Despite making new post-theatrical streaming deals with both Netflix and Disney+, Sony Pictures is working alongside Amazon Prime Video to bring a live-action Marvel Comics series to the streaming giant featuring the Sony-owned Spider-Verse character “Silk,” who has the alter-ego of Cindy Moon. Like Peter Parker and Miles Morales, Cindy is a spider-based hero.

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There has been a major development over at Amazon, as Deadline reports that Tom Spezialy, the producer of the HBO series “Watchmen” has signed on to an overall deal with them and will become the showrunner of “Silk.” In addition, Lauren Moon (“Good Trouble,” “Atypical“), who was in talks, has now reportedly signed too and will write/produce the superhero show that will focus on the Korean-American teen. 

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If it’s not completely obvious by now, Sony is getting extremely aggressive about leveraging their ‘Spider-Man’ Spider-Verse (officially known as Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters, rolls right off the tongue, I know). They don’t have as much to work with as Marvel—Sony only owns the characters within Spider-Man’s sub-universe—thus everything is Spider-centric and potentially not as diverse as you’d like with your superheroes. Recently, Sony’s made waves by announcing two films, a “Kraven” movie, directed by J.C.

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