Prime Video has canceled Spider-Noir after a single season, bringing Nicolas Cage’s live-action Marvel series to an end despite receiving strong reviews and 11 Emmy nominations. The decision does not mean Amazon’s partnership with Sony Pictures Television is ending, however, as another series based on Sony’s Marvel characters is reportedly moving closer to a greenlight.
The cancellation was reported by Deadline. The series ran for eight episodes, premiering on MGM+ before becoming available globally through Prime Video.
Spider-Noir Earned Strong Reviews but Was Expensive to Produce
The cancellation is somewhat surprising given Spider-Noir’s reception. The series holds a 92% critics score and 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, while its 11 Emmy nominations made it the most-nominated Prime Video series of 2026.
Cage played Ben Reilly, an aging private investigator and the only superhero in a Depression-era New York City. The series drew heavily from the Marvel Comics version of Spider-Man Noir and combined the character’s superhero origins with a darker detective story.
The show also generated respectable streaming numbers. According to Nielsen data reported by Deadline, Spider-Noir accumulated approximately 2.6 billion viewing minutes in the United States during its first six weeks, including 851 million minutes during its opening week. However, its viewership reportedly declined faster than several other recent Prime Video releases.
Production costs also appear to have played a role. Spider-Noir was filmed in both color and black-and-white versions, requiring an expensive production while its audience numbers remained solid rather than exceptional.
Amazon and Sony Are Still Expanding Their Marvel Universe
Although Spider-Noir is finished, Amazon and Sony are continuing their broader agreement to develop television projects using characters from Sony’s Spider-Man-related Marvel library. The partnership originally involved Silk: Spider Society, but that project was ultimately scrapped in 2024.
Spider-Noir became the first series from the partnership to actually reach viewers. According to Deadline, another project under the agreement is now nearing a potential series order, although its premise and characters remain undisclosed.
For fans of Cage’s Spider-Man Noir, the cancellation is softened somewhat by the fact that Season 1 largely delivered a complete story rather than ending on a major unresolved cliffhanger. Still, the decision closes the door on further adventures for Cage’s version of the character for now.
The cancellation also leaves Sony’s live-action Marvel television strategy in an interesting position. While Spider-Noir will not continue, Amazon appears determined to find another project that can expand the Sony-controlled side of the Spider-Man universe on television.
