Every Single Episode Of ‘Jessica Jones’ Season Two Will Be Directed By A Woman
Great decision.
As if you needed another reason to be excited about the prospect of more Jessica Jones, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has revealed that all 13 episodes of the upcoming second season will be directed by women.
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Speaking at a conference at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Rosenberg said that she had previously planned to put an emphasis on hiring female directors, after nine out of 13 episodes in season one were directed by men. However, she said that she had recently been encouraged by an unnamed member of the production team to only hire women.
According to Variety, Rosenberg said that it was “very important” that showrunners make a “conscious decision” to employ an inclusive array of people behind the scenes. She also said that the decision was one that Marvel was completely on board with.
marvel netflix: hires a directing crew consisting of women only for jessica jones season 2
me: pic.twitter.com/5oxZxfE32y— taar (@arkhamharleen) October 22, 2016
#JessicaJones only hiring female directors season 2. When a sad director bro writes a think piece about how that's sexist, PLEASE IGNORE IT.
— Amir Talai (@AmirTalai) October 22, 2016
Of course it’s no secret that Marvel still has a long way to go on the gender equality front. In addition to focusing exclusively on male protagonists and/or male-led ensembles, every single Marvel movie thus far has been directed by a man. The same is also true of every episode of Luke Cage and every episode bar one of Daredevil.
It’s not surprising that Jessica Jones would be the property to finally buck that trend.
Jessica Jones season two will hit Netflix in 2018.