The second season of the American
streaming television
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series ''
Jessica Jones
Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appeared in ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001) ...
'', which is based on the
Marvel Comics
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character
of the same name, follows
Jones
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*List of people with surname Jones
* Jones (singer), a British singer-songwriter
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as she takes on a new case after the events surrounding her encounter with
Kilgrave. It is set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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(MCU), sharing continuity with
the films and other
television series of the franchise. The season was produced by
Marvel Television
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in association with
ABC Studios
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and Tall Girls Productions, with
Melissa Rosenberg
Melissa Anne Rosenberg is an American television writer, television producer, and screenwriter. She has worked in both film and television and has won a Peabody Award. She has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and two Writers Guild of A ...
serving as
showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also th ...
.
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She came to prominence when she appeared as Jane Margolis in the AMC drama series '' Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010) and its spinoff film '' El Camino'' (2019). She the ...
stars as Jones, with
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005 ...
,
Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–present). She has starred in '' Memento'' (2000) for w ...
, and
Eka Darville
Eka Darville (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in ''Power Rangers RPM,'' Pip in ''Mr. Pip'', Malcolm Ducasse in ''Jessica Jones'' and Diego in '' The Originals''.
Biography Early life ...
also returning from the
first season, as well as
Wil Traval
William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama '' All Saints'' (2004–2008), and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2018).
Early life
...
and
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
in guest roles. They are joined by
J. R. Ramirez,
Terry Chen
Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Early life
Chen was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary ...
,
Leah Gibson
Leah Diane Gibson (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actress.
Early life
Leah Gibson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She has a twin sister named Erin. She began dancing at the age of four, which led to training and ...
, and
. The second season was ordered in January 2016, with filming beginning in April 2017,
back-to-back
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* "Back to Back" (Jeanne Pruett song), 1979
*"Back to Back", a song by Pretty Maids from the 1984 album ''Red Hot and Heavy''
*"Back to Back", a song by ...
with the miniseries ''
The Defenders''. Filming concluded in September 2017.
The season was released on March 8, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who once again praised Ritter's performance and the series' female focus but felt the season suffered from pacing issues and a lack of a compelling villain after Tennant's Kilgrave from the first season. A third season of ''Jessica Jones'' was ordered on April 12, 2018.
Episodes
Cast and characters
Main
*
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She came to prominence when she appeared as Jane Margolis in the AMC drama series '' Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010) and its spinoff film '' El Camino'' (2019). She the ...
as
Jessica Jones
Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appeared in ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001) ...
*
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005 ...
as
Patricia "Trish" Walker
*
Eka Darville
Eka Darville (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in ''Power Rangers RPM,'' Pip in ''Mr. Pip'', Malcolm Ducasse in ''Jessica Jones'' and Diego in '' The Originals''.
Biography Early life ...
as
Malcolm Ducasse
Karen Page
Paibok
Doctor Paine
Doctor Paine are two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Thaddeus Paine
Dr. Thaddeus Paine, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in ''Morbius the Living Vamp ...
*
J. R. Ramirez as Oscar Arocho
*
Terry Chen
Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Early life
Chen was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary ...
as Pryce Cheng
*
Leah Gibson
Leah Diane Gibson (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actress.
Early life
Leah Gibson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She has a twin sister named Erin. She began dancing at the age of four, which led to training and ...
as Inez Green
*
Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–present). She has starred in '' Memento'' (2000) for w ...
as
Jeri Hogarth
Jeryn "Jeri" Hogarth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a friend of Iron Fist's father Wendell and an attorney for the Heroes for Hire, a team of heroes of which Iron Fist is a member. ...
*
as
Alisa Jones
Recurring
*
Hal Ozsan
Halil Özşan (; born 26 October 1976) is a Turkish Cypriot-origin British-American actor, screenwriter and producer. As an actor, he came to prominence for his role as Todd Carr in ''Dawson's Creek''. He has gone on to appear in various series ...
as Griffin Sinclair
*
Maury Ginsberg
Maury Ginsberg is an American theater, film and television actor. He is best known for his recurring roles as Steven Benowitz on season 2 of ''Jessica Jones'' and Simon White on season 2 of NBC's '' Manifest''. Ginsberg is a graduate of Bard Co ...
as Steven Benowitz
* Kevin Chacon as Vido Arocho
*
Rebecca De Mornay as
Dorothy Walker
*
John Ventimiglia
John Ventimiglia (, ) is an American actor. He portrayed Artie Bucco in the HBO television series ''The Sopranos'' and had a recurring role as Dino Arbogast, an Organized Crime Control Bureau Chief for the NYPD, on the American police procedur ...
as Eddy Costa
* Lisa Tharps as Ruth Sunday
*
Callum Keith Rennie
Callum Keith Rennie (born 14 September 1960) is a British-born Canadian actor who started his career in Canadian film and television projects, where his portrayal of Stanley Raymond Kowalski on the television series '' Due South'' was his firs ...
as
Karl Malus
Dr. Karl Malus () is a fictional mad scientist and criminal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He played a part in the origins of Armadillo, Hornet, Falcon II, and many other characters.
Dr. Karl Malus appeared in t ...
* Eden Marryshow as Shane Ryback
Notable guests
*
Wil Traval
William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama '' All Saints'' (2004–2008), and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2018).
Early life
...
as
Will Simpson
*
Elden Henson
Elden Henson (born Elden Ryan Ratliff, August 30, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in '' The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy (1992–1996), Foggy Nelson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) streaming television series ...
as
Foggy Nelson
Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Foggy is Matt's best friend and, for ...
* Daniel Marcus as Maury Tuttlebaum
*
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
as
Kilgrave
*
Rob Morgan as
Turk Barrett
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Barrett was a recurring ...
*
Tijuana Ricks
Tijuana Ricks (born in Metairie, Louisiana) is an American actress.
Education
After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis where she received her degree in psychology and performing arts, she attended the Yale School of Drama and rec ...
as Thembi Wallace
Production
Development
In January 2015,
Netflix
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COO
Ted Sarandos
Theodore Anthony Sarandos Jr. is an American businessman who serves as the co-chief executive officer and chief content officer for Netflix.
Early life
Sarandos was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His father was Ted Sarandos Sr, an electrician, and ...
stated that ''
Jessica Jones
Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appeared in ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001) ...
'' the series was "eligible to go into multiple seasons for sure" and Netflix would look at "how well
hey
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are addressing both the
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** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
...
fanbase but also the broader fanbase" in terms of determining if additional seasons would be appropriate.
In July 2015, Sarandos said some of
the Defender series would "selectively have multiple seasons as they come out of the gate,"
with series
showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also th ...
Melissa Rosenberg
Melissa Anne Rosenberg is an American television writer, television producer, and screenwriter. She has worked in both film and television and has won a Peabody Award. She has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and two Writers Guild of A ...
saying she was hopeful ''Jessica Jones'' would get an additional season before ''
The Defenders''.
Rosenberg later expanded on this, saying that
Marvel Television
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and Netflix were working out the placement of a potential second season, though "
might not be possible from a logistical standpoint" to have a second season of ''Jessica Jones'' debut before ''The Defenders'';
Sarandos later confirmed this to be the case, stating that the season would air after ''The Defenders'' released in 2017.
On January 17, 2016, Netflix ordered a second season of 13 episodes.
Raelle Tucker Raelle Tucker is an American playwright, television writer, producer, and showrunner, best known for her work on HBO's ''True Blood'', Netflix's '' Jessica Jones'', and for the Facebook Watch series '' Sacred Lies'', which she created based on Step ...
joined the season as an executive producer and writer, replacing
Liz Friedman Liz Friedman is an American television producer and television writer known especially for her work on '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', '' Young Hercules'', ''House'' and ''Jessica Jones''. In 2014, she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writin ...
from the first season, who departed the series to work on the pilot for the
ABC
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series, ''
Conviction
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''.
Writing
Rosenberg and the season's writers were halfway through the writing process by August 2016,
with the scripts completed by the end of October 2016.
Writing during the
2016 United States presidential election
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, Rosenberg noted she "was just so " and that she and the writing team tried to tap "into the rage
Hillary ">lintonmust have felt every day" for the characters.
With ''The Defenders'' releasing before the season, Rosenberg used the miniseries as an opportunity to help "set up" elements for the season, working with ''The Defenders'' executive producers and writers
Doug Petrie
Douglas Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. He co-wrote the screenplays for the ''Fantastic Four'' film and ''Harriet the Spy'' ...
and Marco Ramirez to do so.
Rosenberg wanted to "continue with [the
Jessica Jones
Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appeared in ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001) ...
] character" in the season, saying, "She's a very damaged character, her damage goes beyond
[David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
's]
Kilgrave. There's a lot to mine from in her backstory and in her present day situation".
Actress
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Alyce Ritter (born December 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She came to prominence when she appeared as Jane Margolis in the AMC drama series '' Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010) and its spinoff film '' El Camino'' (2019). She the ...
said that the second season would evolve from the first and that, for Jones, "The first season was in her head and the second season is in her heart,"
adding that Jones "is in a pretty dark headspace" at the beginning of the season and that the season would be "more of an emotional thriller this time."
On whether Tennant could return for the second season, Rosenberg said, "Sure, when you have David Tennant, you want him around forever....But the show is called ''Jessica Jones'' and the story is about Jessica's arc and how does that play out in its best form?" It was noted that Kilgrave would be "hard to top", though, with
Marvel Television
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head
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series '' Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and ...
saying, "One of the things that's important about any Marvel show is your hero is often defined by how strong your antagonist is,"
with Rosenberg adding that the objective for the new villain, or villains, for the season would be not to match or do what was done with Kilgrave.
As Kilgrave does appear in the season, Rosenberg felt it was important to have him return to "be that mirror again" for Jones, as he is "such a part of her construction and her dilemma".
Rosenberg also hoped to "further expand on the ensemble and on Jessica's world" by giving more screen time to supporting characters,
noting that in the first season, "the trick of a show that's called ''Jessica Jones''
s ifshe's not in the scene, it's not a guarantee that scene will end up in the final picture. You have to earn secondary character stories. You have to flesh them out enough so that they can eventually carry stories of their own" in future seasons.
She also wanted to continue to explore the relationship between Jones and
Trish Walker, stating "That is the core relationship in the piece. It is about female friendship, it is about how friends evolve—they're sisters, really—and it's about how they evolve and ping off each other."
On Jones becoming famous after her heroics in the first season, Ritter said, "She keeps her circle small because she doesn't want people in her life, so there's no textbook on how to deal with new popularity or new eyes on you."
Speaking on the social issues she hoped to tackle in the season, after covering "issues of choice, interracial relationships, domestic violence,
ndissues of consent" while also exploring "feminism and being a woman in this world" in the first, Rosenberg said, "I'm not quite sure yet what the social issues are that we're dealing with
n season 2 We're just trying to find some resonance for
essica Jonesand a new place to push her, to give Krysten something new to play and really push the boundaries of the character."
After much of the first season was taken from the ''
Alias
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* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
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'' comic book, Rosenberg wanted to continue that trend with the second season, but she acknowledged that "the MCU is very different from the comics in terms of its mythology. In the books there were things building towards "
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
" and all that, and here that's not the case. The nature of that is we're probably not going to be able to continue to do parallel storylines
o ''Alias''.
On having Jones continue to struggle with the same issues in the second season, Loeb said, "The end of the
irst season€”and it was one of the things that was very important when we talked about the end of the first
eason Eason is a surname.
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€”was that it wasn't, 'Ooh, I triumphed and now I can get in my hovercar and join the
Avengers
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.' That wasn't the story we were interested in telling."
Rosenberg elaborated by comparing the ''Jessica Jones'' to her previous series ''
Dexter'', saying that she learned "you can advance the character, but you never want to cure the character. With
Dexter, the moment he felt guilt or accepted that he was 'bad,' the show's over. He's no longer a sociopath. The equivalent for us would be if Jessica somehow recovered from the damage that had been done to her. People don't just heal".
She added that Jones' killing of Kilgrave at the end of the first season was "a life changing experience" and something that would affect the character going forward.
Rosenberg also stated that the season would be "about digging deeper into this chaos and peeling back those layers
f Jones' life just going to the core of her being" after the first season focused on Jones' trauma and facing her abuser.
Casting
After the season was ordered, several main cast members revealed that they would return for the second season, including Ritter as Jessica Jones,
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005 ...
as Patricia "Trish" Walker,
and
Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–present). She has starred in '' Memento'' (2000) for w ...
as
Jeri Hogarth
Jeryn "Jeri" Hogarth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a friend of Iron Fist's father Wendell and an attorney for the Heroes for Hire, a team of heroes of which Iron Fist is a member. ...
.
Eka Darville
Eka Darville (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in ''Power Rangers RPM,'' Pip in ''Mr. Pip'', Malcolm Ducasse in ''Jessica Jones'' and Diego in '' The Originals''.
Biography Early life ...
also reprises his role as Malcolm Ducasse.
In March 2017,
J. R. Ramirez was cast as Oscar Arocho, which was revealed in July after the airing of his character's death on ''
Power
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** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
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** Abusive power
Power may a ...
''.
In April 2017,
was cast in an undisclosed role, described as someone who has "an enormous impact on Jessica's life."
She was revealed to be playing
Alisa Jones, Jessica's mother,
who was briefly portrayed in flashbacks by
Miriam Shor
Miriam Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her performance in the rock musical ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' and in the Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), 2001 film adaptation of ...
in the first season.
By July,
Leah Gibson
Leah Diane Gibson (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actress.
Early life
Leah Gibson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She has a twin sister named Erin. She began dancing at the age of four, which led to training and ...
had also joined the cast,
in the role of Inez Green.
Also joining in the season is
Terry Chen
Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Early life
Chen was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary ...
as Pryce Cheng.
In August 2017,
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
was confirmed to be reprising his role as
Kilgrave,
appearing as a hallucination,
with
Wil Traval
William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama '' All Saints'' (2004–2008), and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2018).
Early life
...
also returning as
Will Simpson.
Recurring characters in the season include
Rebecca De Mornay reprises her role as Dorothy Walker,
Kevin Chacon as Vido Arocho
and
Callum Keith Rennie
Callum Keith Rennie (born 14 September 1960) is a British-born Canadian actor who started his career in Canadian film and television projects, where his portrayal of Stanley Raymond Kowalski on the television series '' Due South'' was his firs ...
as
Karl Malus
Dr. Karl Malus () is a fictional mad scientist and criminal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He played a part in the origins of Armadillo, Hornet, Falcon II, and many other characters.
Dr. Karl Malus appeared in t ...
.
Elden Henson
Elden Henson (born Elden Ryan Ratliff, August 30, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in '' The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy (1992–1996), Foggy Nelson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) streaming television series ...
and
Rob Morgan reprise their roles as
Foggy Nelson
Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Foggy is Matt's best friend and, for ...
and
Turk Barrett
Turk Barrett is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted in stories featuring Daredevil, in which his inept schemes are played as comic relief.
Barrett was a recurring ...
from previous Marvel Netflix series, respectively.
Filming
Filming began the week of April 3, 2017 in New York City, once again using the
working title
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''Violet''.
This followed the end of production on ''The Defenders'' in March,
with Ritter having indicated in May 2016 that the season would film
back-to-back
Back to Back or back-to-back may refer to:
Music Songs
* "Back to Back" (Drake song), 2015
* "Back to Back" (Jeanne Pruett song), 1979
*"Back to Back", a song by Pretty Maids from the 1984 album ''Red Hot and Heavy''
*"Back to Back", a song by ...
with ''The Defenders''.
Filming occurred at the
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center
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One of its biggest attractions is a coral reef display tank, which is one of the largest all-living ...
.
Filming for the season wrapped on September 14, 2017.
Approaching the second season, Rosenberg wanted to increase the number of female directors working on the series as a further push for representation. This was a goal that "Marvel was completely on board with", and, given the demand of many talented female directors at the time, the series' producers looked to book only female directors first and approach male directors later in the pre-production phase if needed. Another member of the production suggested that the series book only female directors for the season, which Rosenberg "hadn't contemplated
s aconcept prior to that conversation". She quickly made that the goal of the production and, in October 2016, Rosenberg confirmed that all 13 episodes of the season would be directed by women.
Oscar's paintings in the season were created by comic book artist
David Mack, who has drawn covers for Jessica Jones comics.
Music
A soundtrack album for the season was released by
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label focuses in pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, and country genres, as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Records l ...
and
Marvel Music digitally on March 16, 2018, featuring selections of the original score for the season composed by
Sean Callery
Sean Callery (born 1964) is an American musician and composer, best known for composing the music for the action/drama '' 24'' and the Marvel adaptation '' Jessica Jones''. Other projects include the 2004 James Bond video game, '' James Bond 007 ...
, as well as the original song "I Want Your Cray Cray".
All music composed by Sean Callery.
Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins
The season makes several references to the events of ''
Captain America: Civil War'', including Vido Arocho's toy
Captain America's shield
Captain America's shield is a fictional item appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the primary defensive and offensive piece of equipment used by Captain America, and is intended to be an emblem of American cultu ...
being broken, as well as mention of the Raft prison. The season also mentions the Rand Corporation from ''
Iron Fist''.
Marketing
In December 2017, a teaser trailer for the season was released, along with announcing the season release date.
A trailer was released on February 7, 2018.
Ahead of the season releasing, Netflix revealed the episode titles and creative teams with pulp comic covers for each episode created by women artists. The artists included, in respective order for each episode: Stephanie Hans,
Jen Bartel
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, Elizabeth Torque, Kate Niemczyk,
Colleen Doran
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, Erica Henderson, Audrey Mox,
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,
Jenny Frison
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,
Amy Reeder
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, Emanuela Lupacchino,
June Brigman
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, and Annie Wu.
The season held its red carpet premiere on March 7, 2018 at the
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Loews Lincoln Square.
Release
The second season of ''Jessica Jones'' was released on March 8, 2018,
to coincide with
International Women's Day
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,
on the
streaming service Netflix
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worldwide, in
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4K and
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.
The season, along with the additional ''Jessica Jones'' seasons and the other
Marvel Netflix series, was removed from Netflix on March 1, 2022, due to Netflix's license for the series ending and Disney regaining the rights.
The season became available on
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in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on March 16, ahead of its debut in Disney+'s other markets by the end of 2022.
Critical response
On
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, the season has an approval rating of 82% with an average rating of 7.00/10, based on 89 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "While ''Jessica Jones'' is a slower burn with less focus than its inaugural season, its enticing new character arc more fully details the most charismatic Defender."
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, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 70 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
In her review of the first five episodes of the season, Allison Keene of
Collider
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gave the season 4 out of 5 stars. She felt "
e season really starts to kick into gear.. once we’re introduced to the central mystery: the truth behind IGH," with the season getting "better and better as it goes along." However, as with previous Marvel Netflix series, the season suffered from pacing issues, featuring "a minimal or non-existent score, scenes that go on for too long, and a limited number of edits that add up to everything feeling like it’s happening in real time. It’s not as bad as any other Marvel series on Netflix in this regard — not even close — but it’s still a problem, and one that has unbelievably still not been addressed in terms of episode count (or shorter runtimes within episodes)." Keene also felt the season missed a "driving force" by not having David Tennant back as Kilgrave, but she was glad the season largely ignored the events of ''The Defenders'' to focus on Jones and her relationships.
Awarding the season a "B", Liz Shannon Miller from
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said the season's all-female directors kept "the show’s noir bent in place though doesn’t push too hard into the realm of art — but the clean approach works, as does Ritter’s always grounded and believable performance." She also enjoyed the Hogarth medical storyline, saying it was "one of the most compelling new storylines", despite it not connecting to the overall larger narrative through the first five episodes. For Miller, Janet McTeer was "the most dynamic element of these early episodes. While she has potential as a foil, there’s not enough of her to keep us hooked, not to mention the lack of the emotional hook that we had with Kilgrave in season 1." Miller also felt the plot lacked direction, and agreed with Keene about the pacing issues.
''
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''s Jo Berry said in her review, "While the beginning of the new season lacks the focus of the first, and is missing a truly menacing bad guy for Jessica to go up against, the new additions and expanded storylines don't detract from Ritter's powerhouse performance... Pacing quibbles aside, this is a darkly enjoyable return for Jessica Jones, thanks to the strong scripts, slick direction and Ritter's gripping performance."
In a more mixed review, ''
The Washington Post
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''s David Betancourt noted the season "lacks shock value". While Ritter "still brings her A-game... It’s the lack of Kilgrave that at first seems to be what’s missing from season 2." He did praise the supporting cast, feeling Darville "has a standout performance" as Malcolm, with his connection to the larger storyline "surprising and enjoyable to watch", and also praising Taylor, adding it "wouldn’t hurt to bring
aylorin" as her comics alter ego Hellcat, to help the season that "lags at the beginning".
Conversely, Susana Polo from ''
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'' was left disappointed and bored by the early episodes, also noting the lack of compelling antagonist for the season. She said, "I don’t see ''Jessica Jones'' second season winning over anyone who was lukewarm about her first — or anyone who skipped it entirely. I’m a big fan, and even I left these first five episodes wondering exactly what had happened to the series that gripped me and never let go in 2015."
References
External links
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