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Alice Eve is joining the second season of Marvel’s Iron Fist TV show on Netflix. The British actress, who primarily works in features, had a recurring role in the final season of HBO‘s Entourage. Her other US TV series work includes the season three premiere of Black Mirror, also on Netflix.
A superhero action-adventure drama, based on the Marvel comics, Marvel’s Iron Fist stars Finn Jones as Danny Rand. The cast also includes: Jessica Henwick, Jessica Stroup, Tom Pelphrey, David Wenham, Wai Ching Ho, Barrett Doss, and Rosario Dawson. The story centers on billionaire martial arts expert Rand, who returns to New York City, 15 years after having gone missing.
Check out the Marvel press release:
ACCLAIMED ACTRESS ALICE EVE TO JOIN THE CAST FOR SEASON TWO OF THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES, ‘MARVEL’S IRON FIST’
Published Dec 5, 2017 By Christine Dinh
(Marvel)
The Immortal Weapon’s journey continues!
Actress Alice Eve (“Black Mirror,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness”) has joined the sophomore season of “Marvel’s Iron Fist” in an undisclosed role where she joins returning cast including, Finn Jones (Danny Rand), Jessica Henwick (Colleen Wing), Tom Pelphrey (Ward Meachum), Jessica Stroup (Joy Meachum), and Sacha Dhawan (Davos). All 13-episodes of the first season of “Marvel’s Iron Fist” are now streaming on Netflix.
“We are very excited to have an actress of Alice’s stature join the cast of ‘Marvel’s Iron Fist,’” said Marvel’s Head of Television and Executive Producer, Jeph Loeb. “Her exceptional talent brings an intrigue and danger to her character unlike anyone else.”
“We’re over the moon that Alice Eve is joining us this season,” said series Showrunner and Executive Producer, Raven Metzner. “We think she’s going to be a great addition to an already stellar cast.”
In the second season of “Marvel’s Iron Fist,” Danny Rand, The Immortal Iron Fist and Colleen Wing set off on a new adventure as the protectors of Chinatown in NYC – where death, action and surprises await them around every corner.
The Netflix original series is Executive Produced by Series Showrunner Raven Metzner (“Sleepy Hollow,” “Falling Skies”) along with Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “Marvel’s Luke Cage”) and Jim Chory (“Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “Marvel’s Luke Cage”). “Marvel’s Iron Fist” is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.
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What do you think? Did you watch the first season of Marvel’s Iron Fist TV series? Will you check out Alice Eve, when season two drops to Netflix?
