Marvel's Daredevil is currently in production for Netflix (with an alleged premiere on the streaming service in May 2015) but next up after Daredevil will be another original Netflix series, Jessica Jones. Not much is known about Jessica Jones except that it's being helmed by Melissa Rosenberg (Twilight).
In the comics, the character is a former super hero who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and decides to start her own detective agency to continue helping those who need it, but without all the stress of being a super hero. Whether this will translate into the series remains to be seen and it will surely be somewhat adapted.
Now, Deadline is reporting that Marvel has set up its want list for actors in the lead role. The following are names are reportedly in contention: Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad), Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson franchise), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies), Jessica De Gouw (Arrow) and Marin Ireland (The Divide).
Stay tuned because more information about Jessica Jones is sure to be right around the corner since it is next on Marvel and Netflix's docket for filming and production.
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