Nicolas Cage Explains Why He Doesn’t Want to Return as Spider-Noir and Is Glad the Series Was Canceled

Nicolas Cage is glad Spider-Noir ended after one season, saying he did not want to repeat himself as private detective Ben Reilly.

Prime Video canceled the series in September. Asked by IGN whether there was more to tell about Reilly, Cage made it clear that he thought there was not. He also saw several advantages to ending the story where it did:

“It’s a perfect season. The last thing I want is to get stuck in one role and eventually wear out my welcome with the audience. Ben Reilly is a very unusual character. I was taking risks, like walking a tightrope. If I did the same thing in a second and third season, audiences really might get tired of it. So when the show wasn’t renewed, I thought, ‘Phew, thank you!’ Now I have True Detective, and I’ll only be in one season of that too. That’s better, you know? I didn’t want to do the same thing again. I don’t like repeating myself. The season turned out perfectly. I love this character, I love this season. It’s not going anywhere, and it will always feel fresh.”

Nicolas Cage

Николас Кейдж не хочет возвращаться к роли Паука-Нуара — актёр объяснил, почему рад закрытию сериала — Image credit: Prime Video

Spider-Noir premiered on Prime Video in late May 2026 and received 92% positive reviews from critics and an 89% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The series accumulated 2.6 billion minutes of viewing in its first six weeks and later won five Emmys from 11 nominations. Showrunner Oren Uziel had even considered where the story might go in a second season, but Amazon decided not to renew the show.

No official reason for the cancellation was given. Some have speculated that the decision may have been connected to Cage’s refusal to sign a release allowing AI to be used in work on the series. The actor discussed that refusal in early October, saying he was unlikely to ever work with Amazon again.

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