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The new Spider-Noir posters have fans confused about the show’s connection to the Spider-Verse movies.
Spider-Noir is the forthcoming superhero show that will see Nicolas Cage play a live-action Spider-Man Noir. Coming from showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, the series will premiere in 2026.
The official Prime Video Twitter account recently unveiled two new Spider-Noir posters, which can be viewed below:
The city needs a hero…hopefully they find someone. “Spider-Noir” – a new live action series starring Nicolas Cage – arrives 2026 in both black & white and color. pic.twitter.com/jkvTbhmjwH— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) December 4, 2025
Why are fans confused about Spider-Noir’s connection to the Spider-Verse movies?
The Spider-Noir posters reveal that Cage is playing a version of Spider-Man who is Ben Reilly. In Marvel Comics, Ben Reilly is a genetic clone of Peter Parker/Spider-Man who establishes his own identity as the Scarlet Spider, though he’s also gone by other names — in recent lore, for example, he took a villainous turn and went by Chasm.
In the Spider-Verse movies, however, the version of Spider-Noir that Cage voices is a Peter Parker variant. This means that the version of Spider-Man who will be in the forthcoming show won’t be the same character as the one who plays a prominent role in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
It’s possible that there will still be some connective tissue there, as this universe’s version of Ben Reilly could be a clone of the Peter Parker who appeared in Spider-Verse. It’s also possible that, while Spider-Noir is said to take place somewhere in the multiverse of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, there is no connection between the two characters. Whatever the case may be, fans are now wondering why Ben Reilly is the star of Spider-Noir instead of Peter Parker.
BEN REILLY!?? THAT’S NOT SCARLET SPIDER! https://t.co/GJTvnnNqK3 pic.twitter.com/49SowqcYtF— Aezy Adarna (@Squall6Shadow) December 3, 2025
why did we change peter to be ben reilly… lmao https://t.co/cplrvnuRsR— brittany ? (@memeinglessbrit) December 4, 2025
Why tf is Spider-Man noir Ben Reilly? pic.twitter.com/Pd4OXBYbJp— ΩUEST?? (@Hi_Its_Quest) December 3, 2025
Wait…why is his name Ben Reilly? That would make this Spider-Scarlet https://t.co/OcbCwNLXtD— The Zoran (@lowcarbcomedy) December 3, 2025
A description of the show reads, “The series tells the story of an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.”
An exact premiere date for Spider-Noir has not yet been announced, though it is known that the show will arrive at some point in 2026.
