Spider-Noir Wins Five Emmys Days After Amazon Cancels It
A television series can collect its highest honours in the same week it is shown the door. Spider-Noir, the Nicolas Cage-led drama from Prime Video and MGM+, won five Creative Arts Emmy awards on 7 September 2026 — days after the streamer cancelled it after one season.
Variety first reported the cancellation on 5 September, with Deadline confirming that Amazon Prime Video opted not to proceed with a second season (Variety, Deadline). The Hollywood Reporter then confirmed both the cancellation and the Emmy wins on 7 September (The Hollywood Reporter).
The series earned 11 Emmy nominations in total — the most of any series for the streamer that year. It took home Creative Arts Emmys for cinematography for a series, stunt coordination for comedy programming, sound editing for a one-hour comedy or drama series, title design, and special visual effects in a single episode. The 78th Emmy Awards nominees and winners are listed by the Television Academy at emmys.com.
Spider-Noir starred Nicolas Cage in his first regular television role, playing Ben Reilly, a private investigator in 1930s New York. In a Television Academy interview published in May 2026, Cage described the show's tone as a collision of classic film noir and Spider-Man. The cast also included Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston, and Brendan Gleeson.
Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot served as co-showrunners and executive producers. Harry Bradbeer directed and executive produced the first two episodes. Freddy Bouciegues was supervising stunt coordinator, with Hugh Aodh O'Brien as stunt coordinator. The series was a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
What makes the timing stand out is the gap between recognition and renewal. The Creative Arts Emmys honour the crafts — the people who build the visual effects, design the title sequence, and choreograph the stunts. Those are the same departments that will not be returning for a second season.
After canceling Spider-Noir, Prime Video is developing more series based on Sony's universe of Marvel characters, according to Variety. Whether any of those projects land the same level of awards attention is a question the Television Academy will answer in its own time.
