Of all of the characters in the vast Spider-Man universe, Spider-Man Noir is one of the least likely to get his own TV series. But then the character gained unexpected popularity when voiced by Nicolas Cage in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and that changed everything. Prime Video’s Spider-Noir returns Cage to the costume in his first leading television series role.
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.
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.
Spider-Noir streams globally on MGM+ 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 teasers.
