Nicolas Cage in a TV show? Take my money! Now! Spider-Noir Season 1 is the actor’s first TV project, and we can’t wait to see it! We’re sure it’s going to be a smash hit, mark our words. Here’s everything we know about the show.
Spider-Noir is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir and apart from Academy Award®-winning actor Nicolas Cage, stars Emmy Award®-winning actor Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, with SAG Award®-winning actor Jack Huston, and Emmy Award®-winning and Academy Award®-nominated actor Brendan Gleeson. Guest star cast includes Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson, and Kai Caster.
As for the team behind the scenes, the series is produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video. Emmy Award®-winning director Harry Bradbeer directed and executive produced the first two episodes. Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.
Uziel and Lightfoot developed the series with the Academy Award®-winning team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal. Lord and Miller executive produce for their shingle Lord Miller along with Aditya Sood and Dan Shear. Amy Pascal also serves as an executive producer via Pascal Pictures. Cage and Pavlina Hatoupis also serve as executive producers.
And here’s the running time for each episode:
- Episode 1: 44 Minutes
- Episode 2: 40 Minutes
- Episode 3: 45 Minutes
- Episode 4: 47 Minutes
- Episode 5: 47 Minutes
- Episode 6: 40 Minutes
- Episode 7: 40 Minutes
- Episode 8: 46 Minutes
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The Plot:
The official synopsis for Spider-Noir Season 1 is: “The show tells the story of Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage), a seasoned, down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life, following a deeply personal tragedy, as the city’s one and only superhero.“
Photos:
Here’re the first look for the series:
And here’re more photos!
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The Promo:
Ready for the trailer? The official trailer made its world premiere to a packed room filled with 2100 fans at Centro Banamex Convention Center in Mexico City for CCXPMX26, the largest pop culture festival in the world. Actors Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Jack Huston, Karen Rodriguez, alongside creator/co-showrunner/executive producer Oren Uziel, took the stage to introduce the series to audience goers. The panel also debuted an extended scene, offering attendees an immersive first look into the world, tone and stakes of Spider-Noir with a special video greeting from Nicolas Cage. Here’s the trailer!
And do you want it in black and white? See it below!
Here’s the teaser trailer for Spider-Noir Season 1 :
And, if you want to enjoy the full experience, here’s the teaser in full black and white:
And, thanks to IGN, we get our first glimpse at the villains. And we love them!
Release Date:
It’s official! Spider-Noir Season 1 will premiere domestically on MGM+’s linear broadcast channel on May 25, then globally on Prime Video on May 27 as a binge release, in more than 240 countries and territories. For a special and unique viewing experience, the showwill be available to stream two ways, in “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color” for audiences to choose their own adventure to watch.
