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Now Danny must fight through the criminals and corrupt who would stand in his way using the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist.Īlso starring in the series are Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing, a potential ally (and love interest) David Wenham as Harold Meachum, former business partner to Danny's parents and Jessica Stroup and Tom Pelphrey as Joy and Ward Meachum, Harold's children and current owners of Rand Enterprises following Danny's disappearance and his parents' death. 15 years later, Danny returns home to New York City to reclaim his family legacy. The first season premiered on Netflix on March 17th, 2017.Īfter his family meets a tragic fate on an expedition in China, Danny Rand ( Finn Jones) is adopted by the people of the mystical lost city of K'un-Lun, where he's trained in the ways of Supernatural Martial Arts. It is the fourth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Defenders franchise, after Daredevil (2015), Jessica Jones (2015), and Luke Cage.

Aimee Laurence portrays a young Joy Meachum. Stroup said that Joy "absolutely loves" Rand, and his return to New York is "like this rebirth of what she once was, and she gets to ask these questions about herself because he's posing them to her." Stroup said that Joy would initially be unsure whether Rand is who he says he is. The daughter of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with her brother Ward is threatened to be undone with Rand's return. Ilan Eskenazi portrays a teenage Ward Meachum. Ward is a character from the comics, though Pelphrey noted "we're not necessarily beholden to representing him exactly as he appears in the comic book." Stroup said that Ward would experience some "male angst" on Rand's return, because "Ward would have been the one who picked on when he was little so as pure and innocent and great as Iron Fist is, he comes in and he causes some problems" there. The son of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with his sister Joy is threatened to be undone with Rand's return.

Henwick felt the most defining word for Wing was "alone", saying, "She doesn't want to be anyone's love interest and open herself up in that way." Henwick also tried "to pull out that sort of very dry humor that has, and that no bullshit New Yorker demeanor" from the comics version in her portrayal. Ī martial artist ally of Rand who runs her own martial arts dojo called Chikara Dojo in New York City. Toby Nichols portrays a young Danny Rand. optimism and where that comes from." In preparation for the role, Jones studied kung fu, wushu, and tai chi, along with weight training, Buddhist philosophy, and meditation. He noted that "Danny gets really stressed and really pissed off sometimes, and I understand that .

Jones described the character as "someone struggling to find his identity", and identified with the character's loneliness being an orphan like Rand. A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.Ī billionaire Buddhist monk and martial artist proficient in kung-fu, with the ability to call upon the mystical power of the Iron Fist.
