Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
The MTV Spider-Man nobody kept: 13 episodes, Neil Patrick Harris as Peter, Malkovich as Doc Ock, a season long possession arc. Curio worth knowing about.
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Our Review
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Our Review
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) is a animation and action series from MTV. Episodes run about 23 minutes. It premiered on July 11, 2003. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Is About
Spider-Man continues where the successful live action feature film of the same name left off. The series follows the adventures of superhero Peter Parker and his friends, Harry Osborne and Mary Jane Watson, during their first year of college at Empire State University. Parker must juggle academics, a job as a Web designer/photographer for the Daily Bugle and an on-again, off-again relationship with the love of his life, all while fighting to protect the world from super-villains.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 23 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, spread across 1 season and it leans into its animation/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Loeb and Ian Ziering to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Loeb and Ian Ziering lead the cast.
Key roles include Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker / Spider-Man; Lisa Loeb as Mary Jane Watson; Ian Ziering as Harry Osborn.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of animation, action and adventure have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside MTV’s other originals, a 7.1/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2003 and carried by MTV with the series still ended, it lands hardest with animation and action viewers.
How Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Compares
If Spider-Man: The New Animated Series lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Death Note and X-Men: The Animated Series, which share its animation/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series comes from MTV. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Spider-Man: The New Animated Series is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Neil Patrick Harris and Lisa Loeb doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its animation/action roots, It has held up since 2003 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series is a safe bet for anyone already inside the animation and action lane, the audience score holds around 7.1/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.1/10. Watch it if you want animation/action you can settle into.
