Spider-Noir drew strong viewership, but it was a costly show to produce and Amazon decided not to keep it going for a second season.
What Is It?
This alternate Marvel universe series is set in 1930s New York City and follows Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator forced to confront his past as the city’s only masked vigilante when a dangerous new case draws him back into a web of crime, corruption, and superhuman threats.
Aired: Prime Video, 2026, One Season Totaling 8 Episodes
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola
Developed By: Oren Uziel
Why Was It Cancelled?
This superhero series debuted on Prime Video in late May 2026 and had a decent start, landing in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings at the Number 2 slot with an estimated 851 million minutes viewed (based on Nielsen sampling). It would slip to Number 4 in its second week with a still-respectable 739 million minutes viewed, then it would drop out of the rankings after its third week.
Deadline suggested that the show may have lacked “staying power”, but the fact is that all episodes were released at one time, and it did draw notable viewership during its first three weeks. And for the 2025-26 season, Spider-Noir totaled two billion minutes viewed during its tenure in the Top 10, making it the seventh most-watched Prime Video original for the season based on Nielsen tracking.
The show also scored quite well with both critics and viewers, currently holding a 92% Tomatometer Score (based on critics’ reviews) and a 90% Popcornmeter Score (based on audience response) according to Rotten Tomatoes. So with good viewership and good buzz, it certainly seemed like this one would be headed to a second season, but Amazon had different plans.
Prime Video announced in early September that the show would not be continuing, bringing Spider-Noir‘s tenure on the streaming service to an end after only eight episodes. Neither Amazon nor Sony publicly gave a specific reason for the cancellation, but this one was quite expense to produce, with a cost estimate for the first season of around $400 million. And since it was not pulling in The Boys-level viewership, Amazon may have believed it was not fiscally viable to keep going for a second year.
Spider-Noir did receive an impressive 11 Emmy nominations, and it ended up walking away with five statues, so it brought some respectability to Prime Video originals. But the wins came after the cancellation, and they did little to convince Amazon execs to change their minds about the fate of the show.
When asked about the future of Spider-Noir prior to the cancellation, series star Nicholas Cage had a rather non-committal response:
I do not know. But I would say that whether [Season 2] happens or not, all of us achieved what we set out to do, and it works on its own. We’ll see what happens.
Then after the cancellation he said:
For me, one season is perfect, having said what I wanted to say with this dangerous, innovative, pop-art Spider-Man. Onwards, upwards, inwards.
So it is not impossible that this one was considered as a potential one-off from the beginning, though showrunner Oren Uziel did have plans for additional seasons.
Amazon and Sony also appear far from finished with their partnership involving Spider-Man-related characters. Multiple additional projects are reportedly in development, meaning the larger franchise could continue even though Spider-Noir has been cut short. Whether that might someday create an opportunity for Cage’s character to return remains unknown.
Can the Fans Save the Show from Cancellation?
If fans want to try and convince Amazon execs to change their minds on the cancellation, they need to watch the show and watch it a lot. They also need to convince others to sign up for Prime Video to watch the show and get it trending on social media. Those actions will bring Spider-Noir more attention, and also impact the bottom line, and they could potentially lead to a reconsideration of the show’s fate. But this will definitely be an uphill battle. (You can find more campaign ideas at this link.)
The series was quite costly and network/streaming execs rarely reverse renewal decisions. In addition, the complicated relationship between Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, Marvel characters, and the underlying rights could make moving the series to another platform much more difficult than simply shopping around a conventionally owned television show. The best chance is to convince Amazon that cancelling the show was the wrong decision, but unfortunately, that is a longshot at best.
Did you watch Spider-Noir, and would you support fan efforts to save the show? Chime in with your thoughts below in the comments section.
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