ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR S.J. CLARKSON BRINGS HER TALENT TO "MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES"

Clarkson directs first two episodes of the Netflix Original Series!

Marvel Television and Netflix announced today that film and television director S.J. Clarkson, who has directed such notable shows as "Orange is the New Black," "Bates Motel," and "Dexter," has helmed the first two episodes of their Netflix Original Series "Marvel's Jessica Jones." Clarkson also served as an Executive Producer on the premiere episode. The series will be streaming everywhere that Netflix is available on November 20.

"S.J.'s vision of the material is spectacular. She drew performances from our cast that are nothing short of remarkable," said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. "When the world gets to know Jessica Jones' name it will be in no small part from S.J.'s sparkling talent. We can't wait to work with her again."

Prepare to uncover Jessica's world of Alias Investigations when Season 1 of "Marvel's Jessica Jones" premieres with 13 one-hour episodes on November 20, 2015 at 12:01 AM PT in all territories where Netflix is available.

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.

The series stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, David Tennant as Kilgrave, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Rachael Taylor as Patricia "Trish" Walker, and Carrie-Anne Moss. "Marvel's Jessica Jones" is Executive Produced by series Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg ("Twilight," "Dexter") and Liz Friedman ("Elementary," "House"), along with Jeph Loeb ("Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Marvel's Daredevil"), who also serves as Marvel's Head of Television.

"Marvel's Jessica Jones" is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

Stay tuned to Marvel.com and the official site for "Marvel's Jessica Jones" for all the updates, plus follow @JessicaJones on Twitter and like the official Facebook page for even more!