Nicolas Cage Set to Reprise Role as Spider-Man Noir In Live Action Series

The show will air on MGM+ and stream on Amazon Prime

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Nicholas Cage is set to star in the new Spider-Man Noir live-action series. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage is going to be back playing Spider-Man Noir but this time in a live-action series on MGM+ and later streaming on Amazon Prime.

Amazon made the announcement ahead of a presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday.

The show will simply be called "Noir" and will be based on the Marvel comic.

Emmy Award-winning director Harry Bradbeer is set to direct, and executive produce the first two episodes.

The highly anticipated series will debut domestically on MGM+'s linear channel, then globally on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and

Noir 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.

"Expanding the Marvel universe with 'Noir' is a uniquely special opportunity and we are honored to bring this series to our global Prime Video customers," said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios..

"The extremely talented Nicolas Cage is an ideal choice for our new superhero and the accomplished producing team with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, and the incredible team at Sony is dedicated to expanding this franchise in the most authentic way."

The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.

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