According to Variety, Amazon is developing a live-action Spider-Man Noir series. It will apparently centre on “an older, grizzled superhero in 1930s New York City,” who will not be Peter Parker.
Spider-Man Noir is a reimagining of the web-slinging hero that originally appeared in the 2009 Marvel comic series of the same name. In the comic version, Spidey is newly bitten and navigating New York City’s Depression-era criminal underground in 1933. The character, who resides in a parallel dimension to the canonical Spider-Man storylines, was also voiced by Nicolas Cage in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The story does not say if Cage will be involved in the new project, but the actor has already stated that he was not invited to return for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the impending animated sequel.
With the forthcoming Silk: Spider Society, the unnamed series will be Amazon’s second project based on Sony-controlled Marvel superheroes. The programme will be written and executive-produced by Oren Uziel, with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse veterans Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal all serving as executive producers.
Sony owns the cinematic rights to Spider-Man and his supporting cast members such as Venom, Carnage, Vulture, Black Cat, and others. It also collaborates with Marvel Studios on the current MCU film franchise, which stars Tom Holland.
