AKA Jessica Jones Release Date, Plot Spoilers: Teaser Trailer Video and Character Photos
Marvel's next superhero series on Netflix, "AKA Jessica Jones," is arriving on November 20 on the streaming service. In the run up to its premiere, Marvel has released official photos and more recently, a short teaser trailer for the show. According to reports on Empire Online, both releases give viewers a glimpse of the show's main characters.
The web-only series stars Krysten Ritter as the former superhero turned private detective Jessica Jones. The teaser trailer which was released recently is only 48 seconds long and only shows what seems to be a sleeping Jessica Jones. What the trailer reveals about the main character includes the fact that Jones starts her day late, as she is seen waking up to a 3:00 p.m. alarm. What is also apparent is that the character still possesses super human strength, when instead of turning off the alarm with the press of a button she crushes it to bits with her left hand.
According to another report on The Verge, "AKA Jessica Jones" follows the story of Jessica Jones after she is forced to retire from being the superhero Jewel. She tries to rebuild her life and sets up a detective agency in Hell's Kitchen, New York. As she sets out to investigate cases for clients, she also encounters people from her past as a superhero.
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An earlier report on Empire Online also featured the first set of official photos from the show as released by Netflix. Aside from Jones, several other characters were featured. These included David Tennant as Zebediah Kilgrave or The Purple Man, who is Jones' archenemy in the show.
Mike Colter is also seen playing the character Luke Cage, who has superhuman strength and unbreakable skin. In the series, he plays a pivotal role in the life of Jessica Jones. Luke Cage is also set to get his own Netflix series called "Marvel's Luke Cage."
There are two female characters in the series – Patricia "Trish" Walker is Jones' best friend and is played by Rachael Taylor, and Harper, played by Carrie-Ann Moss. Harper, according to the Empire Online report however does not appear in the comics, but she is described to be a "no-nonsense woman who could prove a powerful ally to Jessica."
