Sony Pictures Television has found a showrunner for their Silk series on Amazon, and the company has its eyes on a lead actor.
The Illuminerdi is reporting that Sony and Amazon's planned Spider-Man spinoff series focusing on Silk has brought Sang Kyu Kim on board as showrunner. Kim has produced and written for Altered Carbon, The Walking Dead and 24: Live Another Day. Kim is currently executive producing Jupiter's Legacy, Netflix's adaptation of the Mark Millar superhero comic of the same name. Along with Kim, Chris Miller and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse co-writer Phil Lord will produce.
For the lead role, Sony is staying true to the source material and seeking a Korean-American between 19 and 29 to play the young Cindy Moon. Hailing from Queens, the character is described as fond of the '80s and '90s and learns to vent her frustrations by fighting crime -- perhaps to a reckless degree. She will also reportedly struggle with her mixed heritage and dual identities. While a lead hasn't yet been found, the outlet claims Lord and Miller have met with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actor Adeline Rudolph.
Last September, news broke that Sony was creating a suite of shows for Amazon Prime Video involving the Marvel characters they own the rights to. Silk was the only confirmed property, but all of the shows are said to be interconnected. That news also mentioned Lord and Miller's involvement, as well as producer Amy Pascal. Korean writer Lauren Moon (Atypical) was said to be writing the series. At one point, Sony was attempting to launch a Silk film, but there's no indication if this series will replace that project or serve as a jumping-off point for it.
Created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, Cindy Moon, AKA Silk, debut in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man #4. A high school classmate of Peter Parker, she was bitten by the same radioactive spider that granted Peter his spider abilities. While Peter went on to become Spider-Man, Cindy was locked away in a bunker by her former mentor, Ezekiel Sims. Eventually, she emerges, takes the name Silk and becomes a hero. She shares all of Peter's powers but can create her own webbing from her fingertips.
Along with Silk and the other potential Amazon shows, Sony is currently working on movies for Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter. A sequel to Spider-Verse and a number of spinoffs to the animated hit are also in the works. This year will see the debut of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Morbius, all set within the growing Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters.
Source: The Illuminerdi