Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manis about to break ground for an episodic Marvel Disney+ series in a way fans were not expecting. Marvel Studios is kicking off 2025 with the debut ofYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which will premiere on Disney+ on Aug 10, 2025. Originally conceived as a prequel to the MCU namedSpider-Man: Freshman Year, the series was retooled and retitled to be set in a different universe, allowing the creators a free canvas to play on.
The Directreports thatYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manwill be rated TV-G, confirmed by executive producer Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt onThe Official Marvel Podcastwhen she said,“This is a TV-G show. It is totally for all audiences”. The typical Marvel Disney+ series is rated TV-14, withEchobeing the first TV-MA series soon to be followed byDaredevi: Born Again. WhileI Am Grootis TV-G, it is a series of shorts instead of an episodic series likeYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.This makesYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manthe first TV-G-rated Marvel episode show on Disney+.
The television rating was conceived in 1997 whileSpider-Man: The Animated Serieswas airing on Fox Kids. Since then, every Spider-Man animated series has been rated TV-Y7, makingYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manthe first TV-G series based on the webhead. However, fans shouldn’t think that makes it more kid-friendly than theDisney Jr.Spidey and His Amazing Friends. The TV-G rating means thatYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Mantechnically has a higher rating than any other Spider-Man series.
What Does This Mean for ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’
One thing to note is that TV-G has a different meaning than a G-rated movie in some respects. While aG-rated movie is the lowest rating a film can receive,which means it is suitable for everyone, TV has lower ratings than a G. A TV-G, like a G-rated film, means the program is suitable for all audiences but is not explicitly designed for children. It tends to contain little or no violence but can contain mild language. A lot of educational television is put under this umbrella. Television has two ratings below this, TV-Y and TV-Y7. TV-Y is programming designed for young children. TV-Y7, like pastSpider-Manseries, is the next one above that, meaning it is suitable for children seven and older and may contain elements of fantasy violence.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manbeing rated TV-G does not close the door to anyone being able to watch it, and instead invites a wide audience to enjoy it. Older fans will be able to watch it, but the primary demographic of young kids who want to see a Spider-Man adventure will be able to enjoy it, too. Every generation of kids deserves its ownSpider-Man cartoonthat they can watch and be introduced to the hero. Kids in the 1990s hadSpider-Man: The Animated Series, 2000s kids hadThe Spectacular Spider-Man, andUltimate Spider-Mandominated the 2010s. The series is calledYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, so a TV-G rating feels more fitting to the title than a TV-14 would have.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
