Man' Sony Universe TV Series Nears Amazon Order (EXCLUSIVE)
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Prime Video is close to ordering a new series based on Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters, focusing on the Clone Saga storyline featuring Spider-Man clones Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker.
- The series, written by Kelvin Yu, will follow the cancellation of Spider-Noir and is expected to explore the clones’ identities, though significant changes from the comic book source material are possible.
- Ben Reilly, known as the Scarlet Spider in the comics, is portrayed as a stable clone, while Kaine Parker is the flawed first clone; the show may alter their origins or identities for the screen adaptation.
- The new series is part of a multi-title deal between Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, with Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller set to executive produce alongside Yu.
- The show will debut on Amazon’s MGM+ platform with a subsequent streaming release on Prime Video, continuing the expansion of Sony’s Marvel character universe on television.
