Netflix casts 'Game of Thrones' actor Finn Jones as 'Marvel's Iron Fist'

Marvel and Netflix have found their next leading man.

The companies announced Thursday that British actor Finn Jones, best known for playing Ser Loras Tyrell in HBO's Game of Thrones, has been cast as Iron Fist/Danny Rand in the upcoming Iron Fist series.

According to a release on Marvel.com, "Jones will play Daniel Rand, who returns to New York City after being missing for years. He fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his incredible kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist."

“Danny Rand is a very complicated character. He’s a billionaire New York Buddhist monk martial arts superhero who’s still trying to figure out what exactly that all means,” added series executive producer and showrunner, Scott Buck. “Finn is able to play all these levels in such an honest, revelatory way that as soon as I saw him I knew he was our Danny.”

Marvel also debuted a teaser image for the series on Twitter.

Iron Fist is the fourth of the series in Marvel and Netflix's collaboration. Daredevil and Jessica Jones both debuted on the streaming service in 2015, and Daredevil's second season premieres on Friday March 18. A third series, Luke Cage, starring Jessica Jones' Mike Colter as the titular hero, will hit the site on Sept. 30, according to the star.

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A fifth series, The Defenders, is also expected from Netflix and Marvel, which will bring together Daredevil, Jones, Cage and Fist, although no date has been set.