Krysten Ritter returning as Jessica Jones in “Daredevil: Born Once more” season 2

Jessica Jones is again.

Krysten Ritter appeared on stage on the 2025 Disney upfront presentation on Tuesday to announce that she's becoming a member of Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil: Born Once more season 2.

"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. "I'm so excited to convey again this iconic character, and with out giving an excessive amount of away, there’s far more in retailer for Jessica Jones. That is going to be an unimaginable season!"

A quick teaser for the superhero present's second season confirmed a glimpse of Jones, in addition to footage of returning stars Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Jon Bernthal.

Becoming a member of Ritter onstage, Cox additionally teased a "daring new path" for the sequence, including "I'm excited to swimsuit up in an iconic Daredevil swimsuit, lastly full with the interlocking Ds on the chest."

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Ritter's super-powered non-public detective first appeared on Netflix's Jessica Jones — the streamer's second Marvel sequence after the unique Daredevil — in 2015. The sequence ran for 3 seasons earlier than ending in 2019.

Ritter additionally performed Jones on Netflix's 2017 Marvel crossover present The Defenders, the place she joined forces with Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.

The actress could be subsequent seen in a recurring position on Dexter: Resurrection, which debuts on Paramount+ with Showtime on July 11.

After three seasons of Netflix's Daredevil, Cox returned to enjoying Matt Murdock reverse D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk on Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Once more, which premiered in March and aired its season finale on April 15.

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Born Once more showrunner Dario Scardapane teased the possible inclusion of Matt's former Defenders allies in season 2 throughout an interview with Leisure Weekly. Whenever you're working in what I might name the Hell's Kitchen nook of the MCU, these iconic characters are all the time in your thoughts," he stated of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. "You need to herald folks and relationships and previous figures in Matt's life as a result of they assist the story, significantly by way of a narrative the place Fisk has taken over the town."

He continued: "There’s a resistance and a revolt, so to talk, rising. So there's going to be folks, vigilantes, superheroes which can be concerned in that. There must be as a result of that is taking place to their metropolis. That stated, you additionally need to create a totally natural story for that. So who is available in and why must be past something earned."

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