Authenticity was important for the team behindEcho, the upcoming Marvel miniseries that starsAlaqua Coxas the mercenary Maya Lopez.
But the collaboration went even further than that.
EW can exclusively reveal that theEchoteam produced a full audio dub of the series in the Choctaw language.
Zahn McClarnon, Devery Jacobs, Graham Greene, and Tantoo Cardinal in ‘Echo.'.Chuck Zlotnick
And we’re incredibly proud of it.
“I’m indigenous, I’m American, but I’m Navajo.
Chuck Zlotnick
Different audio dubs in various languages are common for films released internationally.
I became a translator for my grandmother, who didnt speak English, beginning at a young age.
Ive lived a life of interpreting the world from English to Choctaw, consultant Terry Billy tells EW.
Allowing us to express the story from our language perspective with its cultural connotations made this project very meaningful.
All five episodes ofEchostream on Hulu and Disney+ on Jan. 9.
