15 May 2024, 20:02 by Karzal

Spider-Man Noir series with Nicolas Cage receives series order from Amazon

MGM+ and Prime Video have given a series order to Noir, a live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir.

The series starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (pictured below), which has been in development since last year, comes from Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot who will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

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Emmy-winning director Harry Bradbeer will direct and direct the first two episodes.

Uziel and Lightfoot developed the series with the Oscar-winning team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal, who will also serve as executive producers. The anticipated series will debut domestically on MGM+'s linear channel and then globally on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.

Noir tells the story of an aging and penniless private detective (Cage) in 1930s New York who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.

“Expanding the Marvel universe with Noir is a uniquely special opportunity and we are honored to bring this series to our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “The extremely talented Nicolas Cage is an ideal choice for our new superhero and the accomplished producing team with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, and the incredible team at Sony is dedicated to expanding this franchise in the most authentic way.”

The series is produced by Uziel, Lightfoot, Lord, Miller and Pascal. Noir is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Nicolas Cage starring in this series! No one else could bring such pathos, pain, and heart to this singular character,” said Katherine Pope, President Sony Pictures Television Studios. “Along with our brilliant producers and partners at Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video, we couldn’t ask for a better team to explore this reimagining of such an iconic character in Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters.”