‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Star Explains “Woke” Comments

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premiered in January to great reviews, but its debut came with some controversy. Hudson Thames, the voice actor reprising the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man from the animated series What If…?, was giving a seemingly innocent interview to promote the show’s debut when some of his comments soon went viral. In the interview, Thames spoke about his initial concerns that the show would be “woke,” and it was a sentiment that was met with near-universal criticism. Now, with some time away from those controversial comments, the actor is trying to set the record straight.