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Rachael Taylor has signed on for the role of Trish Walker in the Netflix series Marvel‘s A.K.A. Jessica Jones. The character in the comics is Jessica’s best friend as well as the superhero Hellcat.
She joins Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and David Tennant as Kilgrave.
The premiere date has been set, but the show will debut some time after Marvel’s fist Netflix series Daredevil.
It was just a few days ago that Melissa Benoist was cast as Supergirl, headling the new television show from CBS. Another cast member has been announced, Mehcad Brooks as the classic Superman character Jimmy Olsen.
The characters has been described as “a smart worldly photographer for CatCo, the media company where Kara works. He had previously been working and living in National City for mysterious reasons, and his salt of the earth nature piques Kara’s interest.”
No debut date has been announced.
Marvel has announced that it has added David Tennant to Netflix‘s A.K.A. Jessica Jones. Tennant will be playing the villainous Kilgrave. Tennant is best known for his run as the Tenth Doctor in the international BBC hit Doctor Who. A.K.A. He recently was seen in Broadchurch and the American adaptation Gracepoint. Jessica Jones will run for 13 episodes following Marvel’s first Netflix series Daredevil.
The character is described as:
“An enigmatic figure from Jessica’s past, Kilgrave’s reappearance will send shockwaves through the former super hero’s world.”
Tennant joins Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter who will be playing Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.
Kilgrave is most likely Zebediah Killgrave, also known as the Purple Man, a character who has had history with both Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in Marvel comics’ various series. The character has the ability to use mind control using pheromones and also has accelerated healing. The character is most known for his purple skin.
