How Marvel’s Echo Fully Embraces Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez As A Deaf Character

Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez with motorcycle in Echo.

Following this week’s Loki finale, the next in upcoming Marvel TV shows is Echo, which will have Hawkeye’s Maya Lopez getting a full-fledged origin story. Alongside the support of some beloved Daredevil characters in the Echo cast list and very much leaning into being the first mature series from the MCU, the filmmakers behind the Marvel series had the chance to break some ground in representation with Alaqua Cox as a rare member of the Deaf community to lead her own action television show. 

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