'The Punisher' Showrunner Steve Lightfoot to Co-Run Amazon's 'Spider-Man Noir'
Series set in 1930s New York City will feature an older superhero, not Peter Parker.
- Steve Lightfoot, known for his work on Netflix's 'The Punisher', has been chosen as co-showrunner for the live-action Spider-Man Noir series currently in development at Amazon.
- The series, set in 1930s New York City, will follow an older, grizzled superhero who is not Peter Parker.
- Oren Uziel, known for writing the screenplays for 'The Lost City' and '22 Jump Street', will serve as co-showrunner and writer for the series.
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, producers of 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse', are on board as executive producers.
- This will be the first live-action depiction of Spider-Man Noir, a character who previously appeared in animated series and the film 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'.