The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)
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| Also known as | The Spectacular Spider-Man: Animated Series |
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| Theme music composer | The Tender Box |
| Opening theme | "The Spectacular Spider-Man Theme" |
| Ending theme | "The Spectacular Spider-Man Theme" (instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Editors | Ralph A. Eusebio Bruce King |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes |
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| Network | The CW |
| Release | March 8 – June 14, 2008 |
| Network | Disney XD |
| Release | June 22 – November 18, 2009 |
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The Spectacular Spider-Man is an American superhero animated television series developed by Victor Cook and Greg Weisman based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based primarily on the Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr. era of The Amazing Spider-Man, with a similar balance of action, drama, and comedy as well as a high school setting. However, it also blends material from all eras of the comic's run up to that point in addition to other sources such as the Ultimate Spider-Man comics and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy.
The Spectacular Spider-Man was jointly produced by Marvel Entertainment, Culver Entertainment, Adelaide Productions, and Sony Pictures Television. It premiered on March 8, 2008, during the Kids' WB programming block of The CW. The series aired its second season on Disney XD in the United States and ended its run on November 18, 2009. The entire series was broadcast in Canada on Teletoon. Although a total of five seasons consisting of 65 episodes was initially intended in addition to various direct-to-video films connecting each season, the series was canceled after the second season due to legal problems between Disney, who intended to acquire Marvel, and Sony Pictures Television.
The series received critical acclaim, with praise for its writing, art style, and the faithful portrayal of the characters. The series' iteration of Spider-Man made a return in the 2023 animated feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, with Josh Keaton reprising his role.