‘Spider-Noir’ Has No Post-Credits Scene, But the Future of Ben Reilly Is More Exciting Than Any Bonus Clip

If you just finished binge-watching Nicolas Cage swing through the gritty streets of 1930s New York and found yourself staring at the credits waiting for a secret scene, you can breathe easy and stop hovering over the remote. There is no post-credits scene in ‘Spider-Noir‘. After all is said and done and the show’s main mystery is resolved, audiences will not find bonus footage or any shocking surprise saved for last, meaning you don’t need to stick around until the very end of the credits in any of the eight episodes.

It is a decision that might surprise fans conditioned by years of Marvel teases, but as the story behind this choice becomes clearer, it starts to make a lot of sense for where ‘Spider-Noir’ sits right now.

Why ‘Spider-Noir’ Skipped the Post-Credits Scene Entirely

The reasoning ties directly to Sony’s larger strategy. Showrunner Oren Uziel revealed that Sony is working on multiple other projects starring Spider-Man variants, each with its own distinct genre and tone, but since the studio has not yet committed to those projects formally, there is simply nothing confirmed enough to tease.

Playing it safe is the wiser tactic, because teasing an unconfirmed future storyline risks creating another situation where a post-credits scene sets up something that never materialises. Sony has been burned by this kind of premature universe-building before, and the smarter move here is to wait and see how audiences respond to ‘Spider-Noir’ first.

That calculated restraint feels especially appropriate given the experimental nature of this project. Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir and adapted for television by Oren Uziel, ‘Spider-Noir’ is the first time this version of the character has received a live-action adaptation, and it also marks Nicolas Cage’s first lead role in a television series.

Uziel has also clarified in an interview with Empire that ‘Spider-Noir’ is not a continuation of the animated Spider-Verse theatrical saga, describing it as the same character but from a different universe, adding that it is a different flavor of that character even though it still features Cage’s voice.

What Nicolas Cage Brings to Ben Reilly

Throughout all eight episodes of this first season, ‘Spider-Noir’ manages to tell both a quintessential Spider-Man story and a thrilling detective mystery, following private investigator Ben Reilly as he is hired to follow Felicia “Cat” Hardy, a simple job that soon turns into a complicated web of criminal conspiracy involving a power struggle between crime boss Silvermane and the Mayor of New York.

To further distinguish ‘Spider-Noir’ from the Spider-Verse series, Cage’s out-of-costume alter ego is not Peter Parker but rather Ben Reilly, a down-and-out private detective who is often three sheets to the wind and gifted with arachnid powers through a nightmarish origin story revealed midway through the series, having previously hung up his webs after the tragic death of his fiancée.

Producer Amy Pascal brought Cage the project in 2023, pitching Ben Reilly as a character who could fuse the web-slinger’s physicality with the cynicism and moral decay Cage explored in Adaptation. Pascal had previously greenlit both Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy and Adaptation at Sony, and Cage has described Ben as a spider pretending to be a real person.

The show’s cinematography makes excellent use of shadows in traditional noir fashion even in full color, and the style of the action is reminiscent of the fisticuffs seen in classic noir films while simultaneously incorporating Spider-Man’s fantastical powers.

The Spider-Noir Season 2 Question Everyone Is Asking

While there is no post-credits scene setting up a sequel, the showrunner has been anything but quiet about the show’s future. Uziel has revealed that they have more seasons in store for ‘Spider-Noir’, noting that the nature of a private detective story makes expansion remarkably easy, stating that if you want another story, all it takes is another client to knock on that door and a new set of cases and adventures follows, describing the concept as conceived to run for as many seasons as they want.

Uziel also indicated to SFX Magazine that the early days of the Second World War could serve as a backdrop for a potential second season, noting that as time passes from 1933, the story heads towards not just trouble in the financial markets in New York but also a geopolitical struggle that would be an amazing canvas for future storytelling.

That kind of on-record statement from the showrunner reads almost like a verbal equivalent of a post-credits tease, seeding the ground for where Ben Reilly might next find himself if the show is renewed, with a WWII-era backdrop transforming the show’s potential scope dramatically.

The Bigger Spider-Man Universe Picture

Even without a post-credits scene, ‘Spider-Noir’ is clearly designed to exist within a much wider web of projects. Cage is expected to reprise his voice role as the animated version of Spider-Man Noir in ‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’, currently scheduled for release in 2027, making his dual presence across both live-action and animation a genuinely unique moment in superhero entertainment history.

The creative team behind ‘Spider-Noir’ is an impressive assembly, with showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot leading the production alongside director Harry Bradbeer, while Spider-Verse’s own Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal also serve as executive producers, providing a direct creative link between the two corners of the Spider-Man universe.

The series premiered on MGM+ on May 25 and dropped all episodes globally on Prime Video on May 27, available to stream in both authentic black and white and true-hue full color, a choice that gives viewers an unusual degree of creative control over their own viewing experience.

The absence of a post-credits scene is not a missed opportunity but rather a confident statement that ‘Spider-Noir’ trusts its own story to do the heavy lifting. Whether Sony pulls the trigger on a second season or weaves Ben Reilly into the wider animated Spider-Verse, the foundation being laid here is more compelling than any brief bonus clip could ever be. If you’ve made it through all eight episodes, what would you most want to see Ben Reilly face in a potential second season, a WWII battlefield or a deeper dive into the criminal underbelly of New York?