Status: This series is filming and is due on Netflix from Marvel late 2015. Pitch: Jessica Jones, a former superhero whose career ended in tragedy, has been "rebuilding her life and career as a hot-tempered, sardonic, badass private detective in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Plagued by self-loathing and a wicked case of PTSD, Jessica battles demons from within and without, using her abilities as an unlikely champion for those in need." Odds of Success Onscreen: Above average. The series' hook is intriguing, though Jessica Jones does not have the name-brand cachet of Daredevil or even Iron Fist. A couple of things nudge it to above-average status: the casting of Breaking Bad's Krysten Ritter as Jessica and David Tennant as Zebediah Killgrave, the noxious scumbag responsible for the end of Jessica's career. Tennant's casting signals that AKA will get into the Purple Man story, a bold choice that could backfire or pay off handsomely.
T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.
