SpiderNoir Showrunner Reveals New Spider-Man Variant Projects

Oren Uziel, co-showrunner of the upcoming live-action series SpiderNoir, has revealed that several unannounced projects featuring variants of Spider-Man are in development, signaling an expansion of the character's multiverse across film and television. The announcement comes ahead of SpiderNoir's premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 27.

SpiderNoir stars Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York who confronts a personal tragedy and his past as the city's superhero. The series, produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, reimagines the character introduced in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but exists in a separate universe. It will debut in black-and-white and color formats, with all eight episodes available simultaneously. Supporting cast includes Brendan Gleeson as gangster Silvermane, Karen Rodriguez as secretary Janet, Lamorne Morris as reporter Robbie Robertson, and Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy. Villains such as Sandman, played by Jack Huston, and Electro, portrayed by Joe Massingill, will challenge the protagonist in a noir-style narrative blending detective tropes with superpowered action.