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:

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.

English actress Jessica Henwick, partially shown here with Jones, is playing female lead Colleen Wing. Coincidentally, she's also starred on Game of Thrones — as Nymeria Sand!

Former 90210 star Jessica Stroup (shown here on the set) was cast as Joy Meachum, a young woman who has spent her whole life building Rand Enterprises and is thrown for a loop when Danny returns. Also starring as members of the Meachum family are Tom Pelphrey (Banshee) and David Wenham (Top of the Lake).

Carrie-Anne Moss will be reprising her role from Jessica Jones, bringing Jeri Hogarth to the world of Iron Fist. "Carrie-Anne has fast become a fan-favorite part of our street level saga, and we share our viewers' excitement in bringing her into Marvel's Iron Fist," said executive producer/head of Marvel television Jeph Loeb in a statement on Marvel's website. "As Marvel fans know, Hogarth in the comics plays a critical role in the life of Danny Rand so it seems only fitting that Carrie-Anne join in."

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.

The trailer debuted at San Diego Comic-Con in July and manages to pack a lot of information in despite its short length and lack of dialogue. We see young Danny Rand's plane crash in some snowy mountains and his subsequent rescue by Tibetan monks, as well as him as an adult, locked in what appears to be a psych ward, and finally a scene of him punching through a rather large wall. He also faces down someone with a pretty ominous voice that says, "Hello, Danny." What does it all mean?!?

Netflix announced in September that the new show will premiere March 17, 2017.