Iron Fist: What You Need to Know About Marvel's Latest Netflix Series

The protagonist of the story is Danny Rand, a young man who has been missing for years and suddenly returns home with some mysterious powers. Here's the synopsis, from Marvel:

Danny Rand returns to New York City after being missing for years, trying to reconnect with his past and his family legacy. He fights against the criminal element corrupting his world around him with his incredible kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist.

Jones, aka Loras Tyrell from Game of Thrones, confirmed on Instagram that he would be taking on the role of Danny Rand/Iron Fist. "It's official," he wrote. "Thank you for all your kind words. I'm very excited and humbled to take on the role of Iron Fist. The character and his story resonates, I look forward to bringing him to life!"

While Jones looks like the comic-book character, many fans and critics were dismayed, claiming that Netflix missed an opportunity to cast an Asian-American actor in the role of the kung fu master.

Scott Buck, the executive producer behind Six Feet Under and Dexter, will be running the show for Iron Fist.

Pictures from the set showed up in April, and I'm going to be honest, they're silly as hell. Either the tone of the show is lighter than Marvel's other Netflix fare, or it'll be more serious once the footage hits the edit room.