7 Shows Like Spider-Noir That Will Have You Saying ‘M’Yeah, See’

Spider-Noir is unlike any other Spider-Man project. The series, which is now streaming on Prime Video and airing on MGM+, is a detective mystery that’s an homage to classic film noir. Nicolas Cage (in his first regular TV role) stars as Ben Reilly, a chain-smoking, hard-drinking private detective in 1930s New York City. Ben used to be the Spider, this universe’s version of Spider-Man, a webslinging vigilante who kept the city safe from crime — until the tragic death of his wife, after which Ben hid his mask and goggles away and fell into a bottle. But when a big case involving other superpowered individuals comes his way (he thought he was the only one in the city), he has to become the Spider once more, to save himself and the people he cares about. 

Of Spider-Noir’s many unique elements, the most novel is that the series is available to watch in two versions, one in vibrant color, the other in nocturnal black-and-white. The semi-spinoff of Sony’s animated Spider-Verse films is a fun and funny mashup of the film noir and superhero genres that isn’t a parody, but isn’t exactly playing it straight, either. 

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If you’re looking for more shows like Spider-Noir, we’ve caught a few in our web. The list features other 1930s detectives, noirish superheroes, and black-and-white cinematography, as well as a few outliers that aren’t the same genre but will be of interest to viewers who like Spider-Noir‘s tone. So put on your best fedora and get streaming.   

If you want to go back to the very beginning and watch the earliest and most direct influence on Spider-Noir, check out the first Dick Tracy film serial from 1937. It’s a contemporary artifact of the era that Spider-Noir turns into a period piece, when the Great Depression was ongoing and people talked like “m’yeah, see?” Dick Tracy was the original comic-to-screen adaptation, following the titular investigator as he goes up against — get this — the Spider, a masked crime boss whose Spider Ring is wreaking havoc on San Francisco. Dick Tracy is played by Ralph Byrd, who portrayed Dick in film and TV until his death in 1950. There’s a ton of Dick Tracy stuff on Tubi. 

This two-season HBO series is basically a more grounded version of Spider-Noir. Matthew Rhys stars as Perry Mason, a down-on-his-luck private eye-turned-lawyer in Depression-era Los Angeles who’s battling many personal demons while investigating a scandalous kidnapping case. As he gets deeper into the web of conspiracies, he faces his past trauma and rediscovers his own superpowers (of being good at his job). It’s an underrated period crime drama with strong performances and classy production value. 

TV’s other current noir homage also features an unusual private detective. Colin Farrell plays John Sugar, a movie-loving Los Angeles private eye with a shocking secret — we won’t spoil it here in case you haven’t seen it or didn’t hear about the twist, but we can assure you it’s a jaw-dropper. The show has a different, more reserved aesthetic than Spider-Noir, but it has its own visual idiosyncrasies (little clips of classic films get spliced into quick-cut montages as Sugar thinks about them) and deep love for the genre.

If you’re loving the black-and-white version of Spider-Noir, check out this psychological thriller limited series, which is arguably the most beautifully shot black-and-white series ever made. Andrew Scott stars as Tom Ripley, a sociopathic con man who attaches himself to Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), a rich American expat in Italy, and gradually takes over his life. The series won four Emmys in 2024, including directing for creator Steve Zaillian and — in one of the most richly deserved Emmy wins of all time — cinematography for Robert Elswit, who previously won an Academy Award for shooting There Will Be Blood. It’s much darker than Spider-Noir, but it’s certainly noirish.

The most noirish superhero show besides Spider-Noir. Blind agent of justice Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is an attorney by day, and by night he stalks the streets of New York City as masked vigilante Daredevil. It’s a gritty crime thriller with intense action that also happens to be a Marvel show. Daredevil originally ran from 2015 to 2018 on Netflix before being revived on Disney+ as Daredevil: Born Again in 2025, becoming part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the process. (Spider-Noir is very much not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thankfully; it would surely be a very different, less unique show if it was.)

More like Spider-Noir in outside-the-box sensibility than content, Fargo is an anthology series that uses the Coen Brothers’ 1996 film as a jumping off point to explore what people will do for a little bit of money in the Midwest at different times in history. Like Spider-Noir, it’s visually striking, darkly funny, and has supernatural elements. Spider-Noir cast members Jack Huston and Lamorne Morris have appeared on the show, in Seasons 4 and 5, respectively; Morris won an Emmy in 2024 for his performance as North Dakota state trooper Witt Farr. 

Another one that seems very different than Spider-Noir, but has more in common from a vibes standpoint than would appear at first glance. Evil stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi as investigators who work for the Catholic Church trying to determine whether strange occurrences are explicable by science, or demonic in nature. It shares with Spider-Noir a New York City setting, a supernatural-tinged mystery plot, and an endearingly fun refusal to take itself too seriously.