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The faces of Netflix Marvel series 'Jessica Jones' (pictures)

Netflix releases images from "Jessica Jones," which will follow a former superhero as she takes up shop as a private investigator. Based on a Marvel comic book series, the show debuts November 20.

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Sept. 17, 2015 11:04 a.m. PT

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Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones

Netflix and Marvel's "Jessica Jones" will follow Jessica as she sheds her superhero identity -- Jewel -- and opens up a private investigation agency in New York. Krysten Ritter stars.

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David Tennant as Purple Man

David Tennant ditches the sonic screwdriver and picks up a purple coat for "Jessica Jones," Netflix's upcoming Marvel series about a former superhero who opens a private investigation agency.

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Mike Colter as Luke Cage

Mike Colter tends bar as Carl Lucas, aka superhero Luke Cage. Colter stars alongside Krysten Ritter and David Tennant in "Jessica Jones" and will ultimately get his own series in 2016, in which Colter will again play Luke Cage.

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Rachael Taylor as Patsy Walker, aka Hellcat, in "Jessica Jones"

Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) sits next to Rachael Taylor, who will be playing Patsy Walker, aka Hellcat, in Netflix and Marvel's original series "Jessica Jones."

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Carrie-Anne Moss as Harper

We don't know much about Carrie-Anne Moss's role in "Jessica Jones." What we do know is that she plays Harper, who Netflix describes as "a no-nonsense woman who could prove a powerful ally to Jessica...if Jessica doesn't completely alienate her first."