“We didn’t know if it would be [REDACTED],” the Jessica Jones star tells EW.

Krysten Ritter reacts to Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale’s character reveal

"We didn't know if it would be [REDACTED]," the Jessica Jones star tells EW.

By Nick Romano

Nick Romano

Nick Romano is a senior editor at ** with 15 years of journalism experience covering entertainment. His work previously appeared in Vanity Fair, Vulture, IGN, and more.

EW's editorial guidelines

May 6, 2026 12:30 p.m. ET

Krysten Ritter reacts to 'Daredevil: Born Again' season 2 finale's character reveal. Credit:

Jojo Whilden/Marvel

- Krysten Ritter shares her reaction to that big character reveal in the *Daredevil: Born Again* season finale.

- The actress reveals she "didn't know if it would be" that particular star in the scene originally.

- "Seeing [REDACTED] walk in the door, it was emotional," the actress says.

**Warning: This article contains spoilers from the *Daredevil: Born Again* season 2 finale, "The Southern Cross."**

As if on cue, the *Daredevil: Born Again* season 2 finale had one last character arrival, someone who's been teased for a few episodes now.

For those Marvel fans who perpetually live online and follow the various leaks, this might not have been much of a surprise. For everyone else, Mike Colter makes his monumental return as Luke Cage, the bulletproof Hero of Harlem he originated alongside Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock, Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones, Finn Jones' Danny Rand, and Jon Bernthal's Punisher in the original era of Marvel shows on Netflix.

Colter returns for a brief scene in the season 2 ending for a family reunion. "I was so excited," Ritter tells ** in an April interview. "We were talking about it on set with Sana [Amanat, Marvel executive producer]. It was just like a whisper of an idea at the time, and I loved it so much that I was like, 'We have to do it and the scene should be like this and I'm gonna call Mike right now and tell him to do it.'"

Mike Colter on 'Luke Cage'.

Myles Aronowitz/Netflix

Colter's Luke Cage originated as one of the Defenders in the Avengers-like lineup of Marvel TV shows on Netflix, which included the original *Daredevil*, *Jessica Jones*, *Iron Fist*, *The Punisher*, a *Defenders* miniseries, and headlining his own series *Luke Cage*. The last time we saw Colter as the character was in a season 3 episode of Ritter's superhero drama in 2019.

Originally, Ritter says the *Born Again* finale scene "was gonna be a slightly different shape." She notes, "We didn't know if it would be Mike or not, but I was so excited because it sets up what's to come and gives us a little bit of a window into where their story could go."

Krysten Ritter on 'Daredevil: Born Again' return and Jessica Jones' life off screen

How Jessica Jones became the next Defender to rejoin the MCU

Showrunner Dario Scardapane calls the act of scheduling the team's "biggest bugaboo."

"There's the story that we worked out in the writers' room about what [Mr.] Charles [Matthew Lillard] was doing with people like Luke and Bullseye [Wilson Bethel], and we were able to fold that story together in this reunion of Danielle and Luke and Jessica," he says. "It's one short scene, but it holds an entire seed packet for seasons going forward."

Krysten Ritter in 'Daredevil: Born Again' season 2.

Jojo Whilden/Marvel

***Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our ******EW Dispatch newsletter******.***

Ritter also points to Jessica Jones reopening Alias Investigations. "Jessica and Luke Cage have this amazing history and this amazing chemistry and seeing him walk in the door, it was emotional," she adds.

Season 3 of *Daredevil: Born Again* is currently filming in New York City. Scardapane confirms, "The questions and the story that starts there" with Jessica, Luke, and daughter Danielle "plays into season 3, absolutely."

All episodes of *Daredevil: Born Again* season 2 are currently available to stream on Disney+.

- Superhero TV Shows

Original Article on Source

Source: “EW Superhero”