Marvel announced Tuesday that French actress Elodie Yung will take on the role of Elektra in season two of the Netflix series Daredevil.
Elektra is described as “a mysterious woman from Matt Murdock’s past whose dangerous and exotic ways may be more than he can handle.” The character was also briefly hinted at during season one.
Yung’s previous credits include G.I. Joe: Retaliation and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Jennifer Garner previously played the ninja assasin in 2003’s Daredevil and the spinoff Elektra in 2005.
The Walking Dead‘s Jon Bernthal will also be joining the series next season as Frank Castle, aka. the Punisher.
Season two of Daredevil is set to arrive on Netflix in 2016. Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez will serve as showrunners, replacing Steven DeKnight.
