Everything you need to know about the “Spider Noir” series; Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man

Nicolas Cage becomes a spider in his first TV series! Spider-Noir, a new title from Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, is a live-action series starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Riley, aka the Spider. The series, which will be released next spring, will be the first time that Nicolas Cage will play a role in a TV series. If you want to know more about the story, actors, creators and air date of the “Spider Noir” series, stay with us.

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What is the story of “Spider Noir” series?

The “Spider-Man Noir” series is based on the comic of the same name (Spider-Man Noir) from Marvel, which follows the story of Ben Riley (Nicolas Cage). He is an experienced and unlucky private detective who lives in New York in the 30s; But after a deeply personal tragedy, he is forced to distance himself from his heroic persona. Only an extraordinary case could force this unlucky private detective to abandon the role of an ordinary man and put on his superhero mask again. As the city’s only superhero, he must deal with his past life.

Characters and actors of “Spider Noir” series

Ben Reilly

As I said, Nicolas Cage will play the protagonist, Ben Riley. He himself previously played the role of Peter Parker from another dimension in the animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”. The main difference here is that he is no longer Peter Parker in the new series; Rather, it will be known as “Spider”, which refers to the noir roots of the series. Series producer Chris Miller told Esquire magazine in February 2026: “This character is very different from the Peter Parker of the movies. “He’s older and more tired and he’s not afraid to punch someone in the face.” So you can expect Spider in the new series to be a totally Nicolas Cage character.

But why is he Ben Riley and not Peter Parker? This is where the story gets interesting. The producers of the series have explained that they will leave this matter as a secret for now; Because the series itself will explain it. Phil Lord, one of the masterminds behind the Spider-Man films, said: “I have to be careful about the reasons why, because you will find out for yourself.” Lord’s partner and collaborator Chris Miller added: “The reason he’s called Ben Reilly is explained (in the show itself); That’s why we don’t give more explanation.”

Robbie Robertson

Next to Nic Cage, we have Lemorne Morris. Morris will play Robbie Robertson. Joseph “Robbie” Robertson has been part of the world of Spider-Man comics since the 60s, and the interesting thing about him is that Robbie is one of the first prominent black characters in comics. He is also one of the important editors of the newspaper “Daily Bugle” of New York (Daily Bugle); A newspaper that is owned by a bad-tempered publisher, J. Jonah Jameson, officiated. Through his ex-fiancée, Janice Lincoln aka Beatle, Robbie connects with one of the comic book villains, Tombstone.

Morris’s character in the “Spider Noir” series seems to be similar to the comics; Of course, with a series of changes, because the story takes place in the 30s. We know he’s a freelance journalist/journalist who wants to report real stories from the “heart of the city.” Robbie goes along with his old friend Ben Riley, hoping to find an interesting story and possibly aware of his secret identity as “Spider”. According to Oren Ozil, the showrunner of the series, the relationship between Robbie and Ben Riley is very strong:

“Both of them are detectives and have an old and deep friendship. The biggest and most obvious difference is that Robbie thinks he’s lucky and everything works out in the end. (But) Ben is a character who thinks that nothing will ever be right. Everything will go to shit… and life will be a big disaster. So Ben’s pessimism is kind of in conflict with Robbie’s optimism.”

Cat Hardy

Lee Joon Lee will appear in “Spider Noir” as a singer named Cat Hardy. Kat is very interested in Ben Riley’s past as “Spider”; However, we still don’t know exactly where she fits into Ben’s story, whether she will be his friend or foe. However, considering the history of the Black Cat character, which is the inspiration for Jun Lee’s character, we are probably dealing with a two-faceted character.

Black Cat, known in the comics as Felicia Hardy, is the first feline thief in the Marvel Universe, stealing everything from Iron Man’s armor to the Eternity Stones. He is one of Spidey’s most confusing foes, though their relationship will not be that simple. Although Cat Noir is often at odds with Spider-Man, they have had their ups and downs of romance over the years; A point that can be an important factor in the relationship between Cat Hardy and Ben Reilly in the series.

Silvermane

The main villain of “Spider Noir”, namely Silverman, played by Brendan Gleeson, will come to the series. From the looks of it, he’ll be closer to the original comics version than a full-on sci-fi villain. In the comics, Silvio Manfredi (a.k.a. “Silvermine”) is the boss of the Magia – Marvel’s comic book version of the Mafia. The character was originally a white-collar gangster whose power was on par with someone like Wilson Fisk/Kingpin and other prominent crime lords.

In the series “Spider Noir”, the role of Silverman is played by Brendan Gleeson (actor of the films “Troy”, “Safe House”, “28 Days Later” and “The Gangs of New York”). Silverman has never appeared in a live-action Spider-Man project before, making Spider-Noir a landmark for the character. In the series, Silvermine has paranoia; Because it has survived several assassination attempts, including a superpowered arsonist. The comic version of Silverman has a strange fascination with achieving immortality and uses magical and technological means to achieve it, leading to strange and unintended consequences; Because his body changes shape several times.

Silvermine’s first attempt at youth turns her into a baby and then causes her to completely lose her physical form. When he returns, his mind is transferred to a robotic, nearly invincible cyborg body. At the moment, we don’t know if the “Spider Noir” series will continue with Silverman’s character or not.

The producer of the series said about Silverman: “In all great detective stories, you have two cases that somehow merge and you realize that you’re actually working on the same thing… Silverman is a great villain, but what happens to Silverman goes back to Ben’s past and pushes him deeper and deeper into his own past.”

Flint Marko/Sandman (Flint Marko/Sandman)

Sandman is one of Spider-Man’s oldest enemies in comics, his first appearance dates back to 1963 and #4 of the “Amazing Spider-Man” comic. As most Spider-Man fans know, Sandman has the power to turn his entire body into sand, which allows him to create all kinds of traps and weapons to defeat Spider-Man. Jack Huston is the actor who portrays Sandman in the Spider-Noir series under the pseudonym Flint Marco.

If you’re a fan of the Spider-Man movies, you know Flint Marco well. He was the villain of Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 3” and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he was also in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”. Flint was a man from Queens, New York whose dream life turned into a life of crime. While escaping from prison, he accidentally comes into contact with radioactive sand and as a result, his body turns into a pile of living sand. Despite his history as a supervillain who has fought Spider-Man and other Marvel heroes, Sandman has also become an anti-hero.

We haven’t seen Sandman’s powers yet in Spider-Noir, but the trailer for the series has given us a few brief glimpses of Huston’s character. Flint Marko Houston has a kind of gritty power and his skin takes on a gritty texture. It seems that he won’t be the only powerful villain to appear in the series. Because probably Molten Man (Molten Man) and Electro (Electro) from the series.

Other actors of “Spider Noir” include: Karen Rodriguez (as Janet), Abraham Popola (Atlas, Slow Horses), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire, Day of The Fight) and guest actors including Lucas Haas, Cameron Britton, Carrie Christopher, Michael Castro, Scott McArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Shull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson and Kai Custer.

Who are the creators of “Spider Noir” series?

Oren Ozil and Steve Lightfoot developed the series with the Academy Award-winning team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal. Ozil has worked on films such as “The Lost City”, “22 Jump Street” and “Sonic the Hedgehog”. Steve Lightfoot is the showrunner and writer/producer of The Punisher and Hannibal. Lord and Miller are best known for the Spider-Man movies and The Lego Movie series.

Lord and Miller are executive producers of the series along with Aditya Sood and Dan Sheer. Amy Pascal also serves as an executive producer through Pascal Pictures. Nick Cage and Paulina Hatopis are also present as executive producers in this series. Emmy Award-winning director Harry Bradbeer, who worked on series such as Killing Eve and Fleabag, is directing and executive producing the first two episodes.

“Spider Noir” series will have two versions

MGM+ and “Prime Video” platforms will publish all the episodes of this series in two versions simultaneously; A black and white version (Authentic Black & White), and a color version (True-Hue Full Color). Even the trailers of the series have been published in black and white and color.

The cinematographer of “Spider Noir”, Darren Tiernan, is the one whose career you can see filming series such as “The Penguin” and “American Gods”; So, visually, you can imagine a flat bed. You can see a lot of the visual beauty of the series in the Spider-Noir trailers (especially the black and white versions). From now on, these trailers that we have seen from “Spider Noir” have proven that the series is going to beat all the recent titles that came out of “Sony’s Spider-Man World”; Especially titles like “Morbius” and “Madame Web” that fans were not happy about.

Spider Noir series trailer (black and white version):

Spider Noir series trailer (color version):

How many episodes does “Spider Noir” have? On what date will it be published?

Spider-Noir, produced by Sony Pictures TV exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video, will have eight episodes, all eight of which will be simulcast on MGM+ on May 25 (June 4, 1405) and then nationwide on Prime Video on May 27 (June 6, 1405).

Source: Games Radar