Krysten Ritter will reprise her function as Jessica Jones in season 2 of Daredevil: Born Once more, Disney introduced Tuesday at its upfronts shows, in accordance with Selection report from the occasion. The return of Ritter’s model of Jones will come almost a decade after her most up-to-date on-screen look because the character in Netflix’s The Defenders.
Ritter starred as Jessica Jones, a former superhero with PTSD who begins her personal detective company, Alias Investigations, for 3 seasons when Netflix was making street-level Marvel superhero reveals. Ritter’s Jones additionally appeared in The Defenders, a mini-series that introduced collectively Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny “Iron Fist” Rand to battle prison group the Hand.
“It’s so nice to be again, returning to Jessica after three seasons and ‘The Defenders’ and now becoming a member of the MCU,” Ritter stated, in accordance with Selection’s account of Disney’s presentation. “I’m so excited to convey again this iconic character, and with out giving an excessive amount of away, there’s way more in retailer for Jessica Jones. That is going to be an unimaginable season!”
Daredevil: Born Once more season 2 will see Matt Murdock/Daredevil rallying a military of vigilantes and law enforcement officials to take down mayor Wilson Fisk and his anti-vigilante process pressure. Having the super-powered Jones on his facet would clearly be a boon for Murdock; he’ll possible have Frank Citadel/Punisher at his disposal, however whether or not any different Defenders can be found to pitch in is unclear. Luke Cage actor Mike Colter has stated he “would like to discover” a return to the MCU, as has Iron Fist actor Finn Jones. “I’m very conscious of the critiques of the character and my function in it. My response to that’s, ‘Give me a f*cking probability, man,’” Jones reportedly stated earlier this yr. “I’m right here and I’m prepared, and I wanna show folks fallacious.”
Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Once more is anticipated to debut on Disney Plus in early 2026. Confirmed to return within the second season are Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Web page, Wilson Bethel as Bullseye, Clark Johnson as Cherry, Genneya Walton as BB Urich, and Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blake. Elden Henson may even return as Foggy Nelson… in some way.
