Marvel's iconic Webhead is set to return to the small screens as Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premieres this week on Disney+. The upcoming animated Marvel series will premiere on the streaming service with its first two episodes on January 29, 2025, after which new episodes will premiere on the service every week until mid-February.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will be a brand-new take on the classic origins of the classic Marvel superhero. With new character dynamics and more, the series will focus on Peter Parker as he tries being Spider-Man while also trying to maintain a balance between his high-school life and superhero life.
The show will also feature other superheroes like Doctor Strange, Daredevil, and more. It won't be connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but will rather take place in a continuity of its own.
Release timing for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premiere explored
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will reportedly premiere on January 29, 2025, at 12 am Pacific Standard Time or 3 am Eastern Standard Time. However, the timing for the episode's release will differ on different platforms. The table below will tell fans when they can expect the show to premiere in their region:
Where to watch Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man?
The upcoming Marvel animated series will be available to watch on Disney+ on January 29, 2025, in the United States of America and other regions the service is available in. The show will premiere with its first two episodes on the day. However, fans will require a valid subscription to the service to watch the show.
Thos who already own a subscription to Disney+ will be able to watch the show with no further cost.
Cast of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man explored?
The upcoming animated Spider-Man series will see Hudson Thames step into the role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man. He will be joined by Colman Domingo who will be playing the role of Norman Osborn in the show. Actors like Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio will be returning to play Matt Murdock / Daredevil and Kingpin / Wilson Fisk in the show.
Here is the entire list of cast and characters set to appear in the upcoming series.
- Hudson Thames as Peter Parker / Spider-Man
- Colman Domingo as Norman Osborn
- Eugene Byrd as Lonnie Lincoln
- Grace Song as Nico Minoru
- Zeno Robinson as Harry Osborn
- Hugh Dancy as Otto Octavius
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Vince D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin
- Kari Wahlgern as May Parker
- Paul F. Tompkins as Bentley Wittman
- Cathy Cang as Pearl Pangan
Here are the other characters that are confirmed to appear in the show as well:
- Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange
- Amadeus Cho
- Jeanne Foucault
- Chameleon
- Mac Gargan / Scorpion
- Rhino
- Tarantula
- Butane
- Speed Demon
- Carmela Black
- Unicorn
- Curt Connors
What is Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man about?
The upcoming animated Marvel series will focus on a younger Peter Parker still in high school trying to be Spider-Man. The show is created by Jeff Trammell. The official synopsis reads:
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we've ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots."
The series won't be a part of the MCU. For further updates stay tuned with us.