12 New TV Characters We Can't Wait To Meet In 2017
5. Alexandra - The Defenders
Iron Fist is the first letdown of the Netflix Marvel Universe (or whatever you want to call it), but it does at least bring the final Defender to our screens, thus paving the way for the team-up event series.
Anticipation could dip slightly because of Finn Jones' poor performance (and the Hand being involved again), but he should work better (or at least be more hidden) in a team, and it still has Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and all their best supporting players too.
On top of that, it also has Sigourney Weaver as its main villain. Known only as Alexandra for now, she is supposedly a new creation rather than a comics character - although there are theories she's a gender-swapped version of Alexander Bont, the first kingpin of Hell's Kitchen.
Whether that's true or not, it'll be very interesting to see exactly who Alexandra is, and what Weaver brings to the role. She's a great sci-fi/action actress, and should make for a formidable opponent. Alexandra has to be someone who can take on four superheroes who can typically stand on their own, so has to be something really special and fearsome. Hopefully the writers and Weaver can deliver.