Melissa Rosenberg, who developed Marvel’s Jessica Jones for Netflix and served as showrunner, will leave the drama following its third season for a multi-year development deal with Warner Bros. Television.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix would have liked Rosenberg to stay, but the production studio simply made a better offer, worth eight figures, that will permit her to create and develop new television projects.
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Rosenberg, whose credits include the Twilight Saga and Dexter, has been involved with Jessica Jones from its earliest days, when it was announced in 2010 as in development for ABC, as AKA Jessica Jones. The network passed on the pilot two years later, only for the series to land at Netflix in 2013 as part of the streaming services deal with Marvel that also included Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders.
Rosenberg will continue as showrunner of the previously announced third season of Jessica Jones, now in development, and will retain her credits as creator and executive producer following her departure.
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“All of my attention remains with the extraordinary cast, writers and production team of Marvel’s Jessica Jones, until the completion of season three,” she said in a statement to THR. “It continues to be a career highlight working with my partners at Marvel Television and Netflix. We’re extraordinarily grateful to the viewers who have supported us every step of the way on Jessica’s journey, which is so beautifully realized by Krysten Ritter and the amazing cast including Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville and Carrie-Anne Moss. We have so many talented storytellers in every area of this show, who I’m honored to call friends and collaborators. As I look ahead after this season, I’m thrilled that I will be able to explore new projects with the talented team at Warner Bros. Television and push myself in new challenging creative directions.”
