Amazon Gives Order to Spider-Man Series Noir With Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage is bringing the Noir version of Spider-Man to live action with a series at Prime Video. Amazon-MGM and Prime Video announced at their upfront presentation this week (per Deadline) that Noir, an adaptation of the comic Spider-Man Noir, is a go with Cage attached to star. Steve Lightfoot (The Punisher) and Oren Uziel (The Lost City) will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers with Harry Bradbeer (Killing Eve) attached to direct and executive produce the first two episodes.

The series was developed by Uziel and Lightfoot alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, all of whom will executive produce. It will debut in the US on the MGM+ linear channel and then globally on Prime Video.

Cage voiced the role of Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The series is describes as “the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.”

“Expanding the Marvel universe with Noir is a uniquely special opportunity and we are honored to bring this series to our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “The extremely talented Nicolas Cage is an ideal choice for our new superhero and the accomplished producing team with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, and the incredible team at Sony is dedicated to expanding this franchise in the most authentic way.”

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Nicolas Cage starring in this series! No one else could bring such pathos, pain, and heart to this singular character,” added Katherine Pope, President Sony Pictures Television Studios. “Along with our brilliant producers and partners at Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video, we couldn’t ask for a better team to explore this reimagining of such an iconic character in Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters.”

As noted earlier, Amazon reportedly decided not to move forward on their Silk: Spider Society series.