Prime Working On ‘Spider-Man’ Clone Saga After ‘Spider-Noir’

Prime Video is moving ahead with another Spider-Man television project after canceling Nicolas Cage’s Emmy-winning Spider-Noir after one season. The new series is expected to draw from Marvel Comics’ Clone Saga, a storyline centered on Peter Parker clones Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker. Deadline reported that the project is nearing a series order under Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television’s ongoing deal for shows tied to Sony’s Marvel characters. The news arrives as Spider-Man remains one of Hollywood’s few dependable box-office brands. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day has earned about $951.8 million in North America and nearly $2.5 billion worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is now the highest-grossing domestic release of all time and ranks third worldwide behind Avatar and Avengers: Endgame. Kelvin Yu, creator of Disney+’s American Born Chinese, will write the planned Clone Saga series. Sources told Deadline that Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller are expected to executive produce with Yu. The show would air first on MGM+ before moving to Prime Video if it receives a formal green light. The project would follow Spider-Noir, which Prime Vide...