Preview for Marvel's Podcast WASTELANDERS: HAWKEYE Starring Stephen Lang

SiriusXM has released a preview of Marvel’s upcoming podcast series Wastelanders: Hawkeye, and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don't Breathe) is taking on the role of Old Man Hawkeye. The series also stars Sasha Lane (Loki) as Hawkeye's daughter, Ash; Jess Barbagallo as Max, Michelle Hurd as Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird, Bobby Moreno as Junior, Joe Morton as Ringmaster, Tracie Thoms as Kate Bishop, and Lea DeLaria as Raven/Mystique.

The 10-episode scripted series was written by J. Holtham and directed by Rachel Chavkin. The story takes place three decades after the villains of the world rose up and killed all the heroes. The sole survivor of the Avengers was Hawkeye (Lang), who is is now a sideshow freak. Broken and losing his sight, he is reliving the worst day of his life for paying audiences. Here’s the synopsis that offer more details on the story:

Thirty years ago, the villains of the world rose up and killed all the heroes. Well, all the heroes that mattered. The sole survivor of the Avengers, Hawkeye (Lang) is now a sideshow freak, re-living the worst day of his life for paying audiences. He's surly, broken, and losing his sight, but there's still that fire in him to be a hero, to avenge his friends. And he's ready to do what needs to be done: killing every last person responsible for the deaths of those he loved the most.

When the Brotherhood Traveling Circus, Carnival and Ringmaster's Road Show arrives at the Kingdom (in the territory formerly known as the southwest desert), Hawkeye gets an unexpected visitor, his estranged 17-year-old daughter Ash (Lane). On her own mission for vengeance after losing her best friend, Ash insists on following Hawkeye on his secret mission. In a world without heroes, Ash learns what a true hero can really be.

This seems like it’ll make for a great story, one that I’m definitely interested in listening to. The preview features the Ringmaster talking to Hawkeye, mentioning several villains in played a role in killing off all the heroes in the world. He also compares Hawkeye and heroes to people from American folklore such as Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry.

Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye premieres on SiriusXM on October 4, 2021.