While some of the minor characters were hit and miss, it's hard to argue that Jessica Jones had some strong performances from its supporting cast, including Mike Colter's Luke Cage, Rachael Taylor's Trish Walker and Wil Traval's Will Simpson. Colter will be getting his own standalone show in September, and while characters like Trish will stick to Jones, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg says they'll be getting expanded roles in season 2's narrative. "That's the trick of a show that's called Jessica Jones. If she's not in the scene, it's not a guarantee that scene will end up in the final picture," Rosenberg said in an interview with Nerdist. "You have to earn secondary character stories. You have to flesh them out enough so that they can eventually carry stories of their own, which is very much what season one was about... I'm hopeful that I can at least give her a day off in the six-month period. This is a very, very hardworking woman. I think it's important that there be some balance."
Jessica Jones didn't shy away from tackling some heavy subject material in its first season. Rosenberg revealed which topic surprisingly got the most blowback. "I was dealing with a lot of different issues on Jessica Jones: rape, abortion, interracial relationships, feminism -- all this stuff. What made me nervous was whether the audience was going to [react]. The one I thought was really going to get the most flak was the abortion story. The one that actually got the most, much to my horror and disappointment, was the interracial relationship [between Jessica Jones and Luke Cage]." It's certainly disappointing to learn that this particular issue had any sort of negative feedback in this day and age. It's currently unknown if Luke will reappear in Jessica Jones' second season.
Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter recently revealed that the second season of the show is planned to shoot back to back with the highly anticipated crossover, The Defenders. Jessica Jones' first season is currently streaming on Netflix.
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