Given the good reviews and positive fan response, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Netflix has renewed "Marvel's Jessica Jones" for a second season. The announcement was made during the recent Television Critics Association, and though details for season two were scarce, fans were given one small tease.
Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg revealed that her sophomore effort will dig deeper into Jessica Jones' character.
"I think I just want to continue with her character," Rosenberg said. "She's a very damaged character and her damage goes beyond Kilgrave [David Tennant]. There's a lot to mine from in her backstory and in her present day situation. I think we'll find something."
Rosenberg will continue to use Brian Michael Bendis' comic series "Alias" for inspiration in season two. Unfortunately, she does not know when production will begin or if she'll be working with writers from any of Marvel's other Netflix series ("Daredevil," "Luke Cage," "Iron Fist").
"I will always use as much as I possibly can from the comic book" Rosenberg said, though she knows the Marvel Cinematic Universe contains clear differences from the source material. "The MCU is very different in terms of its mythology. In the books, everyone knows superheroes are walking around, there's a lot of things building toward Secret Wars. We're probably not going to be able to do a totally parallel storylines. But I take every little piece I can because it's so good."
Though Tennant's Kilgrave was well received by fans, Rosenberg never entertained the idea of keeping him past season one because "the show is about Jessica Jones; the story is about Jessica's arc."
Star Krysten Ritter provided some background on where Jessica is at mentally at the conclusion of season one following her triumph over Kilgrave.
"For Jessica, that final moment, that victorious triumphant moment, I found that very conflicting in terms of her headspace. He's the reason why she got up every day. He's the reason why she went out in the world...it really gave her a purpose, and the past trauma doesn't go away with death," said Ritter.
