The Silk series found its showrunner in The Walking Dead producer Angela Kang.
Amazon has officially announced that it is developing a TV series around Spider-Man character Cindy Moon, aka Silk. The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang oversees the project, titled Silk: Spider Societyunder its new multi-year TV deal with Amazon.
In addition to being the showrunner of the series, Angela Kang also produces Silk: Spider Society alongside Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the masterminds behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Former Sony chief Amy Pascal is also on board as a producer.
“Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Sony’s recent live-action, animated reimagining of the Spider-Man franchise represented one of cinema’s most dynamic superhero stories,” said Jennifer Salke, director of ‘Amazon Studios. “With Angela Kang’s creative vision, we couldn’t be happier to bring Silk: Spider Society to our MGM+ and Prime Video customers.”
Angela Kang added, “I am thrilled to join the Amazon Studios family for this next chapter in my career. I look forward to working with the management team on various character-driven water cooler shows for global audiences and am excited to embark on my first challenge – bringing Korean-American superhero Silk to life. on the screen.
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