The Lady Gorgon character would provide an organic way for Iron Fist season 2 to incorporate The Hand back into the mix, even though The Defenders seemingly left the organization in shambles with its top leaders all dead. Some MCU fans have no doubt gotten their fill of The Hand at this point, considering the central role they played in not only Iron Fist season 1 and The Defenders, but also the back-half of Daredevil season 2.
Although Gao perished with the other four “fingers” of The Hand during The Defenders, Iron Fist season 1 also setup another female antagonist for season 2; namely Joy Meachum (Jessica Stroup), who was shown plotting her revenge against Danny with the latter’s old comrade from K’un-Lun, Davos (Sacha Dhawan) near the conclusion of the season.
Official premiere dates for the new seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist have not yet been announced.
An Iron Fist season 2 character description suggests that the Marvel/Netflix series will be introducing a new female villain in the mix, with the list of possibilities including Tanya Adrian aka.