In the show, Nicolas Cage’s character is a former vigilante known as The Spider, who is working through issues from his past life, following a deeply personal tragedy, as the city’s only superhero.
For Lamorne Morris, who plays journalist Robbie Roberston, the experience of creating for black and white has been “unreal”.
“Our performance doesn’t necessarily change much,” he tells Newsbeat.
But there are specific considerations on set.
“There are moments when you’re doing a scene and they might stop because your pocket square looks a lot better in black and white.”
Reviews for the show have been largely positive, with Empire describing it as “an utterly insane stew that somehow makes perfect sense”.
Screen Rant suggests black and white helps “the show’s noir aesthetic”.
But there has also been some criticism, with The Hollywood Reporter calling the options of cinematography “at the very least, irritating”, adding that it being “optimised for both colour and black and white means it hasn’t really been optimised for anything”.
And with audiences used to watching colourful, attention-grabbing content, will a black and white option actually have any impact?
Morris hopes so.
“That’s the plan. When you have one arm stretched into this world of the comic book franchise that is so loved.
“And you put that in black and white, hopefully the younger folks can really find a love for the old films, and go back and take a deep dive themselves.
“So that’s part of the goal here,” he says.
Cage has also previously said he hopes the black and white option will engage younger people who might be less familiar with that style.
