Marvel's "Luke Cage" Revealed

Marvel TV and Netflix have now officially confirmed their casting of Marvel Comics' superhero 'Luke Cage', in the new Netflix TV series "A.K.A. Jessica Jones", starring Krysten Ritter:

Actor Mike Colter ("The Good Wife") will play 'Luke Cage' in Marvel's "A.K.A. Jessica Jones", a new 13-part series that will air after Marvel's new "Daredevil" TV series.

"...during the course of an investigation in New York City, private investigator 'Jessica Jones' encounters the enigmatic 'Luke Cage' – a man whose past has secrets that will dramatically alter Jessica in ways she could never have imagined."

"Mike embodies the strength, edge and depth of Luke Cage," said Executive Producer/Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg. "We're excited to have him bring this iconic Marvel character to life."

Created by "Creepy" magazine writer/editor Archie Goodwin and illustrator John Romita, Sr. of "Spider-Man" fame, 'Luke Cage' first appeared in Marvel Comics' "Luke Cage, Hero for Hire" #1 (June 1972).

"...A man called 'Lucas' was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. In exchange for parole, Lucas clandestinely underwent an experimental procedure, originally intended to generate immunity to all illness; instead, it inadvertently granted him steel-hard skin and heavier, enhanced muscle.

"After escaping 'Seagate Prison', Lucas forged the identity of 'Luke Cage', becoming a 'hero for hire', super-enhanced private detective.

"Later he formed a business partnership with the martial arts hero known as 'Iron Fist' in the Marvel Comics' series "Power Man & Iron Fist" and had a baby with 'Jessica Jones'.."

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