Elodie Yung is Elektra in Marvel’s Daredevil

Elodie Yung Cast as Elektra in Daredevil
Elodie Yung (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Elodie Yung has been cast as Elektra in the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix. Yung joins a cast led by Charlie Cox and featuring Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Jon Bernthal, and Rosario Dawson. Season one debuted in April 2015 and is currently available for binge-watching, with season two coming in 2016.

Here’s the official description offered by Netflix: “Yung will play Elektra, a mysterious woman from Matt Murdock’s past whose dangerous and exotic ways may be more than he can handle. The first season of Marvel’s Daredevil made reference to Elektra, but now Yung will portray one of Daredevil’s fan-favorite characters.”

Announcing Yung’s casting, Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb said, “After a worldwide search, we found in Elodie the perfect actress to embody both Elektra’s impressive and deadly physicality, as well as her psychological complexity. Paired with Charlie as Matt Murdock, the two will bring one of the most beloved and tumultuous comic book relationships to life with all the accompanying sparks and spectacular action sequences the show is known for.”

Loeb, Doug Petrie, Marco Ramirez, and Drew Goddard are executive producers of the series.