Marvel’s Echo
word of advice : This article contains spoilers for Echo .
Summary
Marvel Studios may have advanced and discombobulate the timeline of theMCUeven further with the release of Phase 5’sEcho . The five - part Disney+ series released in its totality on January 9 , 2024 , marking the return ofAlaqua Cox ’s Maya Lopez to the MCUfollowing her debut in 2021’sHawkeye . Echonot only have Cox ’s deaf superhero , but also rise a major MCU villain in the physical body of Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Wilson Fisk , a.k.a . Kingpin , setting up some huge and world - change twists for the MCU ’s future street - horizontal surface stories . WhileEchodoes a near occupation of setting up Marvel Studios ' future , however , its own place in the MCU ’s timeline is more confusing .
Marvel ’s Echo features a solicitation of fun Easter eggs calling back to the MCU ’s past , the comics , and even Netflix ’s temerarious series .
Is Marvel’s Echo Set In 2027?
There may be confusion aboutwhenEchois set in the MCU ’s timeline , as Maya Lopez was said to have give to Tamaha after 20 years , which imply the series is set in 2027 , as Maya and her Padre moved to New York in 2007 . This would push the MCU ’s timeline further forrard , but simply is n’t the event . In fact , Echotakes direct five calendar month afterHawkeye , mean the storyline unfolds around May 2025 , asHawkeyewas an fair - to - goodness Christmas story congeal at the end of 2024 . In the MCU ’s timeline on Disney+,Echosits betweenBlack Panther : Wakanda ForeverandShe - Hulk : Attorney at Law , setting it firmly in 2025 .
Why Marvel’s Echo Timeline Is So Confusing
Maya Lopez and her Fatherhood , Zahn McClarnon ’s William Lopez , act to New York City in 2007 when Maya was seven - years - quondam . Since thecharacters inEcho’sbrilliant castsuggested she had n’t been home in 20 class , this could have indicate thatEchotakes place in 2027 , though it seems everybody was simply round up from 18 years to 20 . Marvel studio must be cognizant that audience have been struggling to keep up with the MCU ’s timeline , so should perhaps make it cleared exactly when projects are accept lieu , rather than having characters - specifically those inEcho- confuse the timeline even further .
