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Marvel's 'Echo' to Feature Return of Kingpin, Breaks New Ground for Representation

The series, directed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland, will be Marvel Studios’ first with a TV-MA rating and will be released under the new Marvel Spotlight banner.

  • Vincent D’Onofrio will reprise his role as Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, in the upcoming Marvel series 'Echo'.
  • 'Echo' follows Maya Lopez, a young Choctaw woman who turns against her former crime boss, Kingpin, and returns to her hometown in Oklahoma.
  • The series is Marvel Studios’ first with a TV-MA rating and will be released under the new Marvel Spotlight banner, signifying projects with more self-contained, character-driven street-level stakes.
  • Sydney Freeland, a Navajo filmmaker, serves as an executive producer and a director on the series, marking the first time she has been able to bring together her love for comics and her Indigenous culture.
  • The series also marks a milestone for representation, with Deaf actors portraying Deaf characters and the inclusion of Deaf writers and consultants behind the scenes.
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