Spider-Noir Season 2 Could Throw Nicolas Cage’s Hero Into A Darker, More Chaotic Period Of History

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Be warned – the following contains spoilers for the first season of Spider-Noir! After solving his initial mystery, creator Oren Uziel has revealed exciting plans for Ben Reilly in a potential second season of Spider-Noir.

Following Nicolas Cage’s popular voice performance as Spider-Man in Across the Spider-Verse, this Prime Video series focuses on his character, Ben Reilly, a private detective in a different universe. The first season centers on a case that forces Reilly to become a superhero, known as The Spider, when a dangerous crime boss named Silvermane starts building an army of people with superpowers.

The series stars Oscar Isaac as Miles Morales, alongside Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy (a character inspired by Black Cat), Karen Rodriguez as Ben’s assistant Janet, Abraham Popoola as Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone, Jack Huston as Flint Marko/Sandman, and Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane. Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, who also worked on The Punisher, are the showrunners. Spider-Noir has been critically acclaimed, currently holding a 91% “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Before the show even launched, Grant Hermanns from ScreenRant spoke with creator Oren Uziel about Spider-Noir. Uziel revealed he has many ideas for the future of the Marvel series, but he and the team at Prime Video are going to wait and see how the first season performs before starting to develop another story.

I was really intrigued when I heard Uziel talk about what’s next for Spider-Noir. He was understandably a bit secretive, but he did share that he’s passionate about the historical setting of the show. He confirmed the first season takes place in 1993, and hinted that season two will be set a little further into the future from there – it sounds like they’re really building something special!

Oren Uziel believes the world is becoming more unstable and filled with conflict. He’s interested in following the journeys and experiences of characters named Ben, Robbie, and Karen, and seeing what challenges and adventures they face.

Although the show was always known to take place in the 1930s, during the Great Depression in New York City, this is the first time the exact timing of Spider-Noir‘s story has been confirmed. This fits well with the character’s comic book origins, where the Peter Parker version of Spider-Man gained his powers in December 1932 and continued fighting crime in the following years.

Despite staying true to the source material, Spider-Noir made enough changes to allow the show to tell its own unique stories. The series differs from the comics in its origin story: instead of being bitten by a spider from an ancient idol, this version of Spider-Man is a World War I veteran bitten by a mutated creature. If the show jumps to World War II in season 2, as hinted by the creator, it could explore some difficult and emotional experiences for the character of Ben.

The conclusion of the Spider-Noir arc sets up many possibilities for the second season. Janet has proven herself as an investigator and is now officially Ben’s partner, meaning we’ll likely see them working together on future cases. Meanwhile, Robbie has launched his own newspaper, positioning him as a potential competitor to J. Jonah Jameson and The Daily Bugle when it comes to reporting on Spider-Man.

A second season of Spider-Noir still needs to resolve a few loose ends. While investigating the WWI camp, clues suggested the experiments were aimed at creating super soldiers – possibly establishing the show’s take on the formula used to create Captain America. Also, with Cat killing Silvermane and starting a normal life with Flint, a power struggle is likely to erupt within New York City’s criminal organizations.

According to Uziel, whether or not Spider-Noir gets a second season will likely depend on how well the show does. There’s been a lot of excitement about Luke Cage returning to superhero roles, especially after years of talk about him potentially reprising his role as Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Multiverse Saga, and his work in the first Spider-Verse film. Combined with mostly positive reviews, this should create a lot of buzz as the show launches.

Another advantage is that Amazon MGM is likely to fund a new, ongoing superhero series now that The Boys has finished. Although they have the Mexico-based spinoff and the Vought Rising prequel in development, and Invincible is expected to continue for a while, Spider-Noir could definitely keep superhero content popular on Prime Video for many years.

Be sure to dive into some of our other Spider-Noir content with:

  • Oren Uziel on why the Prime Video series pulled some deep-cut Marvel villains for its roster
  • Li Jun Li & Jack Huson on how Spider-Noir offers a tragic reinvention of 3 classic Marvel villains
  • Lamorne Morris on giving Robbie Robertson his biggest live-action role to date.

Spider-Noir is available to stream in its entirety on Prime Video.

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2026-05-28 00:19