Everything We Hope Jessica Jones’ Daredevil: Born Again Return Leads To — Trish, a New Series, and More
Jessica Jones is finally stepping back into the MCU spotlight, with Krysten Ritter confirmed to reprise the iconic role in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2. And honestly, Jessica showing up again has huge potential, especially because Jessica Jones never treated heroism like a clean identity. So, with her finally being back in the mix, here are the key beats we hope Marvel follows through on.
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The Post-Alias Lifestyle
The last time we saw Jessica, she was doing the thing she always threatens to do when the weight gets too loud: leaving. She handed off Alias Investigations to Malcolm, made her exit plan, and headed to the station like she was ready to disappear for good. Then the pull of the “work” kicked back in, punctuated by that final, chilling reminder of her trauma, and she chose to stay.
With her return landing inside Fisk’s anti-vigilante New York, the question is simple: what did Jessica’s off-screen era actually look like? Did she rebuild Alias, or keep it scrappy and off-the-books? Did she start taking cases that brush up against bigger MCU-level messes, or did she double down on the street-level work because that’s where she feels most honest? We need to know.
More Trish
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Trish Walker’s arc (played to perfection by Rachael Taylor) is a huge part of why Jessica Jones worked. Over three seasons, the show tracked her hunger for finding power, her obsession with being useful, and the way that fear of helplessness slowly shaped her into something reckless.
By Season 3, it culminated in some major moments: Trish technically crossed the line, killed Sallinger (though, considering we have characters out there like Punisher, we’re not mad about it), and went on the run, fully convinced she was still the hero in the story. Jessica then hunted her down and made the brutal call to stop her, with the series even drawing a clear parallel to Luke Cage having to send a superpowered loved one to the Raft. That being said, Trish’s arc works because it’s never played as a simple fall from grace. Even at her worst, you can trace the fear and longing underneath it. The tragedy is that she chases “hero” so hard she starts losing herself, and Jessica is the one left to draw the line.
Now we want the aftermath with a real update and a real arc because “redemption” is a key factor of comic book storytelling. For example, it can mean she’s forced to relearn humility and accountability, and confront what it costs to treat vigilantism like a high. Or it can even mean she’s trying to rebuild a life when the public already sees her as a villain, while she’s still figuring out what doing the right thing even looks like. Jessica’s return opens the door. Marvel just needs to walk through it.
A Few Subtle Updates
A Jessica return that ignores her supporting cast would feel like the MCU sanding off what made her world hit. Nobody’s asking for Born Again to become Jessica Jones Season 4 overnight, but a few sharp updates would go a long way.
Malcolm, for starters, ended the series as the new leader of Alias Investigations—even if we don’t believe it’s exactly earned—so we kind of need to know if he kept the business alive. Jeri Hogarth is a little trickier, because her story is darker. Her ALS diagnosis obviously hangs over her arc, and the show ends with her facing a future defined by loneliness and consequences. If she’s still alive in the timeline, what does that look like now? If she isn’t, how did that loss land on Jessica, who rarely admits she cares until it’s too late? You don’t need to bring everyone back full-time. You just need to acknowledge they mattered.
A Door to a New Jessica Jones Series
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This is the big one. Jessica Jones carved out a rare Marvel lane: noir atmosphere, emotional bruises, morally tangled choices, and a lead who’d rather down a bottle of booze than deliver a heroic speech. That voice still feels singular in the MCU, which is exactly why it’s worth protecting.
Sure, there’s always the chance that Marvel could treat her Born Again return as a satisfying reunion moment to appease fans. However, the enticing move is to use it as a launchpad. Let Jessica step back into the wider universe, remind everyone why Krysten Ritter is one of Marvel’s best castings, then hand her a story that belongs to her—but we’re still open to more team-ups too, obviously. Because if she’s finally returning, this is the perfect place to begin her next chapter.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 premieres on Disney+ on March 24, 2026.
