<P> Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones , a former superhero who opens her own detective agency . Rachael Taylor , Eka Darville , and Carrie - Anne Moss also star , with Mike Colter , Wil Traval , Erin Moriarty , and David Tennant joining them for the first season , and J.R. Ramirez , Terry Chen , Leah Gibson and Janet McTeer joining for the second season . A version of the series was originally developed by Rosenberg for ABC in 2010 , but the network passed on it . By late 2013 , Rosenberg was reworking the series for Netflix as A.K.A. Jessica Jones . Ritter was cast as Jones in December 2014 . Jessica Jones is filmed in New York City , in areas that still look like old Hell 's Kitchen . </P>
<P> Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones , a former superhero who opens her own detective agency . Rachael Taylor , Eka Darville , and Carrie - Anne Moss also star , with Mike Colter , Wil Traval , Erin Moriarty , and David Tennant joining them for the first season , and J.R. Ramirez , Terry Chen , Leah Gibson and Janet McTeer joining for the second season . A version of the series was originally developed by Rosenberg for ABC in 2010 , but the network passed on it . By late 2013 , Rosenberg was reworking the series for Netflix as A.K.A. Jessica Jones . Ritter was cast as Jones in December 2014 . Jessica Jones is filmed in New York City , in areas that still look like old Hell 's Kitchen . </P>
name of the actress that plays jessica jones
name of the actress that plays jessica jones
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Ritter