Director Sydney Freeland breaks down the “dangerous” new series. <\/p>
As Marvel\u2019s new series Echo<\/a> nears, director Sydney Freeland has assured fans that main character Maya Lopez<\/a> is still a villain and that the show \u201cleans in\u201d to that.<\/p>\n We first met Maya, played by Alaqua Cox, in Hawkeye<\/a>, with Echo exploring how the mysterious character became a high up in Kingpin\u2019s (Vincent D\u2019Onofrio) army.<\/p>\n Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Freeland explained: \u201cThis will be Marvel\u2019s first TV-MA series and a lot of that stemmed from the story, right? Like, we always knew that we wanted to tell a story that was a little more grounded, it was a little more street level, it was a little grittier.<\/p>\n \u201cThe question was just how gritty can we go? How grounded can we be? And one of the most interesting things about Hawkeye was the fact that Maya Lopez was a villain, and that\u2019s what really attracted me to the project.<\/p>\n \u201cIn conversations with Marvel<\/a>, as we were talking about the character, the response was, like, \u2018Let\u2019s lean into that, let\u2019s see how far we can go down that rabbit hole.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cReally, as we come into the series, Maya Lopez is a villain. But the goal is not to turn her into Captain America. No, no, no. That, to me, is actually kind of boring.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s exploring those nuances and those dynamics and also the other thing that was exciting to explore was, how does a Deaf indigenous girl from Oklahoma become a top lieutenant in Kingpin\u2019s army, and potentially even become a successor?<\/p> \u201cThose were all things that we got to explore. And it\u2019s a really fun place to be in because it feels a little dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n The new series will see D\u2019Onofrio reprise his role as Wilson Fisk\/Kingpin and will also see a highly-anticipated appearance from Charlie Cox\u2019s Daredevil<\/a>.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-embed squirrel_id=\u201d608\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n Echo will hit Disney Plus on Wednesday 10th January. Check out the rest of our<\/strong>\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0Fantasy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0coverage, or visit our<\/strong>\u00a0TV Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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