The answer is no, not really.
There is no character named Alexandra Reid in the Marvel comic's
universe. However, the nefarious organization that Weaver's character
is leading in Defenders
is from the comics. It's called The
Hand.
In the comics, The Hand is an order of ninjas that serve a
demon. They're basically an evil ninja army, and their greatest
warrior is Elektra. Maybe you've heard of her? She had a redemption
arc and supposedly died in Daredevil?
In The
Defenders,
Alexandra, like many rich villains, learns she's dying. She works
with Madame Gao, a villain you may know from Iron
Fist to
be a leading figure in The Hand. Then we find out in a flashback that
apparently Alexandra brought Elektra (actress Élodie Yung) back from
the dead and made her into an evil weapon.
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Shatz/Netflix
Alexandra's main goal seems
to be killing Danny Rand, AKA Iron Fist. And hey, if the other
Defenders are going to get in her way, she doesn't mind killing them,
either. And she's going to wear some dope silk shawls while she does
it.
As for Elektra, so far it
seems she's remaining under Alexandra's control, but I have a feeling
that won't last long. Not if Matt Murdock has anything to say about
it.
All eight episodes of Season
1 of Marvel's The
Defenders is
streaming on Netflix now.
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