Marvel’s Spider-Man Series Producer on Why Ned, MJ & Tony Stark Don’t Appear
Marvel Television chief Brad Winderbaum’s recent explanation about confirms a significant change in the series’ timeline. The animated show, originally set to follow Peter Parker’s early days in the MCU, introduces a pivotal multiverse shift. Instead of Tony Stark becoming Peter’s mentor, Norman Osborn takes his place, marking a major departure from established MCU continuity.
Tony Stark’s absence from Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man results from a key narrative shift, according to Brad Winderbaum.
He told The Official Marvel Podcast that the series begins at a familiar moment from the MCU. “Down to Peter getting the broken Blu-ray player from the trash and he walks into his apartment for the famous moment where Tony Stark is waiting for him to offer him the Stark internship and take him to Berlin.”
Winderbaum further explained, “But because of things that happen in the multiverse, because of new, random occurrences, it’s not Tony Stark who’s waiting for him there. It’s Norman Osborn.”
The show explores an alternate version of Peter Parker’s story, with different relationships and influences. Executive producer Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt explained that the series starts after Civil War in the MCU’s sacred timeline but quickly diverges.
“We’re starting at a point in the MCU where Civil War has happened, so the Sokovia Accords have been ratified. It’s modern day, and then Peter gets to his first day at Midtown,” she said. “Then a thing happens, which I’m going to try and dance around, and there goes our branch. It’s a world where he never met Ned, he never met MJ.”
The series introduces Norman Osborn, played by Colman Domingo, as Peter’s mentor in this alternate storyline. According to Vasquez-Eberhardt, this change allowed them to include new supporting characters, such as Nico Minoru. “She’s very different from Ned, and they fit so well together,” Vasquez-Eberhardt mentioned.
The series also brings in classic Spider-Man villains who wouldn’t have fit into the
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