Sony is bringing Silk to life as a TV show and while Cindy Moon already exists in the MCU, Spider-Man: No Way Home can use the Multiverse to explain the new setup. It’s no secret that in one way or another, the next Spider-Man installment will somehow involve the idea of the Multiverse. While the studios are staying silent, reports have stated that Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s respective version of Peter Parker will be part of it. There’s also the fact that Alfred Molina and Jamie Foxx are getting another go at playing Doctor Octopus and Electro respectively. But as usual, like every other Marvel (and for that matter, Sony) project, nothing has been confirmed or debunked, keeping the secrecy intact for the time being.
But outside the MCU, Sony is still developing additional Spider-Man properties with other iconic characters that they own. Cindy Moon a.k.a. Silk is getting her own television series that will be executive produced by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. As of late, Sang Kyu Kim has been reported to be the showrunner while Silk is still looking to cast the lead star herself. With that in mind, there’s a lot of mystery surrounding the TV project since there’s no indicator of what connections it will have to other Marvel projects.
What’s interesting, though, is that Sony did actually already introduce Silk in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man franchise. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tiffany Espensen plays Cindy as one of Peter’s classmates at Midtown School of Science and Technology. While her role was small, it was still fascinating that Sony did include her in their latest Spider-Man reboot. The bigger question though is what is Sony’s Silk intended to be, part of the MCU or set in its own universe? The likeliest scenario is that Silk will take place in its own reality where the creators can establish their own tone and feel that they don’t have to acknowledge the MCU. Spider-Man: No Way Home can, through its Multiverse storytelling, establish that Silk is outside the MCU.
Through that approach, they can start to establish the obvious live-action Spider-Verse idea that Sony and Marvel are interested in pursuing. But Spider-Man: Far From Home may have also cleverly found a way to make Silk part of the same universe. Despite not appearing in the latest Spider-Man film, it was established that Cindy, unlike Peter, survived Thanos’ snap and had already graduated by the time of Avengers: Endgame. At this point, she would be around the same age the Silk’s Cindy would be since they’re looking to cast someone between the ages 19-29. While Espensen would likely not reprise the role, whoever Silk casts could still be the same Cindy who went to high school with Peter.
If they go the Multiverse route, Sony has a way to then ignore their previous Silk setup. By establishing that Cindy is in her own universe, it lets the writers create a brand new continuity – even if it would also be entertaining to see them play on the Silk easter egg that was created in MCU’s Spider-Man films. The idea of Spider-Man TV shows is a huge appeal as there are so many characters that are perfect for weekly storytelling and Silk, should it go to series on Amazon Prime, would be an amazing way to kick off that trend.
