Marvel's The Defenders Trailer: Heroes Meet Cute, Get Their $#*! Together to Fight 'The War for New York'

Jessica Jones lays eyes on Matt Murdoch and Danny Rand’s glowing fist gets a piece of indestructible Luke Cage in the first trailer for Marvel’s The Defenders.


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Premiering Friday, Aug. 18 on Netflix, the team-up series follows Matt Murdock/Daredevil (played by Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Finn Jones) as the four disparate heroes begrudgingly unite for one common goal – to save New York City.

Marvel’s The Defenders also stars Sigourney Weaver (as villainess Alexandra), while returning players include Daredevil‘s Elodie Yung (Elektra), Scott Glenn (Stick), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page) and Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Jessica Jones‘ Carrie-Anne Moss (Jeri Hogarth), Rachael Taylor (Trish Walker) and Eka Darville (Malcolm Ducasse), Luke Cage‘s Simone Missick (Misty Knight) and Rosario Dawson (Claire), and Iron Fist‘s Jessica Henwick (Colleen Wing).

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