Since Stan Lee and Steve Ditko first created Spider-Man more than six decades ago, the character has been one of the most enduring superheroes in popular culture. From comics to animated series and a slew of live-action films (as well as 2018’s animated,

The animated Disney+ series makes a bold change to Spidey’s MCU story and the result is a series that’s fun and smart with a hint of genuine danger.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is the latest Marvel series to arrive on Disney+, but is the animated show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

When Jeff Trammell landed the job of creating Marvel Studios’ animated series “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” (premiering today), he stepped into the most fertile creative period for the web-slinging superhero in his 63-year history.

The animated series introduces a branched timeline, reimagining Peter Parker’s origin while weaving in key MCU references.

The premiere episode of Marvel's animated Spider-Man show pinballs between being an MCU cover band and doing its own thing.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a new Disney+ series about Marvel's famous superhero. Is it part of the MCU?

Man’s placement in the endless web known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, executive producer Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt said something happens in the new Disney+ show that branches it off from the traditional timeline Tom Holland’s Spider-Man occupies.

I f there's anything that Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man absolutely nails in its opening episodes, it's the soap opera-esque interplay between the characters in Peter Parke

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.