Marvel Entertainment Confirmed today that Mike Colter will play Luke Cage, debuting in the Netlifx exclusive series "AKA Jessica Jones" followed by a standalone series and a role in the ensomble series "The Defenders"
“Fans have longed to see Luke Cage brought and in Mike we’ve found the perfect actor.Viewers will get to meet Luke Cage in ‘Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones,’ and experience why he is such an important super hero in the Marvel mythos.”
-Jeph Loeb, Executive Producer/Marvel’s Head of Television
"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."
Marvel's AKA Jessica Jones is expected to hit Netflix in 2015