When the second season of “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” returns to Netflix, its directing credits will look a lot different than most shows. That’s because all 13 of its episodes will be directed by women, according to executive producer and showrunner Melissa Rosenberg. Rosenberg announced the all-female directing roster during a panel at Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment, a day-long conference held Friday at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
The show, which follows a failed superhero and alcoholic, played by a steely Krysten Ritter, who’s now employed as a full-time private investigator, was well received when it debuted last year. Fans love the show for how it exposed modern-day sexism. The move by the powers that be behind “Jessica Jones” comes as Hollywood is still grappling with conversations about diversity and inclusion, as prompted by the #OscarsSoWhite campaign. It follows suit behind that of director Ava DuVernay, who also only chose female directors for her OWN television show, “Queen Sugar.”
