Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, or simply Spider-Man, is an animated superhero television series based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and produced by Mainframe Entertainment, Marvel Enterprises, Adelaide Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Initially intended to serve as a continuation of Sam Raimi's film Spider-Man (2002), the show was made using computer-generated imagery (CGI) rendered in cel shading. It ran for only one season of 13 episodes, airing from July 11 to September 12, 2003, and was broadcast on cable channels MTV in the United States and YTV in Canada.