( CNN ) -- Marvel is the gift that just keeps on giving . Fresh on the heels of the announcement that Benedict Cumberbatch has been officially cast as Doctor Strange , there is news that Mike Colter will portray Luke Cage in the Netflix series `` Marvel 's A.K.A . Jessica Jones . '' Colter , best known for starring in the Xbox original series `` Halo : Nightfall '' and appearances on `` The Good Wife '' and `` American Horror Story : Coven , '' will join actress Krysten Ritter , who will play Jessica Jones . The fictional character of Cage first appeared in the Marvel comics and is a superhero also known as `` Power Man . '' According to Marvel.com : `` After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint , Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City. `` `` Fans have longed to see Luke Cage and in Mike we 've found the perfect actor , '' Jeph Loeb , executive producer and Marvel 's head of television , is quoted as saying on the site . `` Viewers will get to meet Luke Cage in 'Marvel 's A.K.A . Jessica Jones , ' and experience why he is such an important super hero in the Marvel mythos . '' Meanwhile , `` Doctor Strange '' director Scott Derrickson teased fans of that film by tweeting an image of Cumberbatch as the character with the Talking Heads lyric `` Strange but not a stranger . '' The Netflix series '' Marvel 's A.K.A . Jessica Jones '' is set to premiere in 2015 .
Mike Coulter is best known for `` Halo : Nightfall '' He will star in `` Marvel 's A.K.A . Jessica Jones '' Krysten Ritter will play Jessica Jones .