Marvel’s new Spider-Man show,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, introduces a newMCUSpider-Man variant not played by Tom Holland. Previously titledSpider-Man: Freshman Year, Marvel Studios Animation’sYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manprovides a look at Peter Parker’s early days as Spider-Man in an alternate universe. WhileYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manpresents familiar events like the Avengers' Civil War, this Spider-Man variant won’t follow the same steps as Tom Holland’s wall-crawler.
As ofYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s February 2025 release, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man story is right in the middle of a transitional period.Spider-Man: No Way Home’s ending left Holland’s Peter Parker with no connections to the world, suggesting that the MCU’s nextSpider-Manmovies will take a drastically different direction, probably with Peter’s Spider-Man persona taking priority over his secret identity. Whereas the MCU’s firstSpider-Mantrilogy followed a young and inexperienced Avenger,the MCU’sSpider-Man 4and its eventual sequels may follow a more independent and self-reliant hero.
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Tom Holland Has Only Played Spider-Man In The MCU’s Main Timeline
Tom Holland has played Spider-Man in six MCU movies: his threeSpider-Manmovies plusCaptain America: Civil War,Avengers: Infinity War, andAvengers: Endgame. Spider-Man has only appeared in one other MCU release —What If…?season 1 episode 5, “What If… Zombies?!”, where Peter Parker survived the zombie apocalypse and joined the survivors' efforts to eliminate the virus.Actor Hudson Thames voiced Spider-Man inWhat If…?season 1 episode 5, and Thames is now playing a new, younger Peter Parker variant inYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
Who Is Playing Spider-Man In Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Brings Back A Familiar Voice
Hudson Thames' experience voicing Peter Parker inWhat If…?season 1 episode 5 is testament to his skill playing the hero. Thames is attached to play Spider-Man inYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manand its two subsequent seasons, which are already greenlit. Although Spider-Man hasn’t played many supporting roles outside the MCU’s live-action Spider-Man trilogy and the wall-crawler’s crossover events, it’s likely that any future animated appearances by the wall-crawler will be voiced by Hudson Thames. These might includeMarvel Studios Animation’s upcomingMarvel Zombiesseries, set to release in October 2025.
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Before voicing Spider-Man inWhat If…?andYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Hudson Thames appeared in numerous TV shows, including Disney’sShake It Up,Criminal Minds,Mad Men,I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, andMalibu Country, and he starred in the 2015 filmThe A-List. Thames started voicing animated characters from a young age, with small voice roles in movies such asMarmaduke,Next Gen, andThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya’s English dub. Hudson Thames is also a musician.
