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In a spoiler-filled interview with Variety, Nicolas Cage breaks down the Spider-Noir Season 1 finale, detailing Ben Reilly’s return to crimefighting, the hall‑of‑mirrors showdown, Cat Hardy’s arc, and the Spider’s selfless sacrifice, while also sharing how TV production pace differs from film and hinting at whether Spider-Noir might return for a Season 2.
Prime Video’s Spider-Noir stars Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, a 1930s private investigator who operates under the Spider moniker but isn’t called Spider-Man due to Marvel’s stringent licensing rules governing the Spider-Man name, identity, and origin (including Peter Parker’s specifics). This creative workaround allows the show to tell a darker, adult-themed story while acknowledging other Spider-Man variants like Miles Morales.
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly in Spider-Noir, a stylish Prime Video mash-up of 1930s film noir and Spider-Man that is visually impressive but emotionally shallow; despite a strong supporting cast and a selectable black-and-white version, the show leans into style over substance and may not hook viewers beyond die-hard fans.
The Hollywood Reporter reports Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator who discovers his Spider-Man Noir powers in 1930s New York for Sony Pictures Television, MGM+ and Prime Video’s Spider-Noir. The trailer sets Cage against Brendan Gleeson’s Irish crime boss Silvermane in a standalone Spider-Man Noir story that will stream in Authentic Black & White or True-Hue Full Color, and premieres May 27 with a binge release. This marks Cage’s first leading TV series role, with a cast that includes Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Abraham Popoola, Karen Rodriguez and Jack Huston, and with Harry Bradbeer directing the first two episodes and Uziel/Lightfoot as showrunners, developed alongside Lord, Miller and Pascal.
Prime Video released two Spider-Noir teasers—one in classic black-and-white and a colorized “True Hue” version—for the Marvel series starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly/The Spider, set in 1930s New York, with the show premiering May 25 on MGM+ and all episodes dropping on Prime Video May 27, 2026.