The SPIDER-MAN NOIR Series Hires THE PUNISHER Writer and Producer Steve Lightfoot as Co-Showrunner

Amazon Studios has hired The Punisher writer and producer Steve Lightfoot as the co-showrunner for its live-action Spider-Man Noir series. He will join Oren Uziel, who is a writer on the project and will serve alongside Lightfoot as co-showrunner.

The series will be set in 1930s New York City and it will follow the adventures of this fan-favorite Spider-Man variant that's ready to take on the criminal underworld in his signature noir style. It was previously reported that the show will be set in its own universe and the main character will not be Peter Parker.

In this noir-inspired world, in the comics Peter Parker takes on the mantle of Spider-Man, but with a distinctively cool twist. Clad in a trench coat and fedora, Spider-Man Noir fights crime in the shadows of New York City, navigating a landscape filled with corruption and danger. The character's design and narrative draw heavily from the film noir genre, incorporating elements of detective fiction and a morally ambiguous atmosphere. Throughout his adventures, Spider-Man Noir confronts a rogues' gallery of villains.

Spider-Man Noir is one of two series projects in development at Amazon as they are also developing a project for Silk: Spider Society. President of Sony Pictures Television Studios Katherine Pope previously talked about the future of the Spider-Man universe shows and how they are a huge focus for them, saying:

"It's a huge focus certainly for all of us here, and for me in particular. I was already a fan of Angela Kang, so I'm really, really excited to be working with her on Silk. She's just brilliant and a total pro.

"This is also an example of working really closely with Tom Rothman and Sanford Panitch, and the motion picture group, to make sure that we are in lockstep with them and also executing at the same level. They've done such an incredible job with that franchise, so we want to make sure we're executing at that level."

The report also says that there are several other Marvel Spider-Man shows in the works, but we don’t know which other Marvel characters will be featured in the other Amazon projects.

Lightfoot most recently created and served as showrunner on the Apple TV+ series Shantaram, which is based on the book of the same name. His other credits include Hannibal, Narcos, and Behind Her Eyes.

Source: Variety