Why isn’t Spider-Man on Disney Plus?

Spider-Man is one of the most popular Marvel characters of all time, but why aren’t his movies on Disney Plus?

If you asked someone to pick their favorite superhero, there is a pretty strong chance that they might say Spider-Man. The web-slinging wonder is arguably the most popular Marvel Comics character of all time and unquestionably one of the most famous superheroes ever.

That popularity has translated into film too, as Peter Parker has headlined eight live-action theatrical movies. It all started with Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man in 2002, a film led by Tobey Maguire which spawned a trilogy. We then got the two films from the Andrew Garfield-led The Amazing Spider-Man film series directed by Marc Webb.

Tom Holland then took over the role as the character joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2016, appearing in Captain America: Civil War before headlining his own trilogy set within the MCU.

However, why aren’t Spidey’s movies, specifically the MCU ones, on Disney Plus?

Why the Spider-Man movies aren’t on Disney Plus

The reason that the Spider-Man movies aren’t on Disney Plus is down to the fact that Sony owns the film rights to the character, not Marvel Studios. The two do collaborate on the MCU projects, which allows Marvel to incorporate the character in their overarching story and explains why the other MCU movies to feature Spider-Man () are on Disney Plus.

However, you won’t find Spider-Man: Homecoming, Far From Home or No Way Home on the service as Sony has streaming deals with other platforms. Speaking of which, the studio did sign a new deal that would see their new theatrical releases and existing films go to Disney Plus, Hulu and the linear Disney channels.

However, those new films have to stream on Netflix first for a particular amount of time. That means that No Way Home at least won’t be coming right away. Another issue is the fact that this deal is only relevant to the US, meaning that the rest of the world likely won’t see Spidey movies on the service for some time to come.

If you are looking for your Spidey fix on Disney Plus, you can see Tom Holland’s webslinger in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and you can always check out some of the classic Spider-Man animated series in the Disney Plus library too.

Do you hope to see Spider-Man films on Disney Plus some day? Let us know in the comments below!