Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021 TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Spidey and His Amazing Friends
Promotional poster for the series. Clockwise from the top left: Spin, Ghost Spider, Spidey, and Trace-E.
Genre	Action Adventure Comedy Science fiction Superhero
Voices of	Benjamin Valic Jakari Fraser Lily Sanfelippo Dee Bradley Baker Nicholas Roye
Theme music composer	Patrick Stump
Composer(s)	Patrick Stump
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	47 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Harrison Wilcox
Producer(s)	Steven L. Grover Ashley Rideout
Editor(s)	Tristan Goodes
Running time	22 minutes (2 11-minute segments)
Production company(s)	Marvel Animation (season 1) Marvel Studios Animation (season 2-present) Atomic Cartoons
Release
Original network	Disney Junior
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) – present

Spidey and His Amazing Friends (also known as Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends) is a computer-animated superhero children's television series produced by Marvel Studios Animation (formerly Marvel Animation) and Atomic Cartoons (who also produced Marvel Super Hero Adventures) that premiered on Disney Junior on August 6, 2021. The show features young versions of the Marvel characters.

After the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on August 19, 2022. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. In June 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Plot

The series follows the adventures of Peter Parker / Spidey, Miles Morales / Spin and Gwen Stacy / Ghost-Spider as they fight villains such as Rhino, Doc Ock, Green Goblin, Electro, Black Cat, Sandman, and Arnim Zola. Spidey, Spin, and Ghost-Spider would sometimes receive aid from other superheroes such as Black Panther, Ms. Marvel, her dog Lockjaw, Hulk, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, Reptil, and The Thing.

Characters

Main

• Peter Parker / Spidey (voiced by Benjamin Valic) - The titular web-slinging superhero.
  • WEB-STER (voiced by Nicholas Roye) - A super-computer in Web-Quarters that assists Spidey, Spin, and Ghost-Spider.
  • TRACE-E (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) - A Spider-Bot who is Spidey's sidekick.
• Miles Morales / Spin (voiced by Jakari Fraser) - Peter's best friend.
  • TWIST-E (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) - A Spider-Bot who is Spin's sidekick.
• Gwen Stacy / Ghost-Spider (voiced by Lily Sanfelippo) - A friend of Peter and Miles.
  • TWIRL-E (vocal effects provided by Nora Wyman) - A Spider-Bot who is Ghost-Spider's sidekick.

Supporting

• Aunt May (voiced by Melanie Minichino) - Peter's paternal aunt.
• Rio Morales (voiced by Gabrielle Ruiz) - Miles' mother who is an ER doctor.
• Jeff Morales (né Davis) (voiced by Eugene Byrd) - Miles' father who is a police officer for the NYPD.
• Helen Stacy (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - Gwen's mother who is a detective for the NYPD.
• George Stacy (voiced by Scott Porter) - Gwen's father who is a police captain for the NYPD.
• Gloria Morales (voiced by Sophia Ramos) - Miles' grandmother who lives in Puerto Rico.

Allies

• Ms. Marvel (voiced by Sandra Saad) - An Inhuman who can extend her limbs.
  • Lockjaw (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - Ms. Marvel's Inhuman pet, capable of teleporting himself and others.
• Black Panther (voiced by Tru Valentino) - The king of Wakanda.
• Hulk (voiced by Armen Taylor as an adult, Sami Sharkaway as a baby (Li'l Hulk)) - A monstrous humanoid superhero with gamma-powered super strength.
• Tony Stark / Iron Man (voiced by John Stamos) - An armored superhero who is the CEO of Stark Industries.
• Ant-Man (voiced by Sean Giambrone) - A superhero who can communicate with ants, change his size thanks to the Pym Particles he created, and possesses the strength of an ant.
• Wasp (voiced by Maya Tuttle) - A superhero who can fly and change her size with the same particles. She is Ant-Man's partner.
• Reptil (voiced by Hoku Ramirez) - A superhero who can become different dinosaurs.
• The Thing (voiced by Andy Milder) - A member of the Fantastic Four with super strength and a rock-covered body.

Villains

• Doc Ock (voiced by Kelly Ohanian) - A female criminal with mechanical tentacles.
  • Octobots - A group of octopus-themed robots that work for Doc Ock.
    • CAL (vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker) - Doc Ock's Octobot minion.
• Green Goblin (voiced by JP Karliak) - A male goblin-themed criminal that rides on a glider and throws pumpkin bombs (referred to as "pumpkin pranks" in this show).
• Rhino (voiced by Justin Shenkarow) - A male rhino-themed supervillain.
• Electro (voiced by Stephanie Lemelin) - A female supervillain with electricity powers.
• Black Cat / Felicia Hardy (voiced by Jaiden Klein) - A young female thief who dresses like a cat.
• Sandman (voiced by Thomas F. Wilson) - A male sand-based supervillain who can generate, control, and become sand.
• Arnim Zola (voiced by Trevor Devall) - A male robotic supervillain.

Other characters

• Fitzhue Von Carnegie (voiced by John Eric Bentley) - The owner of the museum.
• Wendy Woodword (voiced by Sainty Nelsen) - The head librarian at New York City's library.
• Isla Coralton (voiced by Bindi Irwin) - An oceanographer that works at the local aquarium.
• Tabitha (voiced by Alessandra Perez) -
• Mayor (voiced by Melique Berger) - The unnamed Mayor of New York City.
• Junkyard Jerry (voiced by Hayden Bishop) - The owner of the city Junkyard.
• Ms. Kimanthi (voiced by Kittie KaBoom) - A zookeeper.
• Mr. Kim (voiced by Tim Dang) - The owner of the city Community Center.
• Concert Announcer (voiced by Patrick Stump) – An announcer of a concert.
• Will (voiced by Dawson Griffin) A kid who is a fan of Team Spidey
• Lizzy (voiced by Lola Keaton) Will's sister who is also a fan of Team Spidey

Episodes

List of Spidey and His Amazing Friends episodes

Production

Development

Marvel Animation announced its first preschool series Spidey and His Amazing Friends in August 2019. Disney Junior renewed the series for a second season in August 2021. On June 15, 2022, Disney Junior renewed the series for a third season. Marvel Studios Animation took over production of the series starting with season 2. On June 13, 2023, Disney Junior renewed the series for a fourth season.

Music

Patrick Stump, known from the pop punk rock band Fall Out Boy, performed the theme song for the series and is the songwriter and composer. Stump, a longtime Marvel fan, used themes from previous Spider-Man media as inspiration for the series' theme song.

Release

Spidey and His Amazing Friends premiered with a series of 11 short episodes titled Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends on June 21, 2021, on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, followed by Disney+ on July 16. It also premiered on September 11, 2021, in Southeast Asia, but only lasted 20 days before the channel's closure on October 1, 2021.

The full series premiered on August 6 with a simulcast on Disney Junior and Disney Channel, later on Disney+ on September 22.

The second season of Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends premiered on July 18, 2022, on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, followed by Disney+ on August 17.

The second season of the series premiered on August 19, 2022, with a simulcast on Disney Junior and Disney Channel, later on Disney+ this fall.

On October 10, 2022, it debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom, making this the first show based on a Disney property to premiere on said network.

Adaptations

English version by Marvel

• Spidey and his Amazing Friends (UPC 75960620428100111, 2022-04-04/2022-05-04): Free comic with stories from My First Comic Reader. Free Comic Book Day issue includes 2-page preview.

English version by Disney Books

• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Panther Patience (ISBN 1-36806988-6/978-1-36806988-5, 2021-08-03)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Meet Team Spidey (ISBN 1-36806990-8/978-1-36806990-8, 2021-08-03)
• World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Super Hero Hiccups (ISBN 1-36806992-4/978-1-36806992-2, 2021-08-03)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: A Very Spidey Christmas (ISBN 1-36807404-9/978-1-36807404-9, 2021-09-07)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Spidey Saves the Day (ISBN 1-36807605-X/978-1-36807605-0, 2021-12-28): Includes World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Super Hero Hiccups, 5-Minute Spider-Man Stories, 5-Minute Marvel Stories, World of Reading: This is Miles Morales, World of Reading: Five Super Hero Stories!, Snow Day for Groot!, Marvel Storybook Collection.
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Team Spidey Does It All! (ISBN 1-36807607-6/978-1-36807607-4, 2022-02-01)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Trick or TRACE-E (ISBN 1-36807890-7/978-1-36807890-7, 2022-07-05)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Construction Destruction (ISBN 1-36807877-X/978-1-36807877-1, 2022-08-30)
• World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Housesitting at Tony's (ISBN 1-36807880-X/978-1-36807880-1, 2022-09-13)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Let's Swing, Spidey Team! (ISBN 1-36808480-X/978-1-36808480-2, 2023-01-03)

See also

In Spanish: Spidey and His Amazing Friends para niños