A super-powered detective navigates gritty New York, solving cases with dark wit and measured, suspenseful pulp.
Darkly comic and pulpy, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Disney+.
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than a TV-MA usually carries. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.
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After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.
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Better Call Saul (2015)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA small-time lawyer's darkly comic hustles slowly transform him into a criminal underworld's fixer.
The Magicians (2015)Dry wit · whimsical · late-night trip · strong violenceMagic students at a secret university discover a whimsical fantasy world is real and gravely dangerous.
The Boys (2019)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceCorrupt superheroes meet their match as gritty vigilantes fight dirty with dark, satirical wit.
Game of Thrones (2011)Epic · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreNoble families clash in an epic, gritty war for control, while an ancient evil awakens in the frozen north.Marvel's Jessica Jones is on our Superheroes, Noir and neo-noir, Drama on Disney+, Sci-fi on Disney+ and Fantasy on Disney+ lists.
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