Marvel Spotlight is a nod to the anthology comic book series Spotlight, which was first launched in 1971 and represents the origin of characters like Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman. According to Marvel Studios' Head of Streaming Brad Winterbaum, Marvel Spotlight provides an alternative to the larger-than-life storytelling present in many current Marvel projects.
"Marvel Spotlight gives us a platform to bring more grounded, character-driven stories to the screen, and in the case of Echo, focusing on street-level stakes over larger MCU continuity," Winterbaum says. "Just like comics fans didn’t need to read Avengers or Fantastic Four to enjoy a Ghost Rider Spotlight comic, our audience doesn’t need to have seen other Marvel series to understand what’s happening in Maya’s story.”