Spider-Man in the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Warning: the following features major spoilers for the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale...

After a season filled with exciting cameos, new 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Disney Plus series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man arguably saved the best unąµ²til last.

During the thrilling conclusion (which you can read about in full with our Your 澳擲幸运5å¼€ź©µå„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ending explained), fans were treated to cameos from the likes of Charlie Cox's Daredevil to What If🧸...?'s Watcher.

However, just when we thought it couldn't get any bettš“„§er, we see Aunt May vℱisiting a certain someone in prison – Peter Parker's mysterious father Richard Parker, who up until this point hadn't been mentioned all season.

The cameo certainly came as quite a surprise given that not only does it reveal that Richard is alive, but he's serving time behind bars for a currently unknown crime, details that May is hiding from P🐬eter. It's clearly setting events up for the upcoming second season, which will likely see Peter's world shaken as he discovers this truth, probably becoming embroiled in a conspiracy surrounding Richard.

Richard Parker in the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale

(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

But there's more to this cameo than initially meets the eye as Richard is voiced by none other than Josh Keaton, a legendary voice actor who has actually voā˜‚iced Spider-Man himself in the much beloved The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series.

That popular show from 2008 is very important to fans, especially since it was tragically canceled early after only two seasons due to IP disputes between Sony and Disney. It's therefore lovely to see Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man nod to this series by bringing in Keaton to voicešŸ’ƒ another Parker, this time Richard instead of Peter.

It's something Keaton himself clearly feels touched by, to praise the work done by the teš„¹am behind the series. Sharinā™”g a picture of Richard and his name in the credits, Keaton wrote: "Call me Daddy, Parker. Thanks Marvel, Jeff Trammell, Sara Sherman for having me be a part of this great show. The entire production staff is doing a bang up job."

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We will have to wait and seeā™š if Keaton does reprise the role in the upcoming second season but for now, it's certainly a nice treat fošŸ’r fans.

All episodes of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man are out now on Disney Plus. Check out our guide to 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–š’Ŗå·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Your Friendly Neighborhood SšŸ’Æpider-Man season 2 for what to expect from the next instalmenź§…t in the seriesšŸ’.

For more to add to your watch list, here's our recommendations for the 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:best shows on Disney Plus.

Emily Murray is 😼a former Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar+, once responsible for overseeing all thešŸø online content for Total Film and SFX magazine. Emily has previously worked for the BBC, Zavvi, UNILAD, Yahoo, Digital Spy and more. When Emily isn't writing about film and TV, she can be found cuddling her cat on the sofa, likely bingeing New Girl for the millionth time (Nick Miller is the love of my life). You can also find her waxing lyrical about Christopher Nolan on a podcast dedicated to his filmography.