Iron Fist, as a character, needs some rehabilitation. His debut season was disappointing, and his turn inThe Defenderswas irritating at best (and the choice to makeThe Defendersall about him and his story was a hugely bad one). Danny Rand (Finn Jones) showing up inLuke CageSeason 2 has helped a little bit – this is the zen-master kind of Danny that’s more interesting to see, especially when it comes to his dynamic withMike Colter’s Luke Cage (even though I wish, in vain, that they would have scrappedIron Fist’s solo seasons for a Heroes for Hire joint-season).
With a new run of episodes, though, there’s always hope that the evolution of Danny Rand will continue to move in a positive direction – despite the fact that that kind of optimism often goes unrewarded with Marvel’s Netflix series. Still, aside from the usual complaints of too many episodes / not enough story, pacing problems, and not connecting the worlds together well enough, the recent second seasons of bothJessica Jonesand Luke Cage held their own (forJessica, against an excellent first season, whileLukeSeason 2 was actually an improvement).
Today’s SDCC panel forIron Fistprovided a few new bits of info for the new season, including the fact that the Daughters of the Dragon will be anofficial team(that’s the badass duo of Colleen and Misty), thatAlice Eve’s mysterious character will beTyphoid Mary, and that the new season will premiere Friday, September 7th. And of course, a trailer!
You can check out that trailer for Netflix’sIron FistSeason 2 below; the series also starsJessica Henwickas Colleen Wing,Tom Pelphreyas Ward Meachum,Jessica Stroupas Joy Meachum,Sacha Dhawanas Davos,Simone Missickas Misty Knight, and Alice Eve as Mary Walker.
Here’s the official synopsis for Season 2:
Season 2 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 conquers his villains to protect the town and people he holds close to his heart.
