Nicolas Cage is Kinda Glad ‘Spider-Noir’ is Done, Actually

It’s been just over two months since Prime Video decided Spider-Noir wouldn’t get a second season. Fans are going to be nursing that wound for a while, especially after hearing what season two could’ve been. Not among those mourning the loss is lead actor Nicolas Cage. During a recent IGN interview, the actor sounded sure nothing else could be explored with his version of Ben Reilly. It’s “better that way” that the show is a one-and-done, mostly because it allows him to keep working. “When [Prime Video] didn’t pick it up again, I was like, ‘Whew, thank you!’ Because now I’m doing True Detective, and that’s only one season,” he said. If it sounds like Cage hated working on the show, he reiterated that he didn’t (despite the alleged AI waiver Amazon wanted him to sign), and that he’s proud of the season that got made. He just “[doesn’t] like repeating myself. […] You never wanna get stuck repeating a character and wear out your welcome. Ben’s so idiosyncratic, and I was doing some pretty high-risk, tightrope stuff. If you do that for season two, season three, you could really wear out your welcome. I love him and that season, and it’ll always be there and be fresh.” To his point, Spider-Noir is actually Cage’s first real TV acting gig. For him, no long-term TV or franchise commitments is pretty appealing. However, he’s also privileged in a way Noir’s other actors and crew aren’t in that he’s got many projects in the works—he’s got two or three movies per year from 2026 to presumably 2028, including voicing Ben for 2027’s Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. As such, the Marvel show can be “just another thing” for him, in the same way a series reportedly about clones Kaine Parker and Ben Reilly can be “just another thing” for Prime Video. Noir was here for a good, not a long time, and that’s just how Cage likes it. Want more io9 news? Check out the best movies and TV shows to stream this month and all the upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books that should be on your radar.