Hawkeye is a Disney+ original television series, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, centering on Clint Barton and Kate Bishop. It's the fifth Disney+ MCU series, and a part of Phase Four of the MCU.
While in New York City post-Blip, Clint Barton must work together with the young archer Kate Bishop to confront enemies from his past as Ronin in order to get back to his family in time for Christmas.
Synopsis[]
Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a superhero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.[1]
Plot[]
During the events of The Avengers, a young Kate Bishop witnessed Clint Barton (Hawkeye) holding his own against the Chitauri. Following the death of her father, Derek, Kate decides to train herself in martial arts and archery. Years later, Kate is constantly bailed by her mother Eleanor whenever she gets in trouble, due to her connections as head of Bishop Security. Additionally, Eleanor is engaged to philanthropist Jack Duquesne whom she is indifferent to. Meanwhile, Clint is with his children in New York City to see Rogers the Musical, while his wife Laura stays at home in Missouri, all the while trying to move past his trauma and struggling with his hearing loss.
After becoming suspicious of Jack's father Armand III, Kate sees them at a black market auction where they have the Ronin uniform and sword on display. The place is attacked by the Tracksuit Mafia and Kate dons the Ronin costume to fight back; rescuing a dog she later names Lucky. Clint learns of the ordeal on the news and the next night rescues Kate from the gang after seeing that Armand III has been murdered. In awe of her idol, Clint is forced to go with Kate to her apartment where they are attacked by the Tracksuits who burn the complex. They end up leaving the Ronin costume behind and Clint goes the next day to learn that a firefighter named Grills took it. After discovering that he is a LARPer, he goes to a LARP session while Kate deals with Eleanor and Jack.
Kate becomes suspicious of Jack, due to his expert swordsman skills, and believes that he killed Armand III. Clint befriends the LARPers and gets the suit back, but after putting it away gets captured by the Tracksuits. Kate discovers this and gets caught as well. They meet the Tracksuits' deaf leader Maya Lopez and her right hand Kazi Kazimierczak, the former of whom holds a grudge against Ronin due to him murdering her father. Clint claims that Ronin is dead, which she does not believe, but he and Kate manage to outwit and escape them. Using clues and Clint's knowledge, they learn that Kazi works for Sloan Ltd. which is owned by Jack. They go to Eleanor's apartment where she and Jack just so happen to be and manage to acquire Ronin's sword.
Clint eventually tells Kate that he created the Ronin identity as a way to deal with the loss of his family during the Blip and that he is trying to make amends. With the help of the LARPers, they get their arrows back and are promised new costumes from them. Kate breaks into Maya's apartment to retrieve an important watch, only to get attacked by her. Clint gets attacked by Yelena Belova who wants revenge for Natasha Romanoff's death; having been a victim of the Blip and believing that he murdered her. After escaping them, Clint tells Kate to stay away from him. Kate discovers that Jack has been arrested for his supposed connection to the Tracksuit Mafia, though he denies this. She is later confronted by a very friendly Yelena who reveals her mission to kill Clint, much to her horror.
Clint decides to have one final confrontation with Maya as Ronin to prove that he has moved on, before hinting that the murder of her father was an inside job. Kate is empowered to reunite with Clint who has turned around to accept her as his partner. As they relax, Yelena sends a video to Kate revealing that Eleanor is behind Armand III's murder and that she is tied to Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin who's also the hidden leader of the Tracksuit Mafia. Realizing that Kingpin is after Eleanor for wanting to back out, Clint and Kate recruit the LARPers to help with trying to protect her at the Christmas Eve party at Rockefeller Center.
Clint and Kate battle the Tracksuit Mafia as the LARPers and a recently exonerated Jack aid in the fight. Maya, realizing that Kazi lied to her, fights and defeats him. Clint battles Yelena and manages to finally get through to her about Natasha's fate. Kingpin chases after Eleanor, but is stopped and subdued by an indignant Kate. Afterwards, she turns her mother into the police due to her connections to the mob. Kingpin manages to escape and is confronted by Maya, who now knows the truth, and is shot by her. On Christmas Day, Clint brings Kate and Lucky to his home in Missouri and reunites with his family. He returns the watch to Laura, revealing that she was a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent as Clint burns the Ronin suit and accepts Kate as his partner, also named Hawkeye.
Cast[]
- Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton
- Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop
- Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop
- Tony Dalton as Jack Duquesne
- Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin
- Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez
- Fra Fee as Kazi Kazimierczak
- Aleks Paunovic as Ivan Banionis
- Piotr Adamczyk as Tomas
- Linda Cardellini as Laura Barton
- Clayton English as Grills
- Brian d'Arcy James as Derek Bishop
- Simon Callow as Armand Duquesne III
- Zahn McClarnon as William Lopez
- Ava Russo as Lila Barton
- Ben Sakamoto as Cooper Barton
- Cade Woodward as Nathaniel Barton
- Jolt as Lucky
Production[]
On April 10, 2019, Variety reported that Marvel Studios was developing a limited TV series starring Hawkeye and featuring Kate Bishop on Disney+, with Kevin Feige set to serve as an executive producer.[2][3]
On July 20, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Kevin Feige announced that the series was scheduled to debut on Disney+ in the Fall of 2021.[4]
On September 6, 2019, it was reported that Jonathan Igla would serve as writer and showrunner of the series.[5]
On March 6, 2020, Katie Mathewson and Tanner Bean announced on Twitter that they had joined the series' writing team.[6][7]
On June 8, 2020, it was reported that the working title of the series is "Anchor Point".[8]
On July 17, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter reported that directing duo Bert and Bertie and Rhys Thomas will be directing episodes of the series.[9]
On October 25, 2020, it was reported that the series would be filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.[10]
On November 22, 2020, according to Georgia's Department of Economic Development, the series had started filming in Atlanta.[11]
On April 21, 2021, it was reported that the series had officially wrapped filming.[12]
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Never Meet Your Heroes" | Rhys Thomas | Jonathan Igla | November 24, 2021 |
| In 2012, during the Battle of New York, a young Kate Bishop witnesses Clint Barton battling the Chitauri and aspires to become a hero like him after he inadvertently saves her life. In the present, Barton spends time with his children in New York for Christmas. Meanwhile, Kate attends a charity auction gala with her mother Eleanor and learns that her mother is engaged to Jack Duquesne. Underneath the gala, Kate stumbles onto a black market auction featuring items recovered from the remains of the Avengers Compound, finding Duquesne and his uncle Armand III among the attendees. The auction is interrupted by the Tracksuit Mafia, who attempt to recover a watch among the items. As Duquesne steals Barton's Ronin sword, Kate recovers Barton's Ronin suit and defeats the mafia members while wearing it. After rescuing a stray dog she later names "Lucky the Pizza Dog", she escapes to her apartment before tracking down Armand to investigate further, but discovers that Armand has been murdered in his home and is cornered by the Tracksuit Mafia after fleeing the crime scene. Barton, who saw a news report of the Ronin's return, rescues Kate from the gangsters. | ||||
| 2 | "Hide and Seek" | Rhys Thomas | Elisa Climent | November 24, 2021 |
| Kate takes Barton back to her apartment, but they are attacked by the Tracksuit Mafia and forced to evacuate, leaving the Ronin suit behind. After relocating to the apartment of Kate's vacationing aunt, Barton sends his children back home, promising to rejoin them by Christmas Day. He escorts Kate to her workplace, then recovers the Ronin suit from FDNY member Grills at a LARP event. Later, Kate fails to convince Eleanor of Duquesne's involvement in Armand's death. After challenging Duquesne to a fencing duel, she tries to contact Barton, not knowing that he has allowed himself to be captured by the Tracksuit Mafia. She tracks down Barton's location, but ends up being captured herself, and the gang informs their boss, Maya Lopez, of what happened. | ||||
| 3 | "Echoes" | Bert Bertie |
Katie Mathewson Tanner Bean |
December 1, 2021 |
| Maya interrogates Barton and Bishop about Ronin, who killed her father William years prior. Barton manages to free himself and fend off the Tracksuit Mafia, though Maya breaks his hearing aid in the process. After Kate is freed, the pair escape using Barton's trick arrows and get his hearing aid fixed. While moving to another location, Maya's lieutenant Kazi advises her not to get into trouble with her "uncle". Intending to learn more about the Tracksuit Mafia as well as Duquesne, Kate convinces Barton to infiltrate Eleanor's penthouse and use her company account to access Bishop Security's criminal database. However, Kate is locked out of the system while attempting to bypass security while Barton encounters Duquesne, who threatens him with Ronin's sword. | ||||
| 4 | "Partners, Am I Right?" | Bert Bertie |
Erin Cancino Heather Quinn |
December 8, 2021 |
| Barton defuses the situation after Eleanor and Duquesne recognize him as an Avenger. Eleanor asks him to keep Kate out of his investigation and later contacts an unknown person to inform them of the situation. With the help of his wife Laura, Barton secretly recovers his sword and discovers that Duquesne is the CEO of Sloan Limited, a shell corporation that launders money for the Tracksuit Mafia, while Kate deduces that Barton was Ronin. Barton locates Kazi and asks him to talk Maya out of her vendetta against Ronin while Kate enlists a group of LARPers in retrieving Barton's trick arrows. Afterwards, Laura informs Barton that the watch the Tracksuit Mafia stole is sending out tracking signals from an apartment building. Barton and Kate go to retrieve it, but find it in Maya's apartment, where she also keeps notes on Barton and his family. Maya attacks Kate while Barton is ambushed by a masked assassin. A fight ensues between the four combatants, with Kate injuring Maya, forcing her to retreat, while Barton unmasks his assailant, Yelena Belova, who also escapes. Barton decides that he cannot keep putting Kate in danger and breaks off their partnership. | ||||
| 5 | "Ronin" | Bert Bertie |
Jenna Noel Frazier | December 15, 2021 |
| In 2018, Yelena and fellow Black Widow Sonya, who have been helping deprogrammed Black Widows, reunite with another former Widow, Ana, and Yelena becomes a victim of the Blip. In the present, Kate returns to Eleanor's house and tells her about Duquesne's shell corporation, leading Eleanor to call the NYPD and have him arrested. Kate returns to her apartment, where she finds Yelena waiting for her before the latter reveals her past and mission to kill Barton. Meanwhile, after recovering at Grills' apartment, Barton dons the Ronin suit and confronts Maya at the auto shop where he killed her father. During the fight, he unmasks himself and attempts to convince her to let go of her vendetta and leave his family alone. He reveals that an informant working for Maya's boss wanted her father dead, but Maya initially disbelieves him. Kate arrives to help Barton escape, while Maya becomes suspicious of Kazi, who was absent on the night of her father's death. The next day, Yelena texts Kate, revealing that she was hired by Eleanor to kill Barton and that Eleanor is working with Maya's "uncle", Wilson Fisk, whom Barton identifies as Kingpin. | ||||
| 6 | "So This Is Christmas?" | Rhys Thomas | Jonathan Igla Elisa Climent |
December 22, 2021 |
| As Eleanor meets with Fisk to break off their partnership, Barton and Kate watch a recording of them and learn that Eleanor killed Armand and framed Duquesne. On Christmas Eve, Barton and Kate attend Eleanor's holiday party, where Kate confronts her mother and learns her father owed money to Fisk, leading to Eleanor working with him. Kazi attempts to assassinate Eleanor on Fisk's orders, but targets Barton instead. Barton enlists help from Grills, the LARPers, and Duquesne to evacuate the party before rejoining Kate to defeat the Tracksuit Mafia. After Maya incapacitates Kazi, Kate attempts to look for Eleanor while Barton is confronted by Yelena, who demands the truth of Natasha Romanoff's death. They fight, but he reminds her of his friendship with Romanoff and her sacrifice to save the entire universe. Yelena spares him and leaves. Fisk tries to stop Eleanor from escaping, but Kate arrives and incapacitates him with Barton's trick arrows. Afterwards, Eleanor is arrested by the police for Armand's murder. Fisk escapes but is confronted by Maya as a gunshot is heard. The next day, Barton returns to his family with Kate and Lucky, returns the watch to Laura, and burns the Ronin suit. | ||||
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Trivia[]
- Jeremy Renner originally had a deal with Marvel to star in his own film Hawkeye. Later, Kevin Feige decided to change to a Disney+ series and discussed the new idea with Jeremy Renner, who accepted to reprise the role in the TV series.[13]
- The first official trailer for the series currently holds the record as the most-liked YouTube trailer for a MCU Disney+ show.
- This is the second MCU instalment to take place during Christmas, the first being Iron Man 3, the third being Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- This is also the second MCU production to feature a Netflix character with the same actor (with Wilson Fisk), after Spider-Man: No Way Home (Matt Murdock).
- There was an idea to have Paul Rudd appear as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, but it was cut.[14]
- This series is set on year after Avengers: Endgame, placing it in December 2024.
- Despite airing before Spider-Man: No Way Home, this show is set after the events of the film.
- This is the second TV show, following WandaVision, to reference and show characters returning from the blip.
- In 2025, Jeremy Renner revealed that a second season had been considered and offered to him, but he turned it down because Marvel Studios offered him half the salary he was given in the first season.[15]
References[]
- ↑ "Marvel’s ‘Hawkeye’ Trailer: First Look At Jeremy Renner & Hailee Steinfeld In Disney+ Series". Deadline (September 13, 2021).
- ↑ "Marvel's Hawkeye: Florence Pugh Joins Jeremy Renner Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Direct (November 20, 2020).
- ↑ "‘Hawkeye’ Series at Disney Plus Adds Six to Cast, Including Vera Farmiga and Tony Dalton (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (December 3, 2020).
- ↑ SDCC 2019: All of the Marvel Studios News Coming Out of Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con
- ↑ Marvel's 'Hawkeye' Series Finds Its Writer With 'Mad Men' Scribe (Exclusive)
- ↑ Katie Mathewson on Twitter - March 6, 2020
- ↑ Tanner Bean on Twitter - March 6, 2020
- ↑ Marvel Studios ‘HAWKEYE’ Working Title Revealed
- ↑ Marvel's 'Hawkeye' Disney+ Series Lands Directors Bert and Bertie (Amazon’s Troop Zero), and Rhys Thomas (Comrade Detective and John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch)
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: 'HAWKEYE' to Film at Tyler Perry Studios
- ↑ Now Filming in Georgia
- ↑ 'Hawkeye' Wraps Production as Jeremy Renner Hints at Additional Photography
- ↑ "Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye Was Originally Going To Get His Own MCU Movie". Cinema Blend (November 7, 2019).
- ↑ "Paul Rudd Would've Appeared In Hawkeye If Director Had His Way". The Direct (November 24, 2021).
- ↑ "Jeremy Renner Reveals he was Asked to Do a Second Season". ScreenRant Video on X (May 1, 2025). “They asked me to do a season two and they offered me half the money and I was like "wow it's going to take me twice the amount of work for half the amount of money. And so eight months of my time essentially and to do it for half of the amount."”
External links[]
Hawkeye on Marvel.com- Hawkeye on Disney+ Originals
- Hawkeye on Wikipedia
- Hawkeye on Facebook
- Hawkeye on Instagram
- Hawkeye on 𝕏
- Hawkeye (TV series) on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
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