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'Hawkeye' Episode 1 introduces Kate Bishop. Here's what she brings to the MCU

Marvel's "Hawkeye," which premiered Wednesday, marks the long-awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Kate Bishop. Created for television by Jonathan Igla, the six-episode Disney+ series sees retired Avenger Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) reluctantly pulled back into action after Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) stumbles upon his old Ronin suit. She puts it on (for good reason) and manages to catch ...

Marvel's "Hawkeye," which premiered Wednesday, marks the long-awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Kate Bishop.

Created for television by Jonathan Igla, the six-episode Disney+ series sees retired Avenger Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) reluctantly pulled back into action after Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) stumbles upon his old Ronin suit. She puts it on (for good reason) and manages to catch the attention of just about everyone in New York, including those who have a score to settle with the mysterious ninja.

Lucky for Kate, Clint, aka Hawkeye, shows up just in time to save the day. Again.

"Kate is part of this next generation of heroes who grew up in a world with heroes, like Spider-Man," said Igla. "There are only a couple of them so far and I think that that's a really

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