Back in 2010, screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg was signed to adapt Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos’ Marvel comic “Alias” as “AKA Jessica Jones.” For three years, it languished in development at ABC. However, Marvel’s recently announced deal with Netflix was a game changer and “Jessica Jones” was one of the four original series that was given a 13 episode run on Netflix.
According to Deadline, Rosenberg is set to return to oversee the new “Jessica Jones” series as a writer and as an executive producer. However, the project is expected to be redeveloped and rewritten from its earlier ABC incarnation. In the “Alias” comic book series, Jessica Jones is a former superheroine calling herself Jewel who flamed out as a costumed hero after a traumatic incident. In the present, Jones reinvents herself as a private investigator while she struggles with her PTSD.
Jessica Jones also has close ties to Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Daredevil in the original comics, which probably influence their selection to receive individual series on Netflix before all four of the lead characters will unite in an eight episode miniseries called “The Defenders.”
Rosenberg is best known for adapting the Twilight novels to film and for her stint on “Dexter.” Rosenberg also worked on the short-lived DC superhero series, “Birds of Prey” in addition to her stints on “Dark Skies,” “Ally McBeal,” “The O.C.” and the feature film Step Up.
Earlier today, word broke that “Lost” veteran and Cabin In The Woods director Drew Goddard is in negotiations to write and executive produce Daredevil on Netflix. Given the speed with which “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones” are coming together, production may begin on both series early next year.
