The star of Marvel’s fourth Netflix show is set. Game of Thrones actor Finn Jones will star as Iron Fist.
The casting news was first reported by That Hashtag Show on YouTube and has since been confirmed by Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter. Netflix and Marvel have yet to confirm the news.
Iron Fist, whose real name is Daniel Rand, made his debut in the comics in 1974. Rand grew up in the mystical city of K’un-Lun, where he studied martial arts and earned the power of the Iron First.
Iron Fist will be the fourth Netflix Marvel series, following Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. The four shows are expected to lead into a mini-series event called The Defenders. A second wave of shows is expected to include Moon Knight and The Punisher.
Daredevil and Jessica Jones have both been big hits for Marvel and Netflix, with Daredevil’s second season coming in March. Jessica Jones was also renewed for a second season.
Jones stars as Loras Tyrell on Game of Thrones. The British actor made his acting debut in the U.K. series Hollyoaks Later in 2009.