, Don’t hold back on the violence, don’t hold back on the grit and this grounded tone, it’s what’s making this show so unique and special. So Marvel Spotlight kind of came from Kevin.”

With Spotlight choices being framed as a possibility for extra informal viewing, even sans another MCU data, it’s unclear if exhibits like Echo are being designed (or promised, and even thought of for) a second season.