One of the cool things about Marvel’s Spider-Man universe is that you’ve got characters that encompass all sorts of genres beyond straight superheroics. You’ve got cosmic (Cosmic Spider-Man, Venom), horror (Man-Spider), paranormal (Madame Web), and so much more. Sony and Prime Video are exploiting this fact with a live-action 1930s detective series, Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage in a role he previously voiced in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Spider-Noir stars Cage as Ben Reilly, a grizzled 1930s detective who gave up being New York City’s only costumed hero The Spider after a personal tragedy. But now he’s been drawn back to the mask due to an exceptional case that has him confronting the past and the life he walked away from.
Also in the cast playing significant Marvel characters are Lamorne Morris as journalist Robbie Robertson, Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy aka Black Cat, Jack Huston as Flint Marko aka Sandman, and Brendan Gleeson as mob boss Silvermane. Also in the sizable ensemble are Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson, and Kai Caster
Co-showrunners on Spider-Noir are Oren Uziel of 22 Jump Street fame, and Steve Lightfoot, known for Marvel/Netflix series The Punisher. They developed the show with producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the team behind the animated Spider-Verse movies and a little thing called Project Hail Mary. Emmy winner Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag) directed the first couple of episodes, as well.
Spider-Noir streams globally on MGM+ on May 25th before hitting Prime Video on May 27th. Audiences will have an option to watch it in either black & white or full color, as seen in the two different trailers.
