Spider-Noir is an American superhero noir series developed by Oren Uziel for MGM+ and Prime Video. It is based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Spider-Man Noir.
The series follows an aging private investigator and superhero in 1930s New York City who grapples with his past. Uziel and Steve Lightfoot served as the showrunners of the series.
๐ฌ Production and Development
The series was revealed to be in development in February 2023, with Uziel involved, and Lightfoot was hired that December. Cage’s casting was confirmed in May 2024, when the series was ordered and titled Noir before it was retitled Spider-Noir that July.
Filming took place in Los Angeles from August 2024 to March 2025. The series consists of eight 45-minute long episodes.
๐บ Release and Reception
Spider-Noir was released in its entirety on May 25, 2026, on MGM+ in the United States. The series was later released globally on Prime Video on May 27, in both black-and-white and color versions.
It has received positive reviews from critics, with Cage’s performance receiving particular praise.
๐ญ Cast and Characters
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly / The Spider in his first lead role in a television series. Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston, and Brendan Gleeson also star.
The main character is known as Ben Reilly, the name of a separate character in the comics who is a clone of Peter Parker and becomes the Scarlet Spider. The Reilly in Spider-Noir is not known as “Spider-Noir”, but rather “The Spider”.
๐ Setting and Universe
Spider-Noir is set in an alternate universe within the Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU) franchise. It is set in an alternate world based on 1930s New York City.
This version of the character is from a different universe than the one seen in the Spider-Verse animated films. The series would focus on a different main character rather than Peter Parker.
๐ฅ Filming and Visual Style
Principal photography had begun by August 2024 in Los Angeles, using the working title Old Fashioned. The production used black-and-white cameras and filters during filming to capture the authentic style of early 1930s noir films.
The series was created for release in both black-and-white and color. To achieve the two versions, on-set footage was captured digitally to then be split and processed separately.
๐ Tie-in and Promotion
In late April 2026, Marvel Comics announced a tie-in comic book, Spider-Noir #1, that would serve as a prelude to the series. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema created a curated four-week film series called Web of Shadows: Films That Inspired Spider-Noir.
| Category | Detail | Category | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Oren Uziel | Network | MGM+ and Prime Video |
| Showrunners | Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot | Production Company | Sony Pictures Television |
| Lead Actor | Nicolas Cage | Character | Ben Reilly / The Spider |
| Release Date | May 25, 2026 (MGM+) | Episode Count | 8 episodes |