"The Defenders" will debut on Netflix in 2017, while "Jessica Jones" Season 2 is expected to come out in 2018. (Photo : Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Netflix)
New development has been revealed by executive producer Melissa Rosenberg for Marvel's "Jessica Jones" Season 2. It has been revealed that all 13 episodes of the second season will be directed by women. This definitely means more girl power in the coming season.
Rosenberg revealed the all-female roster of directors for "Jessica Jones" Season 2 at the "Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment" conference held at the University of Southern California's Anneberg School for Communication and Journalism on Oct. 21.
She narrated that she wants to increase the number of female directors involved with "Jessica Jones" Season 2, hence she initially planned to prioritize booking female directors first before contracting male directors, Variety reported. However, another person involved in the production suggested that the idea of booking female directors only, a proposal Rosenberg immediately agreed on.
Rosenberg added that the scripts for "Jessica Jones" Season 2 were in the middle of completion and that filming would begin next year. "When I interview a writer, I'm less interested in what you've been doing professionally than I am in where you're from, what your parents do, what's your life experience, what are you bringing to the table personally?" she said about the process of bringing people into the project.
Lead star Krysten Ritter is completely supportive of Rosenberg's decision to enlist all-female directors for "Jessica Jones" Season 2. According to EW, Ritter tweeted, "Nothing makes me more proud and emotional and excited. This is f-ing HUGE. [Melissa Rosenberg] thank heavens for you." The tweet has since been deleted.
Ritter's co-star Rachael Taylor is also excited about the idea, as well as "Iron Fist" star Finn Jones who tweeted, "Yes! More women directors please. Proud our Netflix/Marvel family are yet again leading the way!"
The diversity among male and female directors in the entertainment industry in America has been strikingly wide, according to a report from the Directors Guild of America. In 2015-2016, female directors only created 17 percent of all episodes in TV shows.
Ava DuVernay received praise for getting together an all-female roster of directors for the OWN series "Queen Sugar."
