100 Greatest Superhero Stories Ever
By Steve Lam
Image Courtesy of Marvel Studios and Netflix
#71. Marvel’s Jessica Jones Season 1
Medium
Live-Action Television Series
Release Date
November 20, 2015
Credits
Directors: S.J. Clarkson, David Petrarca, Stephen Surjik, Simon Cellan Jones, john Dahl, Rosemary Rodriquez, uta Briesewitz, Billy Gierhart, Michael Rymer
Writers: Melisa Rosenberg, Micah Schraft, Liz Friedman, Scott Reynolds, Hilly Hicks Jr., Dana Baratta, Edward Ricourt, Jenna Reback, Jamie King
Cast: Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Tachael Taylor as Trish Walker, Wil Traval as Will Simpson, Erin Moriarty as Hope Schlottman, Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth, David Tennant as Kilgrave, Susie Abromeit as Pam, Robin Weigert as Wendy Ross-Hogarth, Kieran Mulcare as Ruben, Clarke Peters as Oscar Clemons, Clarke Peters as Oscar Clemons, Colby Minifie as Robyn, Danielle Ferland as Clair, Gillain Glasco as Emma, Ryan Farrell as Jackson, Paul Pryce as Donald, Lisa Emery as Louise Thompson, Michael Siberry as Albert Thompson
The Reason It’s Great
Marvel’s Jessica Jones continues the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s excellent foray into TV. The is the second series, after Marvel’s Daredevil, to be produced on Netflix. The show goes into more adult territory with various allegories—one of them being a very realistic portrayal of PTSD.
Jessica Jones is introduced to audiences as a former superhero who is now an an alcoholic private investigator. A new case she takes on has her searching for a missing college girl. She soon realizes that Kilgrave—a twisted man who she had encountered in her past and the source of her problems—is behind everything. At every moment, Kilgrave torments Jessica for his own pleasure. In his own sick way, he loves her and is obsessed with manipulating Jessica.
The thirteen-episode arc sees Jessica facing her demons and putting a stop to Kilgrave. It also introduces Luke Cage, who received his own series almost a year later. Jessica Jones is as adult as you get for a superhero story, and it also brings to light the issues that victims of abuse face every day.