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AMC Networks has revealed a teaser trailer and first-look images from the highly-anticipated upcoming season of its hit noir drama, Dark Winds, which will return with all new episodes exclusively on AMC and AMC+ on Sunday, March 9 at 9pm Et/Pt. The first two seasons of the critically lauded series both have perfect 100-point scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Dark Winds stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison. Ahead of the Season 3 premiere, viewers can catch up on the captivating first two seasons of Dark Winds on AMC+ and via the AMC Collection on Netflix.

The expanded third season, featuring eight episodes, picks up six months after the events of Season 2 and follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon) and Jim Chee (Gordon) as they investigate the disappearance of two boys, with only an abandoned bicycle and blood-stained patch of ground left in their wake. Meanwhile, Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) attempts...

AMC’s released an early teaser for season three of the critically acclaimed drama Dark Winds, along with the first three photos from the upcoming season. “We all have a line that runs down the middle of our heart,” says Leaphorn in the short promo video. “That line separates monsters from men, and I’m afraid I have crossed that line.”

The network’s first season three video confirms a Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9pm Et/Pt premiere date.

Zahn McClarnon (The Son) and Kiowa Gordon return to lead the cast as Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth) reprises her role as Bernadette Manuelito and Deanna Allison (Accused) returns as Emma Leaphorn. A. Martinez (Longmire) is also back in the guest starring role of Scarborough Police Department Acting Chief Gordo Sena.

“The expanded third season, featuring eight episodes, picks up six months after the events of season two and follows Lt.

AMC’s Dark Winds might be the best show you’ve never heard of.

Thankfully, its status as a chronically underrated cult gem hasn’t prevented it from being renewed.

The third season of Dark Winds is set to hit AMC and AMC+ on March 9.

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And the network is whetting our appetites with a trailer that fully embraces the noirish nightmare vibes that made the first two seasons so memorable.

Based on the beloved book series by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds has beefed up its cast for its third outing.

TV veterans Jenna Elfman and Bruce Greenwood have signed on as series regulars.

The show also boasts a star-studded roster of executive producers that includes Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin.

The first two seasons of Dark Winds consisted of six tightly plotted episodes.

The show’s episode order has now been expanded, which is perhaps a...

AMC and AMC+‘s acclaimed original series Dark Winds is gearing up for Season 3, and while fans await the show’s return, we’re taking a look at everything we know so far. With the show’s recent arrival on Netflix, Seasons 1 and 2 are more accessible than ever, and luckily even more action is on the way for Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), as their story continues in 1970s Navajo Nation. Below, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the forthcoming chapter. When Is Dark Winds Season 3 Filming? Michael Moriatis/AMC Production for Season 3 of Dark Winds began in April 2024 and is still ongoing, according to the New Mexico Film Office, which lists the shoot as still active. AMC teased the show’s progress with a clapperboard photo back in April and has since shared a behind-the-scenes video with star...

It’s a very big day for Dark Winds fans.

We now have a premiere date — Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9/8c — for the acclaimed AMC drama’s third season, which we now know will span eight episodes (as opposed to the usual six).

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What’s more, you can check out the first Season 3 photos (below), as well as...

Netflix has released the trailer for its comedy series “A Man on the Inside.” The series stars “The Good Place” actor Ted Danson and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” alum Mary Elizabeth Ellis as a father- daughter duo. The series was created by Mike Schur and is based on the 2020 documentary feature “The Mole Agent,” which was nominated for an Oscar. The series premieres on Nov. 21.

The eight-episode series follows a retired professor (Danson) who decides to move into the Pacific View Retirement Home in San Francisco in order to help a private investigator, Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), find a missing heirloom. He also reconnects with his estranged daughter, Emily (Ellis).

Watch the trailer below.

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HBO has unveiled a series of first look images for Warner Bros. Television’s drama series “It: Welcome to Derry.”

The show, based on the original novel “It” by Stephen King, is...

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Territory is an Australian neo-Western drama series created by Ben Davies and Timothy Lee. The Netflix series revolves around the world’s largest cattle station, Marriane Station which has been owned for generations by the Lawson family but it becomes subject to takeover by various parties after the Lawson family engages in a succession battle for ownership of the property. Territory stars Anna Torv, Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor, and Sam Corlett. So, if you loved the Western element, engaging family drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Territory here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Yellowstone is a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. The Paramount Network series follows the Dutton family who own the largest ranch in Montana. The plot mostly revolves...

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Dark Winds is a crime thriller series created by Graham Roland. The AMC series is based on a Leaphorn & Chee novel series written by Tony Hillerman. Dark Winds is set in the 1970s Southwest and it follows the story of two Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) as they go up against their dark past and evil forces to maintain peace in their community. So if you loved the dangerous crimes, thrilling mysteries, and compelling lead characters in Dark Winds here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Longmire is a neo-Western crime drama series developed by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin. Based on the Walt Longmire Mysteries book series by author Craig Johnson, the Netflix series follows the story of the sheriff of Absaroka County in Wyoming,...

The AMC show Dark Winds is being exposed to a larger audience thanks to it arriving on Netflix, where you can stream both seasons yet produced right now. The show has both George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford listed as the headlining executive producers, and it is based on books written by the late novelist Tony Hillerman.

The action takes place on the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico in the 1970s. Dark Winds is told mainly from the point of view of a tribal police lieutenant named Joe Leaphorn.

Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin was smart to attach his name to Dark Winds

Crime thrillers are a dime a dozen on television and streaming services, but Dark Winds is unique in many ways. Its locale is definitely not one we often see. It's shot on location in Arizona, New Mexico, and southern Utah. This adds...

Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon are back to lead the cast of Dark Winds Season 2. 

Created by Graham Roland, Dark Winds is a crime thriller series from AMC+ that focuses on Joe Leaphorn as he takes on different cases while unpacking a journey anchored by his heart of darkness. 

The series is based on Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn & Chee novels. Dark Winds Season 2 premiered on AMC+ on July 30, 2023.

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If you've been meaning to watch the George R.R. Martin-executive produced murder mystery with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, now is your chance! The underappreciated AMC series "Dark Winds" is now finding a new audience on Netflix.

"Dark Winds" debuted on the streamer this week as part of a new Netflix deal with prestige cable channel AMC -- one that's also brought critical darlings like historical thriller "The Terror," weird meta-sitcom "Kevin Can F*** Himself," and gorgeous vampire melodrama "Interview with the Vampire" to the platform's new AMC hub. The licensing deal is surely a bid to get more eyes on these great shows, and so far, it's already paying off with several of them. According to viewership data site FlixPatrol, AMC shows like "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" and "Fear the Walking Dead" have already cracked the top 10 most-watched English-language shows for the streamer, with "Dark Winds" beating out...

A new crime drama series called “Dark Winds” has arrived on Netflix, and it is drawing wide acclaim for its authentic portrayal of Native American culture. Based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series, the show follows two Navajo police officers as they investigate a string of murders on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.

Set in the 1970s Southwest, “Dark Winds” immerses viewers in the stark landscape and traditions of the Diné (Navajo) people. Most of the dialogue is spoken in the Navajo language, Diné bizaad. The series also explores Indigenous folklore and spiritual beliefs. At the same time, it tells a compelling crime story with absorbing mystery plots.

Veteran actor Zahn McClarnon stars as Joe Leaphorn, a seasoned detective struggling with personal tragedy. Reviews praise McClarnon’s nuanced performance in the leading role. He brings depth and complexity to the character. Other positive reviews highlight the show’s realistic police...

Netflix has a lot of offerings this month but a huge one is that the streamer will be taking on a score of programs from AMC all releasing on Aug. 19. So which are the best to check out?

For years, AMC has been known for its terrific original series, from Mad Men to Breaking Bad, many of which are Emmy-winning hits. The network runs a nice gamut from drama to more action-oriented and thanks to a new deal with Netflix, nearly a dozen of their shows are hitting the streamer. Some may be good watches if a bit uneven (Mayfair Witches) and others not quite as well known.

However, there are some great shows to check out, and these half-dozen series are all worth checking out to show how this AMC roster on Netflix enhances the streamer.

Interview with the Vampire Photo Credit: Larry Horricks/AMC

Anne Rice’s most...

Summer is here, and if you're anything like me, you're ready for July to be over after the last several weeks of unbearably hot weather. I've already gotten a head start on the spooky season by taking in some summer scares over the past month (check out our picks for the best horror movies streaming right now), with plans to keep barreling ahead until further notice. Luckily, as chance would have it, August's batch of new arrivals on Netflix is packed with either horror titles or horror-adjacent offerings. That includes the multiple AMC shows premiering on the streamer on August 19, not least of all the best vampire series you're not watching. So, should you be so inclined, join me on the dark side as we get our macabre on with stories of blood-suckers, cannibals, killer robots, and the scariest thing of all: a mentally unwell person who really, really wants to be famous.

If you are a Netflix subscriber then you are about to get a lot of prestigious shows coming to you in August 2024. Because of a deal Netflix made with the cable channel AMC Networks, thirteen of their best shows are coming to the biggest streaming service in the world for 12 months. So, after August 19 you will be able to find AMC’s biggest titles on Netflix. To find out which ones check out the list below.

A Discovery of Witches Seasons 1-3

A Discovery of Witches is a British fantasy drama series produced by Bad Wolf and Sky Studios. Based on the All Souls Trilogy by author Deborah Harkness, the Sky One series follows the story of Diana Bishop, a historian and a witch who falls in love with an enigmatic vampire Matthew Clairmont, and together they set out to decipher some manuscripts containing magical secrets. A Discovery of Witches...

Hot on the heels of a celebrated Season 1, with guests including Reservation Dogs star, D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, and Smoke Signals legend, Evan Adams, Joel D. Montgrand’s podcast for Indigenous actors shows no signs of stopping. Actors & Ancestors announces its Season 2 launch with a trailer released for National Indigenous History Month. Montgrand was recently awarded a competitive podcasting grant from the Indigenous Screen Office to support compelling Indigenous-controlled storytelling.

Montgrand is the creator, host, and producer of Actors & Ancestors, a podcast designed to celebrate Indigenous actors, uplift their communities, and help push the industry towards more meaningful representation of Indigenous Peoples beyond Hollywood stereotypes. Montgrand is a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and grew up in Northern Saskatchewan in Treaty 6 and Treaty 10 territories. He has been a guest on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories since 2011, pursuing his acting career.

Montgrand hit more than 12 million TV screens earlier this year in...

In the season finale of In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin, Harry Hamlin invites Zahn McClarnon, known for his role in AMC’s Dark Winds, to join him in the kitchen. The pair prepare an easy fish dish and share stories from their decades-long careers in the entertainment industry. The episode, titled ‘A Meal That’s Hard […]

In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin: ‘A Meal That’s Hard to F Up’ Season Finale...

The love towards westerns is easily understandable: which other genre can give us so many different stories at the same time? There’s always a pride and honor plotline, a romantic story, some family drama, and of course good-old fight scenes in a picturesque landscape.

For many years after the golden era with Wayne and Eastwood the role of an iconic western leading man went to Kevin Costner, especially amid the tremendous success of the Yellowstone series.

But we think it's only fair to mention another brilliant western performance by another A-list actor, Pierce Brosnan. The former James Bond and Mamma Mia star actually made quite an impression as Eli McCullough, the greedy Texas oil tycoon in a western series called The Son.

The Son is a multigenerational epic that tells the story of Eli’s life from his complicated childhood to the times when he becomes a father of the family.

Variety has shared a piece on 2024's streaming titles, confirming Echo is the second most-viewed series on Disney+ this year so far. It's an impressive achievement, particularly as Marvel Studios dropped all five episodes at once, leading to the show being quickly forgotten.

We've seen in recent years that weekly drops are much better for keeping people talking about new titles (which goes against Netflix's once highly successful streaming model of releasing every episode at once).

Rumour has it Echo suffered from quite a few issues behind the scenes, with six instalments becoming five, as a result. That could explain why they hit Disney+ on the same day, though reviews were somewhat positive as is evident from the show's 71% Rotten Tomatoes score.

However, putting this news into context is the fact, "[Percy Jackson and the Olympians] accounts for nearly a quarter of Disney+ original series viewing time so far...

Dark Winds will return to AMC in 2025, and the guest cast for season three has now been revealed. Viewers will see Jenna Elfman, Bruce Greenwood, Raoul Max Trujillo, Tonantzin Carmelo, Alex Meraz, Terry Serpico, Derek Hinkey, Phil Burke, and Christopher Heyerdahl appear in the crime drama.

The Dark Winds series, inspired by the Tony Hillerman novels, stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten. It follows a pair of officers as they investigate crimes on Navajo land. Deanna Allison, Elva Guerra, A Martinez, Joseph Runningfox, Jeri Ryan, and Nicholas Logan also star.

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Filming’s underway on ‘Dark Winds’ season 3 (Photo Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC)

Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead) and Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) will be guest starring on season three of AMC’s Dark Winds, currently filming in New Mexico. Zahn McClarnon (Fargo), Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth) return in starring roles for the new season of the critically acclaimed drama based on Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee book series.

Elfman is playing FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington and Greenwood will play Tom Spenser. Additional season three guest stars include Raoul Max Trujillo (Mayans M.C.) as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo (La Brea) as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz (The Twilight Saga franchise) as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico (Yellowstone) as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, and Derek Hinkey (American Primeval) as Shorty Bowlegs.

Phil Burke (Hell on Wheels...

AMC has announced an extensive guest cast for Dark Winds Season 3, led by Jenna Elfman and Bruce Greewood.

Elfman will play Bi Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Greenwood is set to appear as Tom Spenser. AMC made the announcement during the network’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday, along with the news that Season 3 had begun production in New Mexico.

Also guest starring in Season 3 are Raoul Max Trujillo as Budge, Tonantzin Carmelo as Border Patrol Agent Eleanda Garza, Alex Meraz as Border Patrol Agent Ivan Muños, Terry Serpico as Border Patrol Senior Chief Ed Henry, Derek Hinkey as Shorty Bowlegs, Phil Burke as Michael Halsey, and Christopher Heyerdahl...

Dark Winds has begun production on Season 3, and with that comes a flurry of new castings.

As part of its Upfronts presentation on Wednesday, AMC and AMC+ announced that Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) has been tapped to guest-star on the acclaimed drama as FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington, while Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) will play a character named Tom Spenser.

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“Ark: The Animated Series”, directed by Jay Oliva, is based on Studio Wildcard’s action-adventure video game “Ark: Survival Evolved”, streaming April 19, 2024 on Paramount+:

“…in a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history, 21st century paleontologist ‘Helena Walker’ finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts.

“Now she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time, while trying to uncover the true nature of this strange new world…”

Cast includes Gerard Butler, Russell Crowe, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Karl Urban, Jeffrey Wright, David Tennant, Monica Bellucci, Madeleine Madden, Elliot Page, Deborah Mailman, Zahn McClarnon, Devery Jacobs, Cissy Jones, Malcolm McDowell, Juliet Mills, Ragga Ragnars, Alan Tudyk and Ron Yuan.

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“Ark: The Animated Series”, directed by Jay Oliva, is based on Studio Wildcard’s action-adventure video game “Ark: Survival Evolved”, streaming April 19, 2024 on Paramount+:

“…in a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history, 21st century paleontologist ‘Helena Walker’ finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts.

“Now she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time, while trying to uncover the true nature of this strange new world…”

Cast includes Gerard Butler, Russell Crowe, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Karl Urban, Jeffrey Wright, David Tennant, Monica Bellucci, Madeleine Madden, Elliot Page, Deborah Mailman, Zahn McClarnon, Devery Jacobs, Cissy Jones, Malcolm McDowell, Juliet Mills, Ragga Ragnars, Alan Tudyk and Ron Yuan.

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“House of the Dragon” Releases Dueling Season 2 Trailers

Are you Team Green or Team Black?

HBO has released two new trailers for the upcoming second season of its “Game of Thrones” spinoff series “House of the Dragon.”

The new trailers, which set the series’ return on the cabler and Max late this spring, respectively focus on Princess Rhaenrya Targaryen (played by Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), and their black faction, and on Alicent Hightower’s (Olivia Cooke) green King’s Landing team of Alicent.

The fantasy drama series, based on author George R.R. Martin’s book “Fire & Blood,” details the history of House Targaryen nearly 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones.” Season 1 followed Rhaenyra in her fight to be named the chosen heir of King Viserys I (Patty Considine) and the lead-up to the Dance of the Dragons.

Watch the Official Black Trailer below:

The returning cast includes D’Arcy,...

We’re back in December 2020, and Paramount announces a new dinosaur-themed animated series titled Ark: The Animated Series. The series was announced via a trailer during the 2020 Video Game Awards, also revealing that the series would be featuring a star-filled cast that would include Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Michelle Yeoh, Jeffrey Wright, Zahn McClarnon, Elliot Page, Karl Urban, Malcolm McDowell, Alan Tudyk, Russell Crowe, and Vin Diesel, all of whom will also serve as the executive producers of the series.

The series was based on the Ark: Survival Evolved video game, with the game’s creators Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak serving as the creators of the series as well. In June 2022, as the series entered post-production, it was revealed that both Monica Bellucci and Dee Bradley Baker had joined the series as well, with Gareth Coker as the composer. And that was more or less it for a while.

The animated series based on Studio WildCard’s “Ark: Survival Evolved” video game finally has a platform attached. The first six episodes of Season 1 surprise dropped on Paramount+ on Thursday, with the remaining seven episodes set for a later date.

Spanning eons of human history, “Ark: The Animated Series” follows 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (voiced by Madeleine Madden), who finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts. There, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.

Along with Madden, the voice cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Jeffrey Wright, Elliot Page, Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Zahn McClarnon, Devery Jacobs, Elliot Page, Deborah Mailman, Ragga Ragnars, Malcolm McDowell, Monica Bellucci and Alan Tudyk.

Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak executive produce “Ark: The Animated Series” alongside Marc Diana...

Exclusive: The Sydney Sweeney & Paul Walter Hauser title, Americana, which was one of the prolific acquisition titles from last year’s SXSW, has finally seen its worldwide rights go to Lionsgate.

Why did a movie with big stars and 100% on Rotten Tomatoes take so long to sell? I understand part of the hold-up stems from the pic’s financier, Bron Studios, going into bankruptcy.

The Tony Tost written and directed movie follows local outsiders and outcasts in a small South Dakota town whose lives violently intertwine after a rare artifact falls onto the black market. Americana also stars pop singer Halsey, Eric Dane, Zahn McClarnon, Gavin Maddox Bergman, Simon Rex, Derek Hinkey, Toby Huss, and Harriet Sansom Harris.

Pic is produced by Alex Saks. EPs are Aaron L. Gilbert, Steven Thibault, Alison-Jane Roney, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas, and Jean-Luc de Fanti.

Said Lauren Bixby, SVP, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group,...

Per Variety, Alex Cox is ready to return to the bizarre world of car repossession and extraterrestrials. The outlet reports that the director is set to helm Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer, a long-belated sequel to the 1984 cult classic.

The original movie starred Emilio Estevez as Otto, a young punk who is recruited by a car repossession agency and finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty – and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk. The sequel will pick up “after Otto has boarded his trusty 1967 Chevy Malibu to journey across the infinities of time and space. In that time, he has aged exactly 90 minutes.” As Estevez is naturally a little too old to reprise the role, Kiowa Gordon has stepped in to play Otto in the sequel.

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Take a look at Marvel Studios live-action crime-fighting, superhero TV series "Echo", directed by Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie, showcasing Marvel Comics’ ‘Maya Lopez’, ‘Kingpin’ and ‘Daredevil’, now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu:

"..'Maya Lopez' (Alaqua Cox) is pursued by 'Wilson Fisk' (Vincent D'Onofrio), the head of a criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy..."

Cast also includes Chaske Spencer, Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon and Cody Lightning.

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[This story contains spoilers for Echo.]

No one has a story quite like Echo star Alaqua Cox.

Despite no prior acting experience, Cox, at the encouragement of friends, auditioned on a lark for a coded project that was looking for somebody exactly like her: “an Indigenous deaf woman in their 20s.” Cox then went through a three-month audition process for what would become the supporting role of Maya Lopez on Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye. The brass at Marvel were so impressed by Cox that development of her own spinoff series, Echo, was fast-tracked within a few months of her Hawkeye casting and the beginning of that series’ production.

Cox grew up on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, and just three years after her Marvel casting became public, she’s already seeing the impact that Indigenous representation is having back home.

“I saw a post of an Indigenous girl that wore her hair with pieces of...

Around halfway through the fifth episode of Marvel’s Echo, viewers are dropped into the experience of a Choctaw Nation powwow. It’s a first-of-its-kind moment for the MCU, featuring dancers in regalia singing to the drum-driven music. In a poorly lit nearby barn stands Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, in a face-off alongside the women of her family against a notorious New York crime kingpin, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio).

Director Sydney Freeland pitched the moment to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige by recalling how she grew up reading Marvel Comics and attending powwows.

“I’ve read comic books at powwows, for sure — I’ve probably fallen asleep reading comic books at powwows — but those two things never overlapped,” Freeland tells The Hollywood Reporter. “So to have those things come together, to have Kingpin at a powwow, it is a very surreal experience.”

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has wooed Oscar-winning...

Get ready for gripping action as Disney+ Hotstar brings Marvel Studios’ Original live-action series, ‘Echo’. The series traces Maya Lopez’s escape to her Choctaw Nation roots in Oklahoma after her dramatic introduction in Marvel Studios’ 2021 hit, Hawkeye. It also explores her family and legacy, creating a gritty, self-contained tale of power and revenge as she confronts the perilous world of Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. Directed by Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie, the series sees Alaqua Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio reprise their roles as Maya Lopez and Kingpin, respectively.

Alaqua Cox, who performed every single stunt in the series, earned high praise from stunt coordinator Mark Scizak.

“Alaqua was extremely dedicated in pre-production and came in every day to train and work with us on building the various fights,” he said.

“She’s so tough – I had to pump the brakes sometimes because she never held back. In designing the fights,...

Stars: Alaqua Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Cody Lightning, Zahn McClarnon, Charlie Cox, Devery Jacobs | Created by Marion Dayre

Created by Marion Dayre and currently streaming on Disney+, Echo is the tenth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It centres on Maya Lopez / Echo (Alaqua Cox), the deaf Native American assassin, who was created in 1999 and made her live-action MCU debut in the Hawkeye TV series in 2021.

The pilot episode quickly gets viewers up to speed on Maya’s background and her close connection to crimelord Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio). As the events of Hawkeye showed, Maya was once one of the Kingpin’s deadliest assassins, until she discovered that he was behind the death of her father, William Lopez (Zahn McClarnon), whereupon she shot the Kingpin in the face, leaving him for dead.

The show picks up five months later,...

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The Book of Clarence premiere

Director Jeymes Samuel and producer Jay-Z joined stars Lakeith Stanfield, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Caleb McLaughlin and Rj Cyler at their film’s Los Angeles premiere on Jan. 5.

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Mean Girls premiere

Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the Mean Girls musical movie premiere in NYC on Monday, joining Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels and new stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood and Christopher Briney.

Reneé Rapp, Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan Auli’i Cravalho,...

Get ready for gripping action as Disney+ Hotstar brings Marvel Studios’ Original live-action series, Echo. The series traces Maya Lopez’s escape to her Choctaw Nation roots in Oklahoma after her dramatic introduction in Marvel Studios’ 2021 hit, Hawkeye. It also explores her family and legacy, creating a gritty, self-contained tale of power and revenge as she confronts the perilous world of Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. Directed by Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie, the series will see Alaqua Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio reprise their roles as Maya Lopez and Kingpin, respectively. For the first time ever, all episodes of Marvel Studios’ Echo are currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu.

Kingpin actor Vincent D’Onofrio shares how Echo justifies Maya Lopez’s origin story. “I love that ‘Echo’ is Maya Lopez’s origin story.”

Adding further he said, “You get introduced to this Native American world and it’s intense,...

Before she was cast in Marvel’s 2021 Disney+ series “Hawkeye,” Alaqua Cox had never considered becoming an actor. But then several friends sent her the same flyer looking for Indigenous deaf women in their 20s to try out for a new TV show.

“I said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that,’ and then two other friends sent it to me,” Cox says via an Asl interpreter. “Now a bunch of people have sent it to me, so I thought, ‘I’ll give it a shot.’”

Cox went through a three-month audition process to play Maya Lopez, a tough-as-nails enforcer for crime lord Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), who comes to question her loyalties when she learns Fisk ordered the death of her father, William (Zahn McClarnon). Cox’s performance was so striking, Marvel built a gritty spinoff series around her, “Echo,” with a cast made up almost entirely of Indigenous actors,...

This review contains major spoilers for all five episodes of Echo.

In 2021, Marvel Studios introduced the character of Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) in Hawkeye. Lopez was the complex and violent right hand of New York crime lord Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), but towards the end of that miniseries she came to realize that Fisk was behind the murder of her father, so she cornered him in a back street and shot him in the head.

After so decisively confronting Kingpin and freeing herself from his grip, you might wonder why both Cox and D’Onofrio are back in the five-episode spinoff series, Echo. The answer is that Maya apparently needed to confront Kingpin again and free herself from his grip, but this time in a more unsatisfying way than before. Marvel, I’m losing my mind.

Set a meal or two after the events of Hawkeye, Echo finds Maya returning to her hometown in Oklahoma,...

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The thrilling story of Marvel Studios’ new miniseries Echo will enthrall viewers on Disney+ and Hulu starting on January 9, 2024. One of the rare comic book heroines from Marvel who is disabled is about to leave her imprint on television.

After making her TV series debut in Hawkeye (2021), David Mack and Joe Quesada’s character Echo (Maya Lopez) will feature in her upcoming spin-off series, Echo (2024).

In the Disney+ series, Alaqua Cox will portray the first deaf Native American character in Marvel’s mythology. Marion Dayre tells the story of Maya Lopez, better known as Echo, in her brand-new television miniseries about her birth.

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After a very memorable supporting role in Hawkeye. Echo is back with her very own original series that will be MCU’s first TV-ma-rated series. Starring Alaqua Cox in the lead of Maya Lopez aka Echo, the Disney+ series follows the story of Echo after the events of Hawkeye as she runs to her hometown after trying to kill the Kingpin. Still the crime that she commited in her past catch up to her while the mystery behind her ancestors slowly reveals itself. Echo also stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Devery Jacobs, Chaske Spencer, Zahn McClarnon, Cody Lightning, and Graham Greene. So, if you loved the MCU’s latest superhero series here are some similar shows you might find entertaining to watch.

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Hawkeye has to be one of the most underrated Marvel series that starred an Avenger in the lead role. Hawkeye also first introduced the character of Echo in the MCU,...

Get ready for gripping action as Disney+ Hotstar brings Marvel Studios’ Original live-action series, ‘Echo’. The series traces Maya Lopez’s escape to her Choctaw Nation roots in Oklahoma after her dramatic introduction in Marvel Studios’ 2021 hit, ‘Hawkeye’. It also explores her family and legacy, creating a gritty, self-contained tale of power and revenge as she confronts the perilous world of Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire.

Directed by Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie, the series will see Alaqua Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio reprise their roles as Maya Lopez and Kingpin, respectively. For the first time ever, all episodes of Marvel Studios’ Echo will stream on Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu, on January 10.

The show’s trailer has already hinted at Echo being an action-filled journey and created a stir among fans. Alaqua Cox who has meticulously enacted every single action choreography, shares her experience of preparing for them.

(The following contains Major spoilers from Episode 1 of Disney+’s Echo. Proceed accordingly.)

Few can say they’ve gone the distance with the Devil, and Echo’s Maya Lopez (played by Alaqua Cox) is one of them.

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In the Disney+ show’s first episode — all five episodes were released Tuesday on both Disney+ and Hulu — the former Hawkeye antagonist found herself going toe-to-toe with Daredevil (Charlie Cox...

Plot: Marvel Studios presents Echo, spotlighting Maya Lopez as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy.

Review: As Marvel Studios continues trying to reinvent their franchise after a lackluster year at the box office and on Disney+, Kevin Feige and his team kick-off 2024 early with many firsts. Echo is the first MCU series to debut simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu, the first to drop the full season on the same day, the first spin-off of another Disney+ series, the first project under the new Marvel Spotlight banner, the first series featuring an indigenous actress in the lead role (not to mention the first Deaf lead and first lead with a prosthetic limb), and the first MCU series with a TV-ma rating. Echo, starring Alaqua Cox in the title role, is a grittier and more...

Echo, Marvel and Disney’s new five-part limited series, is a groundbreaking piece of television.

This isn’t the same — at least not necessarily — as being a great piece of television, but let’s start by giving credit where credit is due.

Doing an ostensible superhero show — it isn’t always clear that’s what Echo is — in which your protagonist is an Indigenous, deaf amputee will always be steering your vehicle off the paved roads and into uncharted territory. Doing it in a way that respects and honors all three of those outsider experiences without making it feel like you’re working your way down a representational checklist is an audacious and worthwhile thing.

In that respect, Echo is a triumph. It’s a series of moments that alternately had me thinking, “Huh, that feels different and right” and “Huh, I can’t believe somebody was able to do that in a Marvel show.

All of the signaling around Echo has suggested yet another Marvel Cinematic Universe fiasco in a long line of them in the years since Avengers: Endgame. The miniseries, spinning off a supporting character from 2021’s Hawkeye, was originally set to premiere last November, then got pushed back to an early January window that’s rarely where networks or streamers put their best shows. It is the first binge release of any Marvel Studios-produced series, where Disney+ has previously done very well getting fans to come back week after week...

There were two prevailing takeaways from the "Hawkeye" series on Disney+. The first was that Florence Pugh makes everything better, even when all she does is show up and eat macaroni and cheese for a scene. The other was that Alaqua Cox's portrayal of the deaf Native American Tracksuit Mafia mercenary Maya Lopez was incredibly compelling and that the character herself was more than deserving of a spinoff series.

That's exactly what we're getting with "Echo," a series that follows Maya as she evades her crime boss "uncle" Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio), and his forces after that whole "shooting him" thing on "Hawkeye." The show's trailers have teased it as a return to the violent, so-called "street-level" drama of Marvel's Netflix series, complete with appearances by Fisk and a certain Devil of Hell's Kitchen. But more than that, "Echo" is about Maya reconnecting with her Native American...

Disney+‘s latest Marvel entry Echo is taking us deeper into the story behind Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) who was first introduced onscreen in 2021’s Hawkeye. But fret not if you missed the initial introduction because this new series under Marvel’s Spotlight banner means you don’t have to be in the know about Marvel’s current timeline as Echo gives viewers the true origin story of Maya. In order to understand her better, viewers get a closer look at Maya’s family, who live in Oklahoma as she trades in the gritty streets of New York City for time spent among her Indigenous Choctaw community. Fleeing from Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) after shooting him in Hawkeye, Maya must face the family and friends she left behind when her late father William (Zahn McClarnon) relocated them. Among the individuals she’s reuniting with after years...

Let’s be honest: the MCU is in a tough place. Even excellent entries like Loki season two and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 have failed to make people forget about the abysmal Secret Invasion and imperfect movies Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels. Also, did you know that What If…? season two happened?

Marvel will be largely laying low for 2024, with Deadpool 3 the only movie on the film release calendar. But the tv shows will still happen, starting with Echo, the first to be released under the Ma-Rated Marvel Spotlight heading.

Based on a character created by David Mack and Joe Quesada, Echo spins out of the Hawkeye television series. In that series, we meet the deaf martial arts expert Maya Lopez, played by Alaqua Cox. In Hawkeye, Echo blames Clint Barton for the death of her father William (Zahn McClarnon), a lie told by her adoptive uncle,...

For fans of Marvel’s street-level heroes — or more accurately, its antiheroes — now is your time. On Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. Et, both Disney+ and Hulu will drop all five episodes of “Echo.” The gritty new MCU series tells the origin story of Maya Lopez, whose brutal, violent behavior in New York City catches up with her when she is forced to return to her hometown. Maya must reconnect with her Native American roots as she deals with her past actions. If she ever hopes to move forward, she must embrace the meaning of family and community. You can watch Echo with a subscription to Disney+. You can also watch with Hulu.

How to Watch ‘Echo’ Premiere When: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 9:00 Pm Est Where: Disney+ Stream: Watch with a subscription to Disney+. Sign Up Now$7.99+ / month disneyplus.com

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