It's official: the live-action Spider-Man Noir series is a go at Prime Video and MGM+, and Nicolas Cage is set to star.
MGM+ and Prime Video announced today that they've ordered the show, simply titled Noir, to series, with Cage (who voiced the titular character in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) starring. The first two episodes will be directed and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve), with Oren Uziel (The Lost City, 22 Jump Street) and Steve Lightfoot (Marvel’s The Punisher, Shantaram) tapped as co-showrunners and executive producers.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’s Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Amy Pascal helped develop the series with Uziel and Lightfoot and are also attached as executive producers.
“Noir tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York,” an official description says, “who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.”
A release date for Noir has not been revealed. The show’s domestic premiere will see it first come to MGM+’s linear channel, then globally on Prime Video.
We first learned about Amazon’s plans for a Spider-Man Noir spinoff in early 2023. Cage also went on to tease that he was in talks to potentially join the spinoff earlier this year. We now know that he’s officially set to star in Noir, though further details on his role have yet to be revealed.
“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,” Vernon Sanders Amazon MGM Studios head of television Vernon Sanders said in a statement. “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,” Sony Pictures Television Studios President Katherine Pope said. “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.”
It was previously reported that the new show will take place in its own 1930s universe that doesn't follow Peter Parker as the main character. It's part of a multi-series deal between Prime Video and Sony that will eventually begin with a Silk: Spider Society show. In March, it was reported that the project's writers room had been paused.
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