Krysten Ritter: It’s A ‘Dream Come True’ Playing ‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’

“Marvel’s Jessica Jones” is heading to Netflix this November, and leading lady Krysten Ritter, who plays the retired superhero, says the series has its own style.

“We definitely have some action,” Jessica told Access Hollywood at New York Comic-Con over the weekend when we asked her if the new show would be action packed like the first franchise installment – “Marvel’s Daredevil.”

“The show’s very different. … Ours is, I think, more of like a psychological character study,” Krysten continued. “It feels like a 13-hour movie. So it’s really just like a real slow development of a character, which is thrilling, because that’s all you ever wish to do as an actress.”

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When it debuts on Netflix on November 20, the series will follow Jessica as she rebuilds her life as a private detective working cases in New York City.

“It’s kind of like a day in a life,” Krysten said of the set-up of the show. “We see how Jessica is just getting through her days, just making enough money to buy some whiskey, and keeping her world really small. So when we meet her, that’s where she is.”

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When asked about Jessica’s relationship with Luke Cage (Mike Coulter), as the two have a romantic relationship in the comics, Krysten played coy.

“We will see them together in the series, and I think it’s – it’s a really unique and special relationship,” she said. “And I think we have some – we have some good chemistry.”

Previously, Executive Producer Melissa Rosenberg told Access Hollywood that Krysten was the “ideal” actress to play the Marvel character.

And Krysten has been relishing every moment.

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“She’s incredibly dynamic. She’s everything that a character, or a woman, can be, and it was an opportunity for me to do everything, and sort of use everything I’ve got all in one role,” the actress said. “She’s tough, she’s strong, she’s very cool. She’s strong in her person, but she’s also strong physically. She’s vulnerable sometimes, she’s funny sometimes. It’s just like a dream come true.”

Jolie Lash

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