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9. The New Characters In Jessica Jones Season 2

Jessica Jones Paladin Typhoid Mary
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Much like with Luke Cage, MCU Exchange also got their hands on a casting breakdown for Jessica Jones Season 2, which revealed four new characters being added to the mix:

"Dr. Kirby: 60’s, male, open ethnicity, scientist, free thinker – Series regular for 1 season"
"Presley: Late 30’s, male, African American, intelligent, driven, self-assured – Fractional series regular"
"Oliver: 34-38, male, Latino, artistic, paternal, smart, scruffy and hip – Series regular"
"Ingrid: Early-mid 30’s, 5’8-5’11, female, dark hair, attractive and edgy, has a history of living on the streets. Educated as a nurse, but streetwise. She is attracted to both men and women – Series regular"

The speculation follows that: Dr Kirby is actually Dr Karl Malus, founder of the Institute for Supernormality Research and a manipulator of human genetics; Presley is Paladin, a mysterious P.I. who has been invovled with the Defenders previously; Oliver might be Otis Johnson, who has similar powers to Cage and links to the Daughters of the Dragon; and Ingrid may be Ian Soo, a bisexual character introduced in a recent Hellcat comic, or Typhoid Mary, a Daredevil villain.

In addition to these, Janet McTeer is the only official casting for the upcoming season so far, in a mysterious role that doesn't appear to fit with any of those outlined above.

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