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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Season 2
ShowrunnerJeff Trammell
Starring
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The second season of the American animated television series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Spider-Man, explores Peter Parker's early days as Spider-Man. It is set in an alternate timeline from the main films and television series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The season is produced by Marvel Studios Animation, with Jeff Trammell as showrunner and head writer.

Hudson Thames voices Peter Parker / Spider-Man, reprising his role from the Marvel Studios animated series What If...? (2021–2024), with Colman Domingo and Charlie Cox also starring. The season was announced as Spider-Man: Sophomore Year in July 2022. The series was retitled Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man by December 2023.

The second season of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is scheduled to premiere on the streaming service Disney+ on January 13, 2027 as part of Phase Six of the MCU. A third season was confirmed in January 2025.[1]

Episodes

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Jeff Trammell and another writer wrote the season finale.[2]

Cast and characters

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Main

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Notable guests

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Returning characters from the first season include Nico Minoru, Harry Osborn, Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus, Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon, Mac Gargan / Scorpion,[8] and Jeanne Foucault / Finesse.[9] Characters to be introduced in the second season include Gwen Stacy / Ghost-Spider, Venom,[8] Lizard, and Rhino.[10]

Production

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Development

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Marvel Studios Animation's Spider-Man: Freshman Year was announced during a Disney+ Day event in November 2021, with Jeff Trammell as head writer and showrunner.[11][12] He envisioned a four-season story arc for the series.[2] A second season was announced in July 2022 with the title Spider-Man: Sophomore Year.[13] The series was retitled Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man by December 2023,[14] and in January 2025 Trammell said the series was not limited to covering one school year per season.[15]

Writing

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While he wrote half of the first season's episodes, Trammell was only able to write around two episodes for the second season because of his other commitments as showrunner; this led to the expansion of the writing team for the second season. The writers' outline for the season features 56 pages of story elements.[2] The season's scripts were written by January 2025.[1] Marvel Studios executive Brad Winderbaum compared the character dynamics in the second season to the television series Succession (2018–2023), stating that the season features a "power scaling" of "characters challenging other characters"; he cited the interactions between protagonist Peter Parker / Spider-Man with Norman and Harry Osborn as an example, declaring that "[t]here is no stronger, more wild dynamic" than that of these characters in the season.[16] After the first season "set the board" with some lesser-known members of Spider-Man's rogues gallery, this season further expands on key Spider-Man villains Norman Osborn, Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus and Mac Gargan / Scorpion, while introducing Eddie Brock, Lizard, and Rhino.[10]

Casting and voice recording

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Main cast members returning from the first season include Hudson Thames as Peter Parker / Spider-Man,[citation needed] Colman Domingo as Norman Osborn,[3] and Charlie Cox as Daredevil.[4]

Former wrestler Ettore Ewen was working on the season by January 2025, after voicing Bulldozer in the first season.[5][6] The following month, after the first season had been released, Trammell announced that the character Gwen Stacy / Ghost-Spider would be appearing in the second season.[17] In August 2026, Josh Keaton announced that he was voicing Eddie Brock in the season after voicing Peter's father Richard in the first.[7]

Animation and design

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The series' art style pays homage to the early The Amazing Spider-Man comic books, specifically those featuring art by Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr. Trammell described the series as a "moving comic book", which is achieved through 3D cel-shaded animation.[15][18] By February 2025, animatics for the season were halfway done and some final animation was already completed.[2] Development on the season was completed by June 2026.[3] Daredevil wears his classic red costume in the second season,[19] instead of the black suit with red lines from the first season.[20]

Marketing

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Footage from the second season was included in a sizzle reel that was shown at Disney's upfront presentation in May 2025.[21] More footage was shown at a New York Comic Con panel for Marvel Television and Marvel Animation in October,[8] and at a Spider-Man panel during Disney's D23 convention in August 2026 where the premiere month was also announced.[22]

Release

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The second season of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is scheduled to premiere on the streaming service Disney+ in January 13, 2027,[23] as part of Phase Six of the MCU.[24] It was originally expected to be released in late 2026,[8] but Winderbaum said Marvel wanted to give the season room to "live and breathe" relative to the studio's other 2026 projects.[3]

Other media

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In September 2026, Marvel Comics announced a four-issue comic book prequel series, titled Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2, that was written by Christos Gage and features art by Eric Gapstur; both returned from the series' first prequel comic series. The series is set between the first and second season. The first issue is scheduled for release on December 9.[25]

References

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  1. 1 2 Garbutt, Emily (January 27, 2025). "Marvel's new Spider-Man show has already been renewed for season 3, even though season 1 hasn't even started yet". Total Film. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jones, Tamera; Weintraub, Steve (February 23, 2025). ""You're Building a World From the Ground Up": 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's Creator Shares Updates for Seasons 2 and 3". Collider. Archived from the original on February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Behbakht, Andy; Crowley, Liam (June 13, 2026). "Marvel Studios' Spider-Man TV Show Gets Official Release Date Update". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 King, Jordan (October 12, 2025). "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, X-Men '97, Daredevil: Born Again set 2026 season 2 releases". Empire. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ocal, Arda (January 27, 2025). "WWE's Big E steps into Spider-Man universe as voice actor for Disney+ series". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Das, Kaushik (February 6, 2025). "Big E makes major debut outside WWE". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Aguilar, Matthew (August 19, 2026). "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Just Confirmed Major Villain For Season 2". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2026. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Moreau, Jordan (October 11, 2025). "'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Season 2 Sets Fall 2026 Release Date and Will Introduce Venom, Gwen Stacy and More". Variety. Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ Flook, Ray (August 16, 2026). "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Christos Gage Likes S02 Clip". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on August 17, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Aguilar, Matthew (August 16, 2026). "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is Fixing A Major Season 1 Villain Complaint". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (November 12, 2021). "Disney+ Day: All The Streamer's Film & TV News From Premiere Dates To Series Orders". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  12. ↑ Coggan, Devan (January 29, 2025). "'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Swings onto Disney+". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ Moreau, Jordan (July 22, 2022). "'Marvel Zombies,' 'Spider-Man: Freshman Year,' 'What If?' Season 2 Get First Looks". Variety. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Marvel Studios Celebrates New Season of 'What If...?'". Marvel.com. December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  15. 1 2 Bennett, Tara (January 6, 2025). "Toon In: Animated TV Highlights for January, from Harley Quinn to Spider-Man". Paste. Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ Dodge, Jeff (October 13, 2025). "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2: Norman Osborn's Dynamic Compared To Succession". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 22, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ Marston, George (February 20, 2025). "First look at Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 reveals a glimpse at both Gwen Stacy and Spider-Gwen as fan-favorite character is confirmed to be joining the cast". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ Gaur, Ryan (January 3, 2025). "'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Showrunner Jeff Trammel Gives Us the Scoop on the New Disney+ Show". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ Fink, Richard (October 11, 2025). "Marvel Fans Will Be Getting More an Extra Helping of Spider-Man in 2026 After 'Brand New Day'". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  20. ↑ Fink, Richard (February 11, 2025). "Daredevil Swings Into 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' for a Spidey Showdown in New Sneak Peek". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  21. ↑ Siegal, Jacob (May 13, 2025). "All the Marvel TV news from Disney's 2025 Upfront presentation". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  22. ↑ Jackson, Destiny; Garner, Glenn (August 15, 2026). "All Things Spidey At D23: Tom Holland, Anniversary Comic Book, 'Friendly Neighborhood' Sneak-Peak, 'Amazing Friends' Renewal & Upcoming Special 'Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up!'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2026. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
  23. ↑ Moreau, Jordan (October 8, 2026). "'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Season 2 Sets Release Date". Variety. Archived from the original on October 8, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  24. ↑ Edwards, Molly (January 8, 2026). "Marvel Phase 6 release dates, news, leaks, rumors, and more". Total Film. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  25. ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (September 21, 2026). "Marvel Unveils Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2 Prequel Comic". IGN. Archived from the original on September 22, 2026. Retrieved September 22, 2026.
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