Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series is an American computer animated television series of the superhero fantasy genre. It is based on the Marvel Comics character, Spider-Man, who has appeared in numerous titles since his introduction in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. The series was produced by Adelaide Productions and Marvel Entertainment and aired on MTV for a single season from July to August, 2003, spanning a total of thirteen episodes. The show featured the voice talents of Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, Lisa Loeb as Mary Jane Watson and Ian Ziering as Harry Osborn. Other notable voice actors who have worked on the show include Jennifer Hale, Julie Nathanson; Rino Romano, Cree Summer, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Dorn and SuChin Pak.

Notes & Trivia

 * Spider-Man (2003) and Spider-Man (2003 TV series) redirect to this page.


 * Spider-Man: The New Animated Series aired on Friday evenings at 10:00 pm.


 * Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15, which was published by Marvel Comics in August, 1962.


 * Computer digital rendering for this series was done by Mainframe Entertainment.


 * The original concept behind the series was to base it off the continuity of the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book series. Instead, the producers opted to keep it more in-line with the Spider-Man film series by Sony Pictures Entertainment.


 * MTV decided that the ratings for the series were insufficient to warrant a second season, leaving the series to end on a cliffhanger. Director Brandon Vietti stated that had the series gone on he would have used the villains Mysterio, Vulture, and more of Kraven.