Season one of Marvel’s Jessica Jones resonated with viewers because they haven’t seen a superhero like her before, says leading lady Krysten Ritter in Netflix’s behind-the-scenes featurette.

“Jessica’s strong, she’s vulnerable,and despite everything she’s been through, she still fights,” Ritter says.

Viewers may relate to her, but the show is not necessarily told from a woman’s perspective, says Melissa Rosenberg, showrunner and executive producer.

“It’s about a balanced perspective. A powerful female protagonist, or a female director or a showrunner… that shouldn’t be unique,” she says.

The show features “complex, layered, real” characters, who in season two are dealing with the issues of “who am I and how do I fit into the world.”

“It is a superhero series,” says Malcolm Ducasse, who plays Eka Darville, “but it’s set in a world where they’re not trying to save the universe, they’re just trying to survive and work through their demons.”

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Marvel’s Jessica Jones drops on International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8, on Netflix.

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