Rhys Thomas used to make short films for Saturday Night Live. Now he’s making Hawkeye, the newest installment of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, which debuts on Disney+ this week. Thomas sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to give a behind-the-scenes look at producing the series and how his previous work at SNL and IFC’s Documentary Now prepared him for his entry into the superhero world.

Featuring: Rhys Thomas (@rhysthom2), Executive Producer of Marvel's Hawkeye

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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Director Rhys Thomas on his unlikely journey from SNL to Disney’s Hawkeye