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Nicolas Cage Leads 1930s ‘Spider-Noir’ Debut, Streams May 27

5/25/2026

Summary

Cage Noir

‘Spider-Noir’, starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly/The Spider, premieres on MGM+ May 25 2026 and streams on Prime Video May 27 2026.
Eight 45-minute episodes air at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 25 2026, then launch globally two days later.
The series is set in 1930s New York and follows a down-on-his-luck detective who is the city’s lone superhero.
It stars Lamorne Morris and three others, offers black-and-white and color versions, and earned a 90-out-of-100 critic score.

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Spider-Noir Tops

Spider-Noir topped the week’s watch-list as the most-watched new series in the Must-see TV roundup.
The May 25-31 schedule lists Spider-Noir with The Testaments finale (Hulu) and For All Mankind finale (Apple TV).
A roundup notes Spider-Noir premieres the same week as Apple TV’s Star City.
The briefing announced Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward adaptation, placing Spider-Noir among sci-fi launches listed in “What’s On” with Deli Boys season 2 and Four Seasons season 2.

History

Historical Context

CBS’s 1977 live-action series The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Nicholas Hammond and involving Stan Lee, earned a 30-share pilot and 16.6 million viewers, proving Marvel’s first TV superhero could attract mass audiences. The 13-episode run set a precedent for costly genre shows, a model echoed by the 2026 Spider-Noir streaming series that reimagines the detective-style hero.

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Cage Noir

‘Spider-Noir’, starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly/The Spider, premieres on MGM+ May 25 2026 and streams on Prime Video May 27 2026.
Eight 45-minute episodes air at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 25 2026, then launch globally two days later.
The series is set in 1930s New York and follows a down-on-his-luck detective who is the city’s lone superhero.
It stars Lamorne Morris and three others, offers black-and-white and color versions, and earned a 90-out-of-100 critic score.

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