2 0 1 4 , ▁N BC ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁moving ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ritter ▁was ▁cast ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Television ▁series ▁Jess ica ▁Jones , ▁playing ▁the ▁title ▁role , ▁a ▁former ▁super - h ero ▁turned ▁private ▁investig ator ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁city . ▁About ▁her ▁casting , ▁executive ▁producer ▁and ▁show - runner ▁Mel issa ▁Ros enberg ▁stated ▁Ritter ▁" br ings ▁both ▁the ▁hard ▁edge ▁and ▁the ▁vulner ability ▁the ▁role ▁dem ands ". ▁Ritter ▁revealed ▁she ▁read ▁the ▁com ic ▁book ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁while ▁express ing ▁her ▁delight ▁on ▁working ▁with ▁women . ▁All ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Net fli x ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Ritter ▁repr ised ▁the ▁role ▁on ▁The ▁Def enders ▁alongside ▁Charlie ▁C ox ▁as ▁Matt ▁Mur d ock ▁/ ▁D are dev il , ▁Mike ▁Col ter ▁as ▁Luke ▁C age ▁and ▁Finn ▁Jones ▁as ▁D anny ▁Rand ▁/ ▁Iron ▁F ist , ▁and ▁repr ised ▁her ▁role ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁Jess ica ▁Jones ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Ritter ▁directed ▁an ▁episode ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁Jess ica ▁Jones , ▁mark ing ▁her ▁director ial ▁debut . ▁ ▁Other ▁vent ures ▁Ritter ▁and ▁her ▁child hood ▁friend ▁William ▁Thomas ▁Burn ett ▁formed ▁the ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁du o ▁Ex