How to Watch Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Episode 1 For Free

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is one of Disney’s most successful animated series. The streaming giant has made the first episode available for free.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man experienced several delays before debuting on Disney Plus on January 29, 2025. It was initially set for release on November 2, 2024, but the premiere date was pushed back due to production issues. The creative team eventually decided not to make it Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) canon. However, once it aired, it received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences. Its first season received 97% approval ratings from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. All episodes of Season 1 are already available for streaming on Disney Plus, but for those who haven’t subscribed yet, the first episode is free to watch online.

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On Thursday, Disney dropped the entire first episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 1 on YouTube. The whole episode is accessible for free, so anyone who wants to watch it can do so without paying a dime. This is good news for those who wish to have a feel of the animated series and are weighing on whether they should subscribe to Disney Plus to see the whole season with 10 episodes. With the positive reviews the show received, Disney making its first episode free for everyone is a strategic move.

Those who had already watched the series posted their take on social media and they were impressed by it. “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is so good dude, I love this take more and more with every episode. It’s interesting to see how it parallels the MCU and diverges with some very well done worldbuilding,” one wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Several of those who watched its debut in January were convinced that the show was “solid” even before watching the whole season. One even predicted it would be appealing to audiences between 12- 16 years old. “After finishing Your Friendly Neighborhood SpiderMan first 2 Episodes, I can say it’s a solid show but probably more so for viewers 12-16ish imo,” another tweeted.

Disney made a wise move to make the first episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man free on YouTube because it could hook potential subscribers, given how popular and great the series was. Also, Spider-Man has a huge built-in fan base, so more will likely be enticed to watch the free episode, especially those who haven’t watched it yet because they are not Disney Plus subscribers.

Free episodes are a great marketing tool, especially for popular shows. It helps streaming services expand their audience reach because this opens doors for those who are not subscribers to get a feel of the project that many talk about online. Some viewers hesitate to subscribe to streaming services because they are unsure if the show is worth it, and probably because they have already subscribed to another provider, and multiple subscriptions would mean paying more. By offering a sample episode for free, like what Disney Plus did, potential subscribers may be convinced to subscribe after watching that its quality, storytelling and visuals are worth it.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man streams on Disney Plus and Season 2 is expected to be released in January 2026.

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