“Spider-Noir” has reached the end of the web.
The Prime Video and MGM+ series starring Nicolas Cage has been canceled after one season and will not return for a second, despite earning 11 Emmy nominations this year, according to Variety.
The decision comes just as the series heads into the first weekend of Emmy ceremonies. “Spider-Noir” has more nominations than any other Prime Video program this year, giving the cancellation an especially surprising timing.
Fans Are Upset the Show Wasn’t Renewed
The series has also been well received by critics and viewers, with a 92% Tomatometer score and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fans quickly expressed their frustration on social media following news of the cancellation.
“Oof… what a disappointment… it was a great show. Someone start up the petition,” one wrote.
Another added, “Why? It was really good”
“Yeah I can’t believe this it’s not fair,” one simply said.
“NOOO,” another added, while one wrote, “it was good af.”
Others expressed that another outlet should pick up the show.
“Perfect opportunity for Disney+ to swoop in and revive Spider-Noir and work with Sony for more Spider-Man related shows,” one wrote.
Another added, “Was there a reason why? I thought some of it was good. Especially the best fight scenes.”
“Spider-Noir” was the first Marvel-related series to emerge from Amazon’s deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop characters and stories from the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters.
The series is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir and was adapted for television by Oren Uziel.
Set during the Great Depression, it follows Ben Reilly, played by Cage, as a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York.
Reilly is forced to confront his past after a personal tragedy and becomes entangled in the city’s criminal underworld while living as its only superhero.
Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston, and Brendan Gleeson also star.
Cage Previously Spoke About the Role
Cage previously discussed his approach to the character in an interview with Variety in May, describing some of the classic influences that shaped his performance.
When asked about similarities between Reilly and Elliot Gould’s version of Philip Marlowe in “The Long Goodbye,” particularly the character’s sarcasm and tendency to needle people, Cage said, “I get that. I think the thing that I kept looking at with the Bogart element was that he seems so bemused, like in ‘The Big Sleep,’ when the femme fatale is doing anything wicked he finds it amusing — he enjoys seeing the danger in other people — and I wanted to play a little more of that.”
Cage also explained how the episodic format allowed the creative team to explore Reilly more deeply.
“As you go deeper into the different episodes, you’ll see other influences emanating,” he said. “One of the things that we managed to sprinkle in, which is a luxury of doing episodic television, is you have the time to plant these little seeds and watch them blossom.”
