Sony’s Spider-Man Spinoff: Every Spider-Verse Hero Worthy of Succeeding Spider-Noir, Ranked

Sony’s experiment with Spider-Noir has ended after one season, but the wider Spider-Verse has no shortage of heroes capable of taking Nicolas Cage’s place at the front of a standalone project. Prime Video canceled the eight-episode series despite an impressive 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, 90% audience rating, and 11 Emmy nominations – the most nominations earned by any Prime Video series in 2026. 

There is still life in the Sony-Amazon deal. Entertainment Weekly reports that another series based on Sony-controlled Marvel characters is in development and could be announced soon. None of the seven heroes below is confirmed for the mystery project, so this ranks who should take over Spider-Noir’s mantle. This is separate from Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Verse films and ranks which heroes deserve standalone Prime Video series next. 

And considering Across the Spider-Verse sits at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and has earned roughly $690.8 million worldwide, Sony has already introduced plenty of candidates audiences recognize. 

7 Spider-Ham Could Turn the Web Into a Cartoon

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John Mulaney‘s Spider-Ham stole laughs in Into the Spider-Verse by operating according to old-school cartoon physics, complete with oversized mallets and a total disregard for conventional reality. Marvel describes him as the franchise’s especially unusual Spider-person, animated with the logic of classic cartoons. I’d happily watch a short-form animated series built around him, but a full dramatic spinoff risks stretching the gag past breaking point. He earns seventh because the concept is deliciously different, yet harder to sustain than the heroes above him.

6 Peni Parker Has an Anime Waiting to Happen

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Peni Parker already feels imported from an entirely different franchise, which is precisely why she deserves another shot. Voiced by Kimiko Glenn, Peni pilots the SP//dr mech and brings anime and mecha influences into the Spider-Verse. Marvel has continued identifying Glenn closely with the character since Into the Spider-Verse. A Peni project could go much further into futuristic technology, robotics, and Japanese animation conventions rather than repeating another New York superhero story. My hesitation is straightforward: the films have given her considerably less characterization than Gwen, Miguel, or Hobie.

5 Spider-Man India Deserves Mumbattan to Himself

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Pavitr Prabhakar walked into Across the Spider-Verse with magnificent hair, impossible confidence, and one of the film’s most memorable universes. Karan Soni voices Pavitr, while Marvel’s comic history gives Sony plenty to mine. The character debuted in Spider-Man: India #1 in 2004, later joined major Spider-Verse events, and received a new five-issue Spider-Man: India series in 2023. A Mumbattan-set spinoff could escape the visual and cultural familiarity that dogs so many Spider-Man adaptations. Pavitr sits fifth because Across gives us a tantalizing taste rather than enough complexity to prove he can carry the whole meal. I still want the meal.

4 Jessica Drew Could Give Sony an Adult Spider Story

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Issa Rae‘s Jessica Drew arrives in Across the Spider-Verse as someone who already has her superhero career under control. She’s experienced, authoritative, pregnant, rides a motorcycle, and operates beside Miguel near the top of the Spider-Society hierarchy. Marvel subsequently brought this specific movie incarnation into comics in 2024, calling her a standout from Across the Spider-Verse.

Jessica could also support the kind of mature action drama Spider-Noir attempted because Spider-Woman has decades of espionage baggage in comics, including connections to S.H.I.E.L.D., S.W.O.R.D., and the Avengers. She ranks fourth because Sony has barely scratched her personal life on screen. That blank page is an opportunity.

3 Spider-Man 2099 Could Own the Sci-Fi Corner

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Miguel O’Hara does not need much reinvention. He already comes packaged with a genre. Oscar Isaac‘s Spider-Man 2099 became one of the central figures of Across the Spider-Verse, leading the Spider Society and opposing Miles over the preservation of canon events. Sony’s own synopsis places that ideological conflict at the heart of the movie.

Miguel also has a long solo history, originating in Marvel’s futuristic 2099 publishing line before becoming a far bigger mainstream name through the movie. A grim cyberpunk thriller about corporate power, genetic experimentation, and a Spider-Man who occasionally behaves like the man you need Spider-Man to stop? Sign me up.

2 Spider-Gwen Already Has the World for a Spinoff

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Gwen Stacy comes closest to being a second protagonist in Sony’s Spider-Verse trilogy, and Earth-65 practically begs for more screen time. Hailee Steinfeld’s Gwen has her own police-captain father, her history with Peter Parker, the Mary Janes, and an entire watercolor-inspired visual identity. In the comics, Ghost-Spider has sustained solo series, battled her own rogues, worked with the Web-Warriors, and frequently crossed dimensions.

Sony previously began developing a female-led Spider-Women spinoff centered on Gwen, Jessica Drew, and Silk, although the project still has no announced release date. Why isn’t she first? Gwen already receives substantial narrative real estate in the main movies. Another hero needs the standalone spotlight more urgently.

1 Spider-Punk Is Already Knocking on Sony’s Door

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Hobie Brown wins because Sony has already reached the same conclusion long before Spider-Noir was canceled. A Spider-Punk animated feature is already in early development at Sony Pictures Animation, with Daniel Kaluuya and Ajon Singh developing and co-writing the film (see Variety). Daniel Kaluuya, who voiced Hobie in Across the Spider-Verse, is expected back for Beyond the Spider-Verse as well. Hobie has everything that made Spider-Noir interesting as an experiment: a defined genre, a distinct visual language, a strong personality, and a world that should look nothing like conventional Spider-Man.

Instead of noir detectives and Depression-era gangsters, his project can embrace punk music, anti-authoritarian politics, DIY culture, and the anarchic collage animation that made his Across entrance such a jolt. That is why Spider-Punk takes the crown. A successful Spider-Verse spinoff should not give us another slightly altered Peter Parker story. It should make us wonder how Spider-Man can possibly fit into this world until the character swings onto the screen and answers the question.

Spider-Noir may be finished, but Sony’s next move does not need to retreat to safer ground. Hobie, Gwen, Miguel, and company have already demonstrated the chief advantage of the Spider-Verse: the mask can survive almost any genre if the person underneath is worth following. Who would you hand a standalone series to after Spider-Noir? Drop your ranking below, and follow FandomWire because Sony still has hundreds of webs left to spin.