Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Noir teaser leaks hours after first-look reveal, series coming soon to MGM+ and Prime Video

Nicolas Cage is officially stepping into the shadows as Spider-Man in Spider-Noir, and fans are already buzzing after the teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action series leaked online, just hours after the first-look image was revealed during Amazon’s upfront presentation on 12 May in New York.

The leaked teaser has added to the anticipation around the Marvel series, which marks Cage’s return to the superhero genre. In Spider-Noir, the Oscar-winning actor plays a grizzled, down-on-his-luck private investigator navigating 1930s New York. Forced to confront the secrets of his past, his character was once the city’s only superhero. The show draws from the Spider-Man Noir comic series and presents a gritty, noir-inspired take on the iconic character.

The series is a joint release by Sony Pictures Television, MGM+, and Prime Video. It will premiere on MGM+’s linear channel in the US before streaming globally via Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories. It will also be available in both colour and black-and-white formats, reflecting its vintage noir tone.

Cage is joined by a strong supporting cast, including Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, and Jack Huston. Guest stars include Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Amanda Schull, and Kai Caster.

The first two episodes will be directed and executive produced by Emmy-winner Harry Bradbeer. Showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, who developed the series, will also serve as executive producers. The team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse—Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal—are attached as executive producers as well.

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While the teaser leak has stirred excitement, an official release date for Spider-Noir is still awaited. But with Nicolas Cage donning the trench coat and fedora, Marvel fans are already calling it “Sin City meets Spider-Man.”