Sony’s next trip into the world of Spider-Man could center on two men who share Peter Parker’s DNA, with Prime Video reportedly nearing an order for a series inspired by Marvel Comics’ Clone Saga.
“Sources caution that, while the comics serve as source material and inspiration, there might be significant changes in the screen adaptation,” Deadline Editor-in-Chief Nellie Andreeva reported in her Sept. 29 exclusive.
That warning matters because the proposed series may not give comic readers the origins they expect. Andreeva reported that the project focuses on Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker, two Spider-Man clones from the second Clone Saga story arc, but described conflicting accounts of how the adaptation would introduce them.
One version would follow Ben and Kaine discovering that they are clones and confronting others like them. Another could change their clone origins and give them new identities, meaning the source material is a starting point rather than a confirmed television plot.
Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television declined to comment to Deadline. The report described a project approaching a series order, not a studio announcement that production has received a green light, and it does not supply a premiere date or cast.
Writer Kelvin Yu, the creator of AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, is behind the project, according to Andreeva. Producers Amy Pascal, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are expected to executive produce alongside Yu; the report presents that team as anticipated, not formally announced.
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In Deadline’s account of the comics, Ben is the successful, stable clone who develops his own superhero identity as the Scarlet Spider. His name combines the first name of Peter’s Uncle Ben with Aunt May’s maiden name, tying his chosen identity to the family that shaped Peter.
Kaine, by contrast, is the flawed first clone. The comic storyline also includes Spidercide, another clone who becomes a villain, although Deadline’s reference to him is background on the books rather than confirmation that he will appear in the series.
The saga’s most disputed twist temporarily declared Ben the original Spider-Man and Peter the clone. Marvel later reversed that development after fan backlash, a reminder of how much uncertainty about identity the original story packed into its superhero adventure.
The proposed show would follow SPIDER-NOIR, which Prime Video canceled after one season earlier this month. Actor Nicolas Cage played a character named Ben Reilly in that series, a private investigator and superhero in 1930s New York, but the shared name does not establish a continuation or Cage’s involvement in the new project.
Both projects sit within the broader Sony-Amazon television partnership. Variety’s original 2022 reporting on that agreement described a slate of live-action shows based on Sony-controlled Marvel characters, with MGM+ providing a domestic linear debut before Prime Video’s streaming launch.
Andreeva reported the same intended sequence for the Clone Saga project. That outlines a distribution plan if the series moves forward; it is not a release calendar for families to mark yet.
For now, the useful distinction for viewers is between the familiar comic premise and the unfinished television proposal. Ben and Kaine are the reported focus, but their screen origins, the final creative lineup and an actual order still await clearer answers.
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