Jessica Jones could have been one in every of Marvel’s darkest TV exhibits, however in accordance with star Krysten Ritter, the longer term is wanting brilliant for the superhero-turned-private investigator.
Not solely will Ritter return as Jessica Jones within the second season of Disney+ sequence Daredevil: Born Again subsequent yr, nevertheless it looks as if she’ll have a giant position to play—and will even have extra in retailer for followers of the cult character.
Talking alongside Marvel Tv head Brad Winderbaum on the Phase Hero Live! event throughout New York Comedian-Con on October 12, Ritter hinted at the way forward for Jessica, sharing {that a} fourth season of Jessica Jones was deliberate earlier than the sequence was pulled, together with a correct conclusion for the character.
“There’s quite a lot of stuff that I’ve felt there was room to discover and Brad and I talked about it. And I’m not going to say any of it, as a result of we’re going to be doing it,” Ritter teased.
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Ritter made her debut because the jaded former superhero on Netflix’s Jessica Jones in 2015. The character appeared in 2017’s crossover mini-series The Defenders in addition to Jessica Jones Season 2 and Season 3 in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
In February 2019, the sequence was all of a sudden canceled forward of its third-season premiere. The sequence was later retroactively formally added to Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline, with the sequence happening throughout Part 2.
Quite a few components led to the cancellation of the cult sequence, together with season-over-season declining viewership of Netflix’s Marvel exhibits, excessive manufacturing prices, and Disney’s regaining of the title’s rights in addition to the corporate’s then-new streaming service, Disney+.
Since then, followers have been calling for Jessica Jones’ return to the MCU, and pleading for a bigger position for the fan-favorite superhero within the wake of Ritter’s critically acclaimed portrayal.
Alongside Netflix’s different Marvel sequence, Jessica Jones was faraway from the streaming service in March 2022 after Disney regained the licensing rights to the IP, and was subsequently added to Disney+.
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