SPIDER-MAN: FRESHMAN YEAR Writer Offers and Optimistic Update on Marvel's Animated Series
Marvel Studios has a new animated series in development titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year. There haven’t been many updates on the project, but writer Jeff Trammell offered a little update and let fans know that production on the project is running smoothly and he’s excited for people to see what they’ve been working on. Here’s what he shared on his X account:
There were more details shared at San Diego Comic-Con this past summer during the Marvel animation panel, where it was revealed that Freshman Year takes place before 2016's Captain America: Civil War, but with a noticeable key difference. “Rather than coming home to his apartment to see Tony Stark in his home, it’s none other than Norman Osborn who’s chatting up his Aunt May when he walks through the door. And much like how meeting Tony thrust Peter into a spotlight larger than the kid needed, Peter having Norman as his mentor ‘sends his life in an unexpected trajectory that collides him with many unexpected characters in the Marvel universe,’ according to Marvel’s streaming head Brad Winterbaum.”
This is pretty much like a whole “What If…?” story, “What If...Norman Osborn was Peter Parker’s surrogate dad?,” and that puts Peter Parker on a collision course with characters in the MCU. There was some footage shared at the event showing Norman’s son Harry, Amadeus Cho, and Nico Minoru.
I’m curious about this series and what exactly it will end up being. It was confirmed that the show will borrow certain elements of Tom Holland’s take on the character, but the show’s core will be stand-alone.