But the most similar origin story to the one shown in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is actually that of Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, where he’s bitten by a spider from a different dimension.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man episodes 1-2, “Amazing Fantasy” and “The Parker Luck.” The sky’s the limit for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

By swapping out Tony Stark as Peter Parker’s mentor and replacing him with Norman Osborn, we’re treated to 10 episodes of insidiously fun superhero TV. Given how it ends, it’s clear Marvel has a lot of juicy (and unexpected) new ideas they’re eager to explore in the second and third seasons Disney+ has already ordered.

Head writer Jeff Trammell and supervising director Mel Zwyer pay homage to the early comics with a "moving comic" style in CG while introducing a surprising supporting cast.

Spider-Man's latest animated outing has arrived on Disney +. Recap everything that happened in this new corner of the MCU

Marvel's new animated series, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man," premiered on Disney+ on January 29, 2025. This show offers a fresh look at Peter Parker's early days as Spider-Man, set in an alternate universe where Norman Osborn mentors him instead of Tony Stark.