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Sony's SILK Spiderverse TV show (TBD)
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Silk could soon be the next Marvel character to get her own TV series, Variety has learned from sources.

 

Variety has learned that Sony, which controls the rights to the Spider-Man universe, is developing a live-action series centered on Silk. Lauren Moon is in talks to write. Like Silk, Moon is Korean-American. Her past credits include the Freeform series “Good Trouble” and the Netflix series “Atypical.”

 

Phil Lord and Chris Miller are executive producing under their Lord Miller production banner along with former Sony Pictures Entertainment head Amy Pascal. Sony Pictures Television, where Lord Miller is under a rich overall deal, will produce. No network or streaming service is currently attached, but sources say Amazon is in talks to acquire the project, along with other potential Marvel series based on characters Sony controls.

 

Reps for Sony, Moon, Lord Miller, Pascal, and Amazon declined to comment.

 

It was reported in 2018 that Sony Pictures was in the early stages of development on a Silk standalone film. Later that same year, it was also reported that Sony was developing a female-led spinoff of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” that would potentially focus on Silk, Spider-Gwen, and Spider-Woman.

 

The character Silk’s real name is Cindy Moon, a Korean-American classmate of Peter Parker’s. She was first introduced in the comic books in “The Amazing Spider-Man #1” in 2014. Like Parker, she is bitten by a radioactive spider, which gives her the ability to move at incredible speed, shoot webs out of her fingertips, and possess an advanced Spider-Sense (known as Silk Sense). Tiffany Espensen played the character in the 2017 film “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” It is unknown at this time if she would star in the series.

 

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Just saw this on a google news on my phone. Came here and sure enough it's already posted lol

This being a character and book I read (ASM #4), when I first got back into collecting in 2014, I'm interested in how this plays out   :)

 

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The web of the Spider-verse weaves a new strand as the Marvel Comics’ TV show, Silk, is in aggressive development for Amazon Prime.

 

While Marvel Studios is in the early stages of bringing literal magic to the screen with Phase 4’s WandaViison coming to a close this week, there are other Marvel properties outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe working to get off the ground as well. This is largely headed by Sony Pictures, who still own the the rights to use the ever-popular Spider-Man and his side characters on the big and small screen.

 

The web-slinger is set for a third thrilling theatrical adventure with Marvel Studios and Sony teaming up to bring the expectedly epic Spider-Man: No Way Home. Additionally, Sony is still building their own universe with the SUMC, starting with 2018’s Venom and moving to Morbius and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which are still very flexible with their release dates.

 

The only arena that Sony hasn’t tackled yet with their live-action Spider-Man stories is the world of streaming, which is increasing quickly in popularity. Today, we at The Illuminerdi have news that changes that in the upcoming future.

 

MARVEL’S SILK IS COMING TO AMAZON PRIME
Our sources have revealed that Sony Pictures TV is in the early stages of developing a Silk TV show, which will run on Amazon Prime.

 

The lead role is described as Korean-American, between 19 and 29 years old, a kid from Queens who is on her own for the first time. Although she’s a total beginner in law enforcement and fighting crime, she is said to love the feeling of beating up criminals to let her frustrations out, and has an affinity for ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture.

 

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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Spezialy, coming off a run as an executive producer on HBO’s Emmy-winning limited series Watchmen, has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, I hear Spezialy has joined Silk, Sony Pictures Television’s upcoming live-action Marvel series, which reportedly is headed to Amazon’s Prime Video as SVOD distributor. Reps for Amazon and Sony declined comment.

 

I hear Spezialy will serve as executive producer/showrunner on the series alongside executive producer Lauren Moon, a writer on Sony TV’s Netflix series Atypical, who wrote the Silk TV adaptation based on the Korean-American comic book superhero, created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos.

 

Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who oversee Sony’s suite of TV series based on Sony’s Universe of Marvel characters, executive produce Silk with Spider-Man franchise producer Amy Pascal.

 

As executive producer of another comic book TV adaptation, Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen, Spezialy shared in the show’s Outstanding Limited Series Emmy Award. He also co-created Starz’s Ash vs Evil Dead and executive produced The Leftovers, Desperate Housewives, Reaper and Dead Like Me. He is repped by Manage-ment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

 

Silk (aka Cindy Moon) first appeared as a faceless cameo in Marvel Comics’ The Amazing Spider-Man #1 in April 2014. She was part of the new Agents of Atlas team, which debuted in a War of the Realms tie-in and later got their own five-issue limited series. A new Silk ongoing series by writer Maruene Goo and artist Takeshi Miyazawa was set to be published in July 2020 but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released in March 2021.

 

The character has been portrayed by Tiffany Espensen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

 

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Amazon is officially moving forward with multiple live-action shows based on the Marvel characters controlled by Sony, Variety has learned.

 

The first series under the deal will be “Silk: Spider Society,” which was developed by “The Walking Dead” showrunner Angela Kang along with “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Kang will serve as showrunner and executive producer on “Silk” as part of a new multi-year overall television deal she has signed with Amazon. Kang, Lord, and Miller all executive produce along with former Sony boss Amy Pascal. Sony Pictures Television is the studio, with Lord and Miller currently under an overall deal there.

 

“Silk: Spider Society” will debut domestically on MGM+’s (nee Epix) linear channel followed by a global launch on Prime Video. The show is based on characters created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos for Marvel Comics. It follows Cindy Moon, described as “a Korean-American woman bitten by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, as she escapes imprisonment and searches for her missing family on her way to becoming the superhero known as Silk.”

 

“Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Sony’s recent live-action and animated reimagining of the Spider-Man franchise has represented some of the most dynamic superhero storytelling in film,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “Together with Angela Kang’s creative vision, we couldn’t be more pleased to bring ‘Silk: Spider Society’ to our MGM+ and Prime Video customers.”

 

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Angela Kang :facepalm:

How do these people get work??

Her only credit was the Walking Dead - which her and unbelievably the guy from 'The Shawshank Redemption' - Frank Darabont plus Gale Anne Hurd (Terminator) turned into the biggest pile of doo-doo ever.

And yes, they also made the abomination known as 'Walking Dead - World Beyond'

 

Surely there must be someone out there better than her.

 

Silk, along with Spider-Gwen and Miles M are the way forward for the Spider-Man franchise - why they would give it too Angela Kang is beyond me. :pullhair:

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On 11/17/2022 at 1:00 PM, Beige said:

Angela Kang :facepalm:

How do these people get work??

Her only credit was the Walking Dead - which her and unbelievably the guy from 'The Shawshank Redemption' - Frank Darabont plus Gale Anne Hurd (Terminator) turned into the biggest pile of doo-doo ever.

And yes, they also made the abomination known as 'Walking Dead - World Beyond'

 

Surely there must be someone out there better than her.

 

[BSilk, along with Spider-Gwen and Miles M are the way forward for the Spider-Man franchise[/b] - why they would give it too Angela Kang is beyond me. :pullhair:

Why those 3 and not any of the other 5000 spider-man derivative characters trotted out over the last 40+ years ? (shrug)

-J.

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On 11/18/2022 at 9:40 AM, Jaydogrules said:

Why those 3 and not any of the other 5000 spider-man derivative characters trotted out over the last 40+ years ? (shrug)

-J.

Umm...into the Spider-Verse?

 

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On 11/17/2022 at 2:43 PM, Beige said:

Umm...into the Spider-Verse?

 

Still confused.  That cartoon made a paltry 375M or whatever and had other spider ripoff characters in addition to Parker still.  

Meanwhile the last spider-man made nearly 2 billion dollars.  Who's looking to replace that? Lol

And Venom has already showed himself to be the "next big thing" at Sony, and the only character that has shown any capacity to be successful as a standalone (ie, no Peter Parker at all, so far at least).

-J.

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On 11/18/2022 at 9:48 AM, Bosco685 said:

Here we go.

:popcorn:

Nah - I have plenty better things to do Bosco.

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On 11/17/2022 at 3:11 PM, Bosco685 said:

There are some convinced Into The Spider-Verse failed as a film. Oscar and all.

It made very little, if anything theatrically and nobody cares about Oscars.   The sequel was tracking poorly for its October release so they pushed it to next June.  

But yeah, muh "future".  Lol

-J.

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On 11/17/2022 at 6:14 PM, Jaydogrules said:

It made very little, if anything theatrically and nobody cares about Oscars.   The sequel was tracking poorly for its October release so they pushed it to next June.  

But yeah, muh "future".  Lol

-J.

:roflmao:

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In the grand plan, Sony's modern Spider-Verse has been better financially due to the bigger hits. And even with home theater sales, fairly decent. Including Into The Spider-Verse landed at the higher end. Now having Amazon pay them as licensed Marvel content.

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In November 2022, Amazon and Sony made some major waves when they announced a deal to develop multiple series for MGM+ and Prime Video based on the Marvel characters that Sony has the rights to use. And with that news came the word of the deal's first project: Silk: Spider Society, from Angela Kang (The Walking Dead) and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). In a wide-ranging interview covering a number of topics, Katherine Pope, President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, was asked about the universe of shows and how quickly viewers can expect to learn of more titles under the deal.

 

Based on Dan Slott & Humberto Ramos' Marvel Comics characters, the series is set to focus on Cindy Moon: "a Korean-American woman bitten by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, as she escapes imprisonment and searches for her missing family on her way to becoming the superhero known as Silk." Kang is set to serve as showrunner and will executive produce alongside Lord, Miller, and Amy Pascal (with Sony Pictures Television serving as the studio). Silk: Spider Society will debut domestically on MGM+'s linear channel, followed by a global launch on Prime Video. "I'm beyond thrilled to be joining the Amazon Studios family for this next chapter of my career," Kang said in a statement. "I look forward to working with the executive team on diverse, character-forward, watercooler shows for a global audience and am so excited to dive into my first challenge—bringing Korean-American superhero Silk to life on screen."

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Lord and Miller, Angela Kang's 'Silk: Spider Society' is believed to be one of the series still suspended

 

Now that the strike is over, plenty of Hollywood’s TV and film writers have immediately plunged back into work mode, with studios across town reviving writers rooms and resetting production schedules.

 

But one major studio curiously has kept a few of its shows on ice that were already underway pre-strike, and the Writers Guild of America isn’t too happy about it.

 

Writers rooms were supposed to have been revived once the strike ended in late September — now, nearly two months after the conclusion of the 148-day work stoppage, sources tell The Ankler that series such as Marvel’s Silk: Spider Society and other Amazon series are still dark as of Thanksgiving week, with staff writers not being paid, and yet unable to go find new work as they are contractually still obligated to the paused series.

 

We’re told the writers on Silk, a hotly anticipated co-pro from Marvel and Sony helmed by Angela Kang (who has an overall deal with Amazon), Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were a number of episodes deep into the season before the strike began; meanwhile, a separate series’ development room was halfway completed ahead of the stoppage.

 

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