Prime Video Cancels Spider-Noir After One Season, and Nicolas Cage Says He Is Relieved

Prime Video has canceled Spider-Noir after one season, and its star Nicolas Cage says he is glad it ended there. The show, which follows a noir detective version of Spider-Man, will not return for a second season.

Cage spoke about the decision with IGN on the red carpet for Madden, his upcoming sports comedy. When asked whether there was more of the private investigator's story to explore, he answered "no." He called the single season "a perfect season."

He also said he did not want to get stuck repeating the Ben Reilly character and wear out his welcome. When he heard the show would not be picked up again, he said his reaction was "Whew, thank you!"

The numbers behind the show are a mix of good news and cold facts. According to Nielsen's streaming ratings, which measure how many minutes people spend watching, Spider-Noir earned 2.6 billion viewing minutes in its first six weeks. The series also picked up 11 Emmy nominations and won 5. Prime Video has not explained its decision in detail.

Cage also addressed a question that has come up in the wider debate over artificial intelligence in television. He said he did not sign a waiver that would let Amazon use AI on Spider-Noir, according to Variety.

For Cage, the next job is already lined up. He is set to star alongside Antonio Banderas in the fifth season of HBO's True Detective, an anthology crime drama. He noted that this season is also a single one.

Madden arrives first. It opens in select theatres on 11 November, and it reaches Prime Video worldwide on 18 November.

For the crew and cast behind Spider-Noir, the cancellation means the writers, actors and production team are moving on to other projects. For viewers who finished the season, the story ends where it stands, with no second season in the works.