Sony's Spider-Man Universe



The Spider-Man Cinematic Universe (SCU) is a and  centered on a series of superhero films produced by  in association with. Distributed by, the films are based on various properties associated with the character.

The first SCU film is  (2012), a of the series following 's. The film was directed by and written by,  and  from a story by Vanderbilt, and stars , , , , , , , and.

Development of  (2014) began after the success of The Amazing Spider-Man. Sony intended the film to launch an expansive film universe around Spider-Man to compete with the. In December 2013, Sony announced two spin-offs of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, ' (2016) and ' (2018), with Drew Goddard attached to write and direct the former.

is also developing several live-action television series set in the same shared universe as the films, beginning with Silk. Additionally, the studio released the animated film  in 2018, which introduced the idea of a connecting multiple universes. The success of that film led to the development of, scheduled for 2022, and a spin-off.