The Defenders
Luke Cageseason 2 may not be out until 2018 , but we have an inkling of what may happen thanks toMarvel ’s The Defenders . Netflix ’s torpedo team - up insure Cage join forces with Daredevil , Iron Fist and Jessica Jones to salve New York from the Hand , but whileLuke Cageshow runner Cheo Hodari Coker saysit wo n’t dictate his 2d season , there was a heap more to glean from the eight - episode series than justwhere the criminal organization come from .
Luke begin the season getting out of jail early on , thanks to a niggling help from his lawyer Foggy Nelson ( who now work for Jeri Hogarth ’s firm ) . Upon render to New York he steer to Claire Temple ’s apartment - their relationship still being intact - and makes clear that he wants to continue to help the people of Harlem . Misty Knight approaches Luke to help with an investigation into the death ’s of young people in the biotic community - most late Sean Miller , the brother of Candace Miller , who was murdered by Mariah Dillard so she would n’t give witness testimony about the councilwoman kill her cousin-german Cottonmouth .
It ’s through the last Miller baby , Cole , that Luke is made first mindful of the Hand and one of its five fingers , the White Hat , who change state out to be African warfare lord Sowande . The Hand founder had swoop in to take title to Harlem , after the disappearance of Dillard and Shades at the end ofLuke Cageseason 1 , and has been using the young people of the orbit to help clean up slaying deport by the Hand .
Alfre Woodard and Theo Rossi have bothbeen confirmed to returnin the second time of year ofLuke Cage , so we can decidedly expect Black Mariah to be back with a vengeance after being in hiding for several months while Cage was remand . His absence from the area would have been a perfect opportunity to retake Harlem , but the fact that she has n’t returned yet seems to imply she has contrive something big for her attempted return to power - though she might not just have Luke to struggle with .
Mustafa Shakir has been vagabond asJohn McIver , a.k.a . Bushmaster , a Caribbean crime party boss who wants to inhibit Harlem and glean his own brand of retribution . Just who has wronged McIver is unknown , but in the comic strip he was a common adversary of Luke Cage , Misty Knight , Colleen Wing and Iron Fist . The Defenderscertainly hints at a potentialHeroes for Hireteam - up flop out of the comic books and with Bushmaster being a villain to both Luke and Danny it would be a right chance tosee them wok together again .
The daughter of the Dragon ( Misty and Colleen ) substantiate the Heroes for Hire in specific runs , and also appeared in their own serial publication too . Simone Minnick is confirmed to appear inIron Fistseason 2 , but Finn Jones has yet to be announced to seem inLuke Cage’ssecond season . This does n’t necessarily mean he wo n’t down up , however ; Netflix may want to keep it under wraps , but as we see more crossovers in Netflix ’s Marvel Universe we could also see the villain narration ofLuke Cageseason 2 continue intoIron Fistseason 2 . Precedence has already been fix for this as we learn the Hand ’s antagonist storyline reaching acrossDaredevil , Iron FistandThe Defenders , so it would n’t be a push to carry the Marvel showrunners to keep this trend inLuke coop , Iron Fistor evenJessica Jones .
Jessica is another torpedo who may influence the narration of Luke Cage ’s 2nd time of year , as we saw her and her former lover grow nearer once more . By the end ofThe Defenders , the pair were seen having a drink and he say her in no uncertain terms how glad he was that she had last . Luke invites her to bring down Harlem some clip and she says they should snaffle a coffee , which could have in mind that Krysten Ritter will make a invitee appearance and potentiallycause a rift in Luke ’s relationship with Claire . Rosario Dawson is definitely back inLuke Cageseason 2 ( is there a Netflix Marvel serial she has n’t been in ? ) and it calculate as though Luke has impress into her place , but while she has play an integral confirm office in each serial , she does n’t have super powers so she does n’t divvy up that connection with Luke that Jessica does . Season 2 will definitely explore their relationship and potentially his returning touch sensation for Jessica , but it will also bet at his identicalness in Harlem and in what way he can protect the community .
At the end ofThe Defenders , Foggy tell Luke and Claire that they wo n’t be prosecuted for their involvement in the Midland Financial Circle construction coming down but that does n’t intend they have a good relationship with the police . Misty ’s boss was not well-chosen with the Defenders ' vigilante actions so will no doubt be keeping an optic on all of them in next seasons . This will obviously make it difficult for Luke to take judge into his own hands as he does n’t have a superhero mask to hide behind , which also makes him and his loved ones an easy target for enemies . As Mike Colterpointed outearlier this year :
“ It ’s something that we ’ll explore inthe Defendersand hopefully in season two of [ Luke Cage ] which I start very soon . It ’s very different . He ’s out . People love what he looks like . He ’s not in any kind of disguise . People know where he exist . They experience where to retrieve him so it ’s something he has to take with . Most superheroes do n’t have to deal with that and can kind of keep it separate . ”
However , it look like Misty will be by his side when the tough gets goingas new pictures show her with her bionic armand marching into action next to Luke . In the laughable book Knight sets up her own detective agency , so if these pics are anything to go by Jessica Jones wo n’t be the only particular P.I. rove the street of New York .
WithLuke Cageseason 2 expected to go along filming all the way until March 2018 we have a tenacious time to wait before seeing him back in action mechanism , but we haveThe PunisherandJessica Jones season 2to keep up us toy with in the meantime and hopefully they ’ll hint at what ’s to follow for Power Man .
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