Amazon MGM Studios canceled Spider-Noir, its Nicolas Cage-led series, on Friday, September 4, 2026, after one season. Two days later, at the 78th Creative Arts Emmys, the show won 5 Emmys — cinematography, sound editing, stunt coordination, title design, and visual effects — out of 11 nominations, the most of any Prime Video series this year.
Deadline first reported the cancellation on Friday, September 4, 2026, in what the trade called a classic “Friday news dump.” Two days later, on the second night of the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles (held Saturday and Sunday, September 5-6), Spider-Noir collected five trophies. For the full story on the cancellation itself, see Comic Book Co’s original report on Spider-Noir’s cancellation. This article was last updated September 7, 2026.
A clean sweep of the below-the-line categories
Spider-Noir went 5-for-11 at the Creative Arts Emmys, and every single win landed in a craft category: cinematography, sound editing, stunt coordination, title design, and visual effects. Not one of its nominations was for acting or writing. That pattern is the real story here — the show’s peers recognized it as a technical achievement, not a performance or a script.
The show, created for Amazon MGM Studios and MGM+, cast Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, an aging, down-on-his-luck version of Spider-Man working the streets of 1930s New York. Production shot in a stylized black-and-white format that shifts to color at key moments, a choice that drove much of its physical production cost and is very likely what carried the cinematography and title design categories.
The five categories, and what 11 nominations included
Spider-Noir’s 11 total nominations were the most of any Prime Video series in 2026, but the wins concentrated entirely in production categories rather than spreading into acting, directing, or writing races. The table below lists the five confirmed wins from the Creative Arts ceremony.
| Category | Result |
|---|---|
| Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Won |
| Sound Editing for a Series | Won |
| Stunt Coordination | Won |
| Main Title Design | Won |
| Special Visual Effects | Won |
| Total nominations | 11 (acting and writing categories not among the wins) |
The series also drew a strong critical reception: it holds a 92% critics’ score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 72 (“generally favorable”) on Metacritic, as of this writing.
Why craft acclaim and cancellation are not a contradiction
Spider-Noir launched at No. 2 on Nielsen’s U.S. Top 10 original series chart in its first week (May 25-31), with 851 million minutes streamed, trailing only Netflix’s The Boroughs. Over its first six weeks it built to roughly 2.6 billion total viewing minutes, per Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings, but the show fell out of Prime Video’s daily Top 10 relatively quickly after that strong opening, and Amazon has not disclosed a season 2 renewal threshold.
Multiple outlets, including GamesRadar+ and ComicBookMovie, have reported the season’s production budget at roughly $400 million — driven in large part by reshoots needed to support the dual black-and-white/color format — though neither Amazon MGM Studios nor Sony Pictures Television has confirmed that figure on the record. A costly, effects-heavy period production with a strong opening but a fast falloff in ongoing viewership is a familiar cancellation profile for streamers weighing renewal against per-episode cost — separate from whether critics or industry peers rated the show well. Spider-Noir’s five Emmy wins land squarely in the categories tied to that production spend (cinematography, VFX, title design), which is part of why the timing read as jarring to fans and trade press alike.
What Cage and the studios have said about what’s next
Nicolas Cage responded to the cancellation directly, telling Deadline: “For me, one season is perfect, having said what I wanted to say with this dangerous, innovative, pop-art Spider-Man. Onwards, upwards, inwards.” Cage is separately expected to voice Spider-Man Noir again in the animated Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which shares producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller with Spider-Noir, though that project is not a continuation of this live-action series.
Spider-Noir was the first series to premiere out of the multi-title deal between Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, drawing characters and stories from Sony Pictures’ “Universe of Marvel Characters” — the same rights umbrella behind the Venom, Kraven, and Madame Web films. Shows under that deal debut on MGM+ before streaming on Prime Video. Deadline has reported that additional projects from the deal are still in development, with one described as nearing a series order, though neither studio has confirmed specifics or a title as of this writing. Unlike Spider-Noir, the deal’s other announced series, Silk: Spider Society, was dropped before it aired.
For more on the character and the wider Spider-Man streaming slate, see our breakdown of the best Spider-Man villains, our coverage of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2, and how a very different fate played out for Daredevil: Born Again’s season 3 renewal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why was Spider-Noir canceled?
Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video canceled Spider-Noir after one season on Friday, September 4, 2026. Neither company gave a detailed public reason on the record; Deadline reported the show’s viewership fell off after a strong opening week, and multiple outlets have separately reported a production budget of roughly $400 million — driven partly by reshoots for the show’s dual black-and-white/color format — though that figure remains unconfirmed by the studios.
How many Emmys did Spider-Noir win?
Spider-Noir won 5 Emmys at the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 5-6, 2026: cinematography, sound editing, stunt coordination, title design, and visual effects, out of 11 total nominations.
Who plays Spider-Noir?
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, an aging, down-on-his-luck version of Spider-Man operating in a stylized 1930s New York.
Is there a season 2 of Spider-Noir?
No. Prime Video confirmed the series will not continue past its first season. Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios are reportedly developing other series under their Sony Universe of Marvel Characters deal, but none has been confirmed as a Spider-Noir successor.
What is Spider-Noir’s Rotten Tomatoes score?
As of this writing, Spider-Noir holds a 92% critics’ score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 72 on Metacritic.
