Spider-Man Noir live-action show coming to Amazon

Spider-Man Noir — or Spider-Man, as he’s known in the noir-tinged universe he hails from — is making his way down the rain-slicked streets of 1930s New York to a new home on Amazon dot com.

According to Variety, the character — a version of which appeared as one of the beloved alternate Peters Parker from Marvel Comics lore shown off in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — will be the basis for a new live-action show currently in development. But, this show will not be live-action, it will feature a different take on Depression-era Spidey.

Many of the obvious questions that arise from reports like these are unanswered. However, there are some things you can infer. First, since Variety reports that “the show will be set in its own universe and the main character will not be Peter Parker,” the series is probably not about the same character as the one that appeared in The Spider-Verse. This likely means fans of that movie probably shouldn’t expect Nicolas Cage to turn up, since he played an alternate Peter Parker. That would suggest another character entirely assumes the mantle for the show’s 1930s adventures.

It’s also not clear if the in-development show will retain Into the Spider-Verse’s comedic bent. Oren Uziel was reported as the showrunner. Spider-VersePhil Lord, Chris Miller and Amy Pascal are the production team. There is no way this team won’t produce at least one thing. Very littleFunny are not very common. Comedy is not something Uziel has done before. He worked previously with Lord Miller and Miller. 22 Jump Street and co-written last year’s great action rom-com The Lost City.)

After the November Amazon announcement of the Spider-Man Noir series, the Spider-Man Noir series will be the second Spider-Man series in development. Silk. Whether or not the two will interact is a question for another day — right now there’s a more important one: Will this show be in color? It’d better not be. It would definitely kill the atmosphere, if I may say so.