Hudson Thames brings a fresh voice to Peter Parker in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, taking the right approach to his character.

Unfortunately, because everyone is so dang interesting, the character who ends up being the least compelling is Peter Parker himself. [ Ed. note: This post contains some spoilers for the latest episodes of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.]

But what’s funny about the entire situation is how Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is, in fact, one of those “woke” shows you’re always hearing culturally conservative types harp on about. It celebrates multiculturalism by treating diversity as a simple fact of the world Peter Parker exists in.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man puts Peter Parker in some interesting costumes. Here's a list of all of them.

Throughout Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Peter experiments with different suits, trying to find the perfect one. Each design reflects a different stage of his journey, some make him more intimidating, some make him more recognizable, and some just don’t work at all.

Citizens walking down a busy street in New York City in January look up to see a black-clad Spider-Man swinging high in the sky. After stumbling to stick the landing on a rooftop, Spider-Man’s mask slithers away from his face to reveal Richard.

Peter Parker has a new friend group in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. So what does this mean for Ned and MJ?

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premiered on Disney+ on January 29, 2025, and has already aired five episodes. The show is an animated retelling of Spider-Man’s origin story.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man doesn’t spin the same old origin story. Marvel Studios’ first Spider-Man animated series was conceived as a prequel to the live-action films starring Tom Holland,

A poster for the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man episode, "Secret Identity Crisis," by Julien Rico Jr. asks if Norman Osborn is "A Friend or Foe." This comes after Tarantula and Speed Demon struck in a clip from the episode.