It was reported over the weekend that Disney+ had changed the title of Jessica Jones to A.K.A. Jessica Jones. What followed was fervent speculation from news sites that the name change is setting the groundwork for a revival and/or rebooting of the character as part of Disney+'s offerings of MCU TV series, much in the vein of Jessica's fellow Defenders, currently set to see a revival with the
The change does not seem very significant. The title sequence of Jessica Jones has been changed, but only for the very first episode of season one, "A.K.A. Ladies Night."
Digital purchases of the first episode on platforms like YouTube show that the original episode has not been updated to include the "A.K.A." branding now present on the Disney+ release. The original Jessica Jones branding is retained in the series preview card. The series only appears in search on Disney+ under "Jessica Jones" and "A.K.A." won't return the series until the hero's name is added.
This isn't the first time Disney+ has tinkered with the material from the movies. Disney claimed that the editing of violent scenes in an episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was due to the accidental uploading of an alternate cut of the show. As for Jessica Jones, it is difficult to say why such a tiny change has been made, whether it was done intentionally ahead of a potential revival of the character for the MCU, or an error on Disney's behalf.
If and when Disney comments on the title change, we will update this post.
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