Krysten Ritter will reprise her function as Jessica Jones in season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again, Disney introduced Tuesday at its upfronts shows, in accordance to Variety 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 as 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 exhibits. 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 felony group the Hand.
“It’s so nice to be back, returning to Jessica after three seasons and ‘The Defenders’ and now becoming a member of the MCU,” Ritter mentioned, in accordance to Selection’s account of Disney’s presentation. “I’m so excited to carry back this iconic character, and with out giving an excessive amount of away, there is far more in retailer for Jessica Jones. This is going to be an unimaginable season!”
Daredevil: Born Again season 2 will see Matt Murdock/Daredevil rallying a military of vigilantes and cops to take down mayor Wilson Fisk and his anti-vigilante activity pressure. Having the super-powered Jones on his facet would clearly be a boon for Murdock; he’ll seemingly have Frank Fortress/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 said he “would love 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 is, ‘Give me a f*cking likelihood, man,’” Jones reportedly said earlier this year. “I’m right here and I’m prepared, and I wanna show folks fallacious.”
Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again is anticipated to debut on Disney Plus in early 2026. Confirmed to return in 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 also return as Foggy Nelson… by some means.
