Spider-Noir (2026)
With no power comes no responsibility.
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 25 May 2026 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Crime |
| Created by | Oren Uziel |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris and Li Jun Li |
| Seasons | 1 season, 8 episodes |
| Episode length | about 45 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 6 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.3/10 |
Where to watch Spider-Noir
Spider-Noir is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Prime Video, or $8.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Spider-Noir is a 2026 crime drama set in 1930s New York. It runs 8 episodes, totaling about 6 hours of watch time. The hook is simple: Ben Reilly is a private investigator who used to be the city's only superhero, the Spider. He has hung up the mask, but a specific case drags him back into it. The tagline flips the famous line, suggesting that without power, there is no responsibility. It feels like a noir mystery wearing a costume. Nicolas Cage leads the cast. The series was canceled after one season.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports 92% positive reviews from 111 critics, averaging 7.6 out of 10. The consensus calls it a dazzling blend of hard-boiled storytelling and comic book verve. Metacritic lands on 72 out of 100 from 28 critics, filing it under generally favorable. The site notes that Nicolas Cage makes every quip and thwip crackle.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users rate it 8.3 out of 10. Without box office data, the real metric is time. Nielsen Media Research tracked 2.6 billion minutes of watch time over its first 6 weeks. That puts it second, fourth, and eighth in weekly rankings. Some people really like to sit in the dark and watch a spider go to work.
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Sources
- Spider-Noir on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q123956515 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Spider-Noir” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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