How Nicolas Cage’s superhero show ‘Spider-Noir’ created TV’s most unique viewing experience
Prime Video's new series 'Spider-Noir' features Nicolas Cage as a private investigator version of Spider-Man set in 1930s New York City. The show allows viewers to choose between watching in black and white or color, creating a unique interactive experience. Production designer Warren Alan Young described the process of creating both versions as akin to making three different series simultaneously.
- ▪Nicolas Cage stars as a down-on-his-luck PI version of Spider-Man in 'Spider-Noir'.
- ▪Viewers can choose to watch the show in either black and white or color.
- ▪The production involved extensive camera tests to ensure colors looked good in both formats.
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TV exclusive How Nicolas Cage’s superhero show ‘Spider-Noir’ created TV’s most unique viewing experience By Lauren Sarner Published May 29, 2026, 4:04 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google He wove a tangled web. Prime Video’s new superhero series, “Spider-Noir,” stars Nicolas Cage as a down-on-his-luck PI version of Spider-Man, living in 1930s New York City. The audience isn’t passive; there’s an additional element of viewer participation: you get to decide how to watch the story — in black and white, or in color. For production designer Warren Alan Young, working on the show was “the equivalent of making three series at the same time.” 10 Nicolas Cage appears in both black and white and color versions of each episode of “Spider-Noir” (pictured).
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