Marvel’s ‘Echo’ is the first Disney+ series with a TV-MA rating

Marvels Echo is definitely not for kids: it’s the first Disney+ show to earn a TV-MA rating.

The first trailer for Echo was released on Friday, November 3, and the bloody fight scenes hinted that this isn’t exactly family-friendly. The violent teaser then confirmed suspicions when it ended with a title card that read: “Set your Disney+ profile to TV-MA to stream.”

While the now defunct Marvel Television produced several adult superhero series for Netflix that are now available on Disney+, such as Daredevil And The punisher, Echo It’s the first time a show produced specifically for the Mouse House streaming platform has been labeled TV-MA, which stands for content designed for adults.

That’s not the only way Echo is different from other Marvel TV shows. All five episodes of Echo debuts on Wednesday, January 10 and deviates from the weekly format of most Disney+ shows. The drama is also simultaneously streaming on Hulu.

Echo follows Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) after the events of Hawkeye, where she was first introduced. The 2021 show followed Maya as she turned her back on infamous mob boss Kingpin/Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio). She shot Kingpin after learning he was responsible for her father’s death Echo makes it clear that the villain is not dead.

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As Maya tries to escape Kingpin’s criminal empire, she returns to Oklahoma to face the consequences and reconnect with her Native American roots.

“We are going to delve further into the drama of this family and how they all dealt with it [situations] over the past twenty years,” says director Sydney Vrijland told Marvel.com in an interview published Friday.

“We have a two-pronged approach, there is a family drama that drives everything. But then there’s the undercurrent of this fantastic side, which is that we’re going to visit Maya’s matrilineal ancestors, going way back in time,” Freeland added. “These two things, this family drama and these ancestral stories that we’re going to see, are going to go head-to-head.”

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In another first for Marvel, the titular character – who is deaf and an amputee – will be played by an actress who is deaf and has a prosthetic right lower leg.

“I believe kids deserve to see inclusivity and accurate representation,” Cox told The Hollywood Reporter in November 2021. “It will give children from all types of cultures and disabilities the feeling that our dreams can break free from limitations.”