New Cowboy Bebop Images Give A Sneak Peek At Live-Action Netflix Show
New Cowboy Bebop images give a sneak peek at the upcoming Netflix live-action series. The new show is an adaptation of the original Cowboy Bebop Japanese anime, which ran for 26 episodes. The story focuses on a band of bounty hunters in 2071, led by former hitman Spike Spiegel, played in the Netflix version by John Cho. Spiegel is teamed up with Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), a con artist with amnesia, and Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), a former Inter Solar System Police officer. The cast also includes Alex Hassell as Vicious, Lucy Currey as Judy, Elena Satine as Julia, Molly Moriarty as Kimmie Black, and of course, the Welsh Corgi, Ein.
So far, Cowboy Bebop has teased a number of posters, as well as a slick, manga-style trailer, leading up to a full Cowboy Bebop trailer drop on October 26, which gives viewers the best look yet at the live-action adaptation of the popular anime series. The 10-episode season 1 is slated to kick off on November 19 and will honor the original anime, while also digging deeper into the history and characters of the show in their live-action format. Showrunner André Nemec has said that each episode will have a trove of references and homages, which will be fun for hardcore fans to spot.
On the heels of the new trailer, Netflix has released a batch of new Cowboy Bebop images featuring the main players. Spike, Faye, Jet, Vicious, Ein, and more are featured in the images, giving fans a deeper look at the show, which seems to be leaning heavily into the source material. Cowboy Bebop fans may spot some references and imagery that ties to the original anime, while those that are new to the show can simply get a feel for what's in store. Take a look at the images below:
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Original creator Shinichirō Watanabe ended the anime at 26 episodes as he didn't want it to drag on for years and overstay its welcome. Watanabe is also serving as an executive producer on the live-action show, which may ease concerns about how closely it adapts the source material or how far it strays from it. It's unclear how the live-action series will follow the original story from the Cowboy Bebop anime, or what it would do if it surpassed that point. Regardless, the stage is being set for a new Netflix franchise if it's a hit.
Adapting anime to live-action can be tricky, but Cowboy Bebop looks like it may have cracked the code on how to do it well. The live-action material looks slick, but still has an animation vibe, while the performances retain that cheesy, off-kilter banter that makes Cowboy Bebop what it is. With a bang-up cast, solid production design, sharp VFX, and careful attention to detail of the source material, Cowboy Bebop feels more and more like the show to watch this fall.
Source: Netflix