Spider-Noir Creator Shares Season 2 Vision Following Prime Video’s Cancellation

Amazon recently announced that it would not be renewing its acclaimed series Spider-Noir for a second season on Prime Video. Just days later, the Marvel spin-off celebrated a remarkable achievement by winning five Emmy awards, marking the highest number of wins for a show that has been canceled after just one season. All eight episodes premiered on Prime Video on May 27 and received enthusiastic reviews.

In a conversation with an outlet, series co-creator and showrunner Oren Uziel shared his thoughts on the cancellation. He revealed that the second season would have likely followed Ben Reilly (voiced by Nicolas Cage) as he tackled a new case in a different setting. “If I had my druthers, it would be probably another location,” Uziel noted. “There are so many L.A. noirs we could have explored. There are European noirs we could have delved into. There are other places to go. You’re starting in 1933. Where is that heading? It’s heading toward just a most cataclysmic time — World War II. There was a lot of storytelling that could have happened there.” The first season of Spider-Noir took place in New York.

Uziel also reflected on the Emmy night experience for the cast and crew, especially in light of the show’s recent cancellation. “I thought it was going to be disappointing timing at first,” Uziel admitted. “I didn’t want people to go to this big night on Sunday having to worry or think about something disappointing or sad. But the truth is, it became kind of a big celebration of what we accomplished together.”

The series won accolades for stunt performance, sound editing, title design, special visual effects, and cinematography. “When we won an award, we all got very excited and then it started to snowball,” Uziel recalled. “It felt like when you’re at a softball game for your kids, and you just want them to get hits. Then they start to get hits, so you start to feel good about it.”

Overall, Uziel expressed a mix of emotions regarding the situation. “We made a very closed-ended show. There’s a reason we were honoring these old noirs. The story begins when the client comes into the private detective’s office, and it ends when they solve the case. So, it was nicely buttoned up. We told a story. It felt a little bit like a long movie. So, it’s bittersweet to not get right back to work with this cast and crew. But also, I have no regrets.”

Despite the closure, the showrunner remains optimistic about reuniting the team, including Cage, for another project. “We’ve talked a bit and we feel the same way,” he said. “It’s sad to not do this again, but we also got to do exactly what we set out to do. And he’s such a star. He’s such a leading man. To make these eight episodes, his first TV show, was just a dream. So I would love to do it again with Nic.”

While some fans are hopeful that Spider-Noir’s Emmy wins might prompt Prime Video to reconsider or that another streaming service could pick up the series, Uziel is cautious. “We haven’t gotten there yet,” he stated. “I literally do not know the legalities and complications of that. But I expect that it’s a complicated proposition.”

Spider-Noir will not be returning for a second season, although another Marvel TV show from Sony may still make its way to Prime Video.