Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (Season 1)

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) is the MTV cartoon you can watch online on iFILM. Peter Parker is in college now, juggling classes, a photography gig at the Daily Bugle, and late-night patrols in the mask. Neil Patrick Harris gives him his voice.

The show picks up loosely after Sam Raimi's first movie and runs just thirteen episodes, built in early cel-shaded CGI that looked striking — and divisive — for 2003. Spidey squares off against Electro, Kraven the Hunter and a roster of fresh threats, while his old friend Harry Osborn (voiced by James Marsters) drifts toward the edge. The tone sits darker than Saturday-morning fare, more curious about the cost of a double life than about flashy chases.

A short, odd little experiment from Marvel, caught between animation styles and early-2000s attitude. Stream every episode of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series online on iFILM.