American superhero series Spider-Noir is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Based on Marvel Comics, the series stars Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, an aging private investigator who grapples with his past life as the only superhero in 1930s New York City.
However, when an exceptional case comes his way, Reilly finds himself in a situation in which he must become the Spider once more.
The show will be available to watch in two versions: one in black and white, mimicking the monochromatic look of 1940s crime classics, and the other, a full colour version.
“The truth is, they both work and they’re beautiful for different reasons,” Nicolas said. 
“I think teenage viewers will appreciate the colour, but I also want them to have the option. If they want to experience the concept in black and white, maybe that would instil an interest in looking at earlier movies and enjoying them as an art form as well,” he added.
Co-showrunner Oren Uziel expressed his hope that, regardless of which version the audience watches, the show will still feel like a relic from another time, as he believes the coloured version also does not look entirely modern.
“It looks like a black and white film that’s been kind of colourised, that was one of the inspirations for how to do it,” he explained.
Spider-Noir is part of Sony’s Spider-Man universe, with the titular character first appearing in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which explored the variety of Spider-People across parallel worlds.
However, instead of a coming of age story about a school student dealing with surprising new powers, the eight episodes tackle a character whose hero complex has collapsed into a mid-life crisis.
“Ben Reilly has already gone through the entire arc and has seen it all,” Oren said.
“He’s over it and is trying to move past it, but his past keeps coming back to haunt him. It’s just a different version of the character that we haven’t seen before,” he added.