Simone Missick as Misty Knight
Simone Missick stars as Misty Knight, a Harlem detective hoping to learn more about Luke.
"She's her own person. She's not the wife. She's not a girlfriend. She's not a sidepiece or a sidekick. For all the Misty Knight fans, this show gives you everything you want and more," Knight said at the Luke Cage SDCC panel.
This is Missick's first big role, although her resume includes parts in Scandal, Ray Donovan, Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures and Wayward Pines. (Myles Aronowitz/Netflix)