Get ready for more superhero action in Netflix’s Original series, ‘Iron Fist’, with it returning this week for a second season.
The second season furthers the transformation of Danny, a character with a fish out of water coming of age story making his way in a harsh new world, battling to work out who he is. This season, Danny has promised that with Matt Murdock gone, he will step up and protect his city. But a sinister plot twist threatens his very identity and he must conquer his villains to protect the town and people he holds close to his heart.
At San Diego Comic-Con, fans were treated to footage of a number of scenes displaying new fight choreography from Clayton Barber, who previously worked on Black Panther. One of those scenes includes Danny and Davos in a flashback to K’un Lun where the pair faced one of their final tests to determine who is worthy to face off against Shou-Lao. They then don masks, which are similar to that of Iron Fist‘s in the comics, before being bound together and then beating each other until one of them yields. Alice Eve will be playing iconic Marvel supervillain Typhoid Mary who Eve teased is “very very violent, but the reason I took the role is because I got to play someone with multiple personalities”.
The first season wasn’t received well by critics with mixed feelings from viewers, so let’s hope they’ve found what direction to take the series in. That could be the case as back in July, shortly after season two was confirmed, EW reported that Scott Buck was stepping down as showrunner. Raven Metzner will be taking over for season two who has previously worked on the likes of Sleepy Hollow, Falling Skies and Heroes Reborn.
That being said, the new season comes after the team up in The Defenders, which was followed by the second season of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. So perhaps, Danny will know what kind of hero he is or can become and this appears to be confirmed by Marvel’s Jeph Loeb who explained that fighting alongside Matt Murdock in The Defenders inspires Danny to use his abilities and become more of a vigilante.
Marvel’s Iron Fist Season 2 stars Finn Jones (Danny Rand), Jessica Henwick (Colleen Wing), Sacha Dhawan (Davos), Tom Pelphrey (Ward Meachum), Jessica Stroup (Joy Meachum), Simone Missick (Misty Knight) and introduces Alice Eve (Mary Walker).
The second season hits Netflix internationally on September 7th.
