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THR’s Josh Wigler spoke to star Krysten Ritter ahead of the season’s release, and she pointed out that the storyline came about before the current cultural moment.

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00:00Jessica Jones is back and it's no coincidence that Netflix is dropping

00:11the second season of Marvel's superhero series on March 8, a.k.a. International Women's Day.

00:16The first five episodes were screened for press in advance, so we know that the show

00:20gets quickly into Me Too movement territory, featuring a storyline involving a filmmaker

00:24with a history of abusing women. The Hollywood Reporter's Josh Wigler spoke to star

00:29Kristen Ritter ahead of the season's release and she pointed out that the storyline came

00:33about before the current cultural moment. Said the actress,

00:36"...when all of that started coming out, we were all texting each other,

00:39holy shit, we're doing this on our show. The Me Too movement started in October,

00:44I believe, and we finished shooting on October 1." She adds,

00:47"...it's pretty intense and uncanny, but it's also cool and exciting to have a show

00:51that can express the anger that a lot of people are feeling. I love Jessica Jones

00:55because of the work I get to do and the material as an actress. But obviously,

00:59the fact that we participate in a huge social conversation, it's amazing."

01:04Meanwhile, David Tennant's very, very evil telepathic psychopath, Kilgrave,

01:09seemed to meet a violent end at our hero's hands in season one, but he's back.

01:13And Ritter has nothing further to say on that topic.

01:16"...I literally just got a memo that I'm not allowed to talk about it," she says

01:20with a big laugh. Top secret. But I can say that he's back, and I can also say

01:24that it's probably not a good thing. Stay tuned.

01:27When it comes to Luke Cage, a.k.a. Mike Coulter, is there hope for a cameo

01:31from the former series regular who now headlines his own Netflix show?

01:34Well, at least Ritter won't rule it out.

01:37"...we're such close friends, and we both love Luke and Jessica together," she says.

01:41"...who knows what's going to happen down the line. For now, Jessica Jones is focused on Jessica."

01:45But there are also new series regulars in the mix, including Leah Gibson as a mysterious

01:50woman who becomes wrapped up in Jessica's search for self-discovery, and J.R. Ramirez

01:54as a fellow resident of Jessica's building. They join season one returnees Rachel Taylor,

01:59Carrie-Ann Moss and Ika Darville.

02:02Oh, and watch out for this! Expect at least one massive presence from season one to get

02:06off this train before the end of season two. As Josh Wiggler puts it,

02:10"...without revealing any details, the second season of Jessica Jones makes it very clear

02:14very quickly. Danger hangs heavily in the air as our hero digs deeper into her own past."

02:20To read more from Wiggler's interview with Kristen Ritter, head to THR.com.

02:24Meanwhile, are you excited about season two of Jessica Jones?

02:27Have you already started the season by the time you've watched this?

02:30Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

02:32For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

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