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Grey’s Anatomy’s Rachael Taylor joins Krysten Ritter and David Tennant on “Jessica Jones”

By John Freeman on January 30, 2015

Actress Rachael Taylor has joined the cats of Marvel’s Jessica Jones series.

Marvel and Netflix have announced that Grey’s Anatomy actress Rachael Taylor will star as Patricia “Trish” Walker in Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones, an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015 following Marvel’s Daredevil.

Netflix recently added former Doctor Who and Broadchurch star David Tennant to the cast of the 13-episode show alongside Breaking Bad‘s Krysten Ritter, who plays the show’s lead and American Horror Story’s Mike Colter.

Jessica Jones is set after a tragic ending to Jessica Jones short-lived super hero stint, as she’s rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

The series will be released on the streaming service later this year, along with other Marvel series Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist.

Rachael’s character Trish is a syndicated radio talk show host, former model and child TV star known to her adoring fans as “Patsy” Walker. As Jessica Jones’ closest friend, she helps her embark on the most dangerous case of Jessica’s career.

“The character is a star and a powerhouse, and required an actress who is both,” enthuses Executive Producer/Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg. “Rachael is all that and more!

“Rachael’s ability to embody a character that must balance both the darker and lighter elements of our series will provide a perfect emotional anchor for Jessica Jones,” said Jeph Loeb, Executive Producer/Marvel’s Head of Television. “Rachael blew us away with her grounded, humanizing take on Trish, adding yet another layer to the complex, emotional story we’re telling with this series.”

• More on the casting of Rachael Taylor in Jessica Jones at Marvel.com

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.