Prime Video Should Revisit the Shelved 'Silk: Spider Society'

Spider-Noir's strong reception highlights that the Spider-Man franchise still has room to surprise, and Nicolas Cage's turn as a jaded private investigator shows non-Peter takes can carry a series. That momentum makes the decision to shelve another Spider-Man project worth rethinking.

Silk: Spider Society was announced in 2020 as the first Marvel project to put an Asian-American hero front and center, but after multiple creative overhauls and a move to MGM+ it was put aside. The premise — Cindy Moon emerging from ten years in a bunker, learning to live with spider powers and looking for her family — offers a clear personal throughline and the chance to explore her Korean-American identity.

The series could also justify a broader Spider ensemble. Adapting the original Spider-Verse storyline by Dan Slott and Olivier Coipel, with the Inheritors and the threat they pose to Spiders like the Bride, would give the Spider Society a compelling reason to unite and allow lesser-known Spider-Men and Spider-Women to shine.

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