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Ben Reilly
A struggling private investigator who used to fight crime as the masked Spider.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 1
SPIDERNOIR
Step Into My Office
The setup
New York, 1933. Ben Reilly is a broke private investigator who once protected the city as the masked Spider. A strange new case begins pulling him back towards the life he left behind.
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QUICK REMINDER
6 peopleThe only names you need
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Patrick Donegal
Another private investigator working on the same first case as Ben.
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Jimmy Addison
The man Ben and Patrick have been paid to find.
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Cat Hardy
A nightclub singer Ben is hired to follow.
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Silvermane
A powerful New York crime boss connected to Ben's first case.
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Flint Marko
Cat Hardy's protective bodyguard.
WHILE WATCHING
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
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Content note: Episode 1 contains gun violence, murder, torture, grief, threats and fire.
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