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Nicolas Cage Leads Noir “Spider-Noir” Premiere May 25

4/24/2026

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Spider-Noir premieres on MGM+ on May 25 and streams worldwide on Prime Video on May 27.
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, an aging private investigator who becomes the Spider in 1930s New York.
The series was shot with black-and-white cameras to mimic 1930s noir cinema and also offers color.
Co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot redesigned villains—including Silvermane, Sandman, Tombstone, and Megawatt—to appear more grounded.

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Story summary

Spider-Noir premieres on MGM+ on May 25 and streams worldwide on Prime Video on May 27.
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, an aging private investigator who becomes the Spider in 1930s New York.
The series was shot with black-and-white cameras to mimic 1930s noir cinema and also offers color.
Co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot redesigned villains—including Silvermane, Sandman, Tombstone, and Megawatt—to appear more grounded.