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Nicolas Cage Leads Amazon's Spider-Noir, Hits 92% Rotten Tomatoes

5/28/2026

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Summary

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Amazon Prime Video released the eight-episode live-action series Spider-Noir on May 27 2026, starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly/The Spider.
The show lets viewers watch in either black-and-white or full-color, a choice suggested by Cage.
It holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, surpassing all other Marvel series, and an 88% overall rating.

History

Historical Context

In February 2013 Netflix released the 13-episode political drama *House of Cards*, the first series produced exclusively for a streaming platform, created by Beau Willimon and directed by David Fincher, starring Kevin Spacey. Its success—earning 33 Primetime Emmy nominations—showed that data-driven binge releases could rival traditional networks, prompting Amazon Prime Video to launch its own high-budget original, *Spider-Noir*.

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Story summary

Amazon Prime Video released the eight-episode live-action series Spider-Noir on May 27 2026, starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly/The Spider.
The show lets viewers watch in either black-and-white or full-color, a choice suggested by Cage.
It holds a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, surpassing all other Marvel series, and an 88% overall rating.

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