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Hawkeye S1E1 — Never Meet Your Heroes

7.5

Hawkeye•Season 1•Episode 1

Never Meet Your Heroes

7.5/10 · 15,499 votesNov 24, 202151 min

Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Archer Kate Bishop lands in the middle of a criminal conspiracy, forcing Hawkeye out of retirement.

Directed byRhys Thomas

Written byJonathan Igla

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Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Clint Barton / Hawkeye

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld

Kate Bishop

Tony Dalton

Tony Dalton

Jack Duquesne

Alaqua Cox

Alaqua Cox

Maya Lopez

Fra Fee

Fra Fee

Kazimierz 'Kazi' Kazimierczak

Aleks Paunovic

Aleks Paunovic

Ivan

Piotr Adamczyk

Piotr Adamczyk

Tomas

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Eleanor Bishop

Crew12

Jonathan Igla

Jonathan Igla

Writer

Chris Romrell

Chris Romrell

Stunts

Cara Marie Chooljian

Cara Marie Chooljian

Stunts

R. Matthew Scheib

R. Matthew Scheib

Stunts

P

Paul Jennings

Second Unit Director

Rob Mars

Rob Mars

Stunts

Rhys Thomas

Rhys Thomas

Director

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Characters

C

Caine Sinclair

Stunts

Yan Dron

Yan Dron

Stunts

Joe Simon

Joe Simon

Characters

Eric Steelberg

Eric Steelberg

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Never Meet Your Heroes" is episode 1 of Hawkeye season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 15,499 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Rhys Thomas and written by Jonathan Igla, it aired on November 24, 2021.

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