Things have been pretty quiet up until now with regards to the slate of television shows that are part of Sony's Spider-Man universe. However, recently the President of Sony Pictures Television, Katherine Pope, gave an interview in which she wanted to update fans on television projects and news regarding your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Indeed, while the Spider-Man embodied by Tom Holland swings here and there on the big screen, Sony is currently working to further expand this beloved and profitable franchise. For example, we have the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , which is scheduled for release this summer, and other films such as Venom, Morbius, Kraven the Hunter and Madame Web, which will introduce several new characters to the franchise.
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As for the television series, Cindy Moon will be the protagonist of Silk: Spider Society for Amazon / MGM. While discussing her new role as president of Sony Pictures Television Studios, Katherine Pope said:She is definitely a big goal for all of us here, and for me in particular. I was already a fan of Angela Kang, so I'm really, really excited to be working with her on Silk. She is simply brilliant and a great professional. This is also an example of us working closely with Tom Rothman and Sanford Panitch and the Film Group, to make sure that we keep up with them and also work on an equal footing. They've done an incredible job with that franchise, so we want to make sure they work at that level.
Silk: Spider Society is in development for Prime Video and will be written and produced by The Walking Dead's Angela Kang, who will also serve as showrunner on the project. Following the announcement of Silk: Spider Society, Kang shared her excitement about the series on social media. Amazon describes Silk: Spider Society as follows:
Based on characters created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, Silk: Spider Society is inspired by Marvel comics and follows Cindy Moon, a Korean-American woman bitten by the same spider who bit Peter Parker, as he escapes from prison and searches for his missing family to become the superhero known as Silk.