In a sudden move that surprised television audiences, Prime Video opted not to move forward with a second season of the live-action superhero series Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage. The eight-episode first season premiered on the platform in May 2026, serving as the debut project to actually reach screen under the high-profile partnership between Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television to leverage Marvel characters controlled by Sony. While the project followed the shelving of the previously planned Silk: Spider-Society spinoff before it entered production, Spider-Noir completed its debut run as a standalone limited story, which now stands as its singular season.
The series launched with significant critical praise and strong early engagement, holding a 92% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and earning 11 Emmy Award nominations. Despite debuting to 851 million viewing minutes in its opening week on Nielsen’s U.S. charts and amassing 2.6 billion viewing minutes over its initial six-week window, the show experienced a quicker-than-expected decline from the streamer’s daily top ten rankings. The decision not to renew ultimately hinged on the gap between its total viewership retention and its massive production cost, which reportedly reached $400 million due in part to producing two distinct visual presentations—a classic black-and-white version alongside a full-color edition.
The project stood out in the current streaming landscape as Nicolas Cage’s first regular leading role in a television series. Portraying Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York forced to confront his past life as the city’s lone superhero, Cage brought a distinct noir-inspired tone to the adaptation. Guided by co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot alongside executive producers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, the production assembled a supporting cast that included Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, and Brendan Gleeson.
Even with the end of Spider-Noir, the broader television agreement between Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television remains active. Both studios continue to develop alternative live-action projects within Sony’s Marvel catalog, with at least one unannounced title currently nearing a formal series order. For viewers, the full eight-episode run of Spider-Noir remains available in the Prime Video catalog, ending its run as a stylized, single-season chapter in Marvel’s television lineup.
