"Cowboy Bebop" is a masterpiece, lightning in a bottle, one of a kind, and every other superlative compliment you can throw its way. The series, produced by anime studio Sunrise as a spaceship toy cash grab and elevated by its creative team (from director Shinichirō Watanabe to composer Yoko Kanno), earns all the fond memories it has created.
The most talked about strengths of the series include Kanno's jazzy musical score, the heartbreaking loneliness of its characters, the impeccable title sequence "Tank!" and the way different episodes dance across different genres. ("Cowboy Bebop" is a title that evokes the series' vibe.) The many American "Cowboy Bebop" fans also fondly recall the show's English dub, which set a new bar for international anime dubbing.
The quiet moments of "Cowboy Bebop" are often the most effective. (The 2021 live-action version from Netflix failed to realize that dialogue is not the show's engine or beating heart.
The most talked about strengths of the series include Kanno's jazzy musical score, the heartbreaking loneliness of its characters, the impeccable title sequence "Tank!" and the way different episodes dance across different genres. ("Cowboy Bebop" is a title that evokes the series' vibe.) The many American "Cowboy Bebop" fans also fondly recall the show's English dub, which set a new bar for international anime dubbing.
The quiet moments of "Cowboy Bebop" are often the most effective. (The 2021 live-action version from Netflix failed to realize that dialogue is not the show's engine or beating heart.
- 7/7/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The adventures of space bounty hunters, also known as Cowboy Bebop, have been an inspiration to many for almost 26 years. The series created by Shinichirō Watanabe is considered one of the best anime series out there to this day. It had twenty-six episodes and ran for almost a year, but it still managed to leave a mark on the anime industry.
Cowboy Bebop | Sunrise Animation Studio
The mark was so big that Cowboy Bebop fans are still waiting for any kind of spin-off series or movie of the story, even after 26 years. While there were some hopes of potential sequels and spin-offs, nothing was confirmed until now, when Koichi Yamadera, the voice actor of the protagonist, Spike Spiegel, gave fans the bad news.
The voice actor thinks that although there was a chance for Cowboy Bebop to make a grand comeback into the anime world, the creators should not continue...
Cowboy Bebop | Sunrise Animation Studio
The mark was so big that Cowboy Bebop fans are still waiting for any kind of spin-off series or movie of the story, even after 26 years. While there were some hopes of potential sequels and spin-offs, nothing was confirmed until now, when Koichi Yamadera, the voice actor of the protagonist, Spike Spiegel, gave fans the bad news.
The voice actor thinks that although there was a chance for Cowboy Bebop to make a grand comeback into the anime world, the creators should not continue...
- 6/14/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
For many anime fans, Cowboy Bebop is the ultimate anime experience. The one-season series became a massive hit and a proper cult classic, with basically everyone citing it as one of the best anime series ever made. And while a movie was released and we also had Netflix’s failed attempt at a live-action revival, Cowboy Bebop is more or less a thing of the past as the original series has been untouched and unfazed by the recent revival and reboot craze. And while there has been some activity there, with merch coming out and even a remaster of the original Ost, the 25th anniversary of the anime once again raised the hopes of those hoping for another Cowboy Bebop work, but it seems that this is not going to happen.
As part of the anniversary celebration, voice actor Koichi Yamadera gave an interview in Japan, discussing his relationship with...
As part of the anniversary celebration, voice actor Koichi Yamadera gave an interview in Japan, discussing his relationship with...
- 4/5/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Shin’ichirô Watanabe, a key member of the original Cowboy Bebop‘s creative team, has weighed in on Netflix’s recent live-action take — and it’s safe to say he wasn’t a fan.
“For the new Netflix live-action adaptation, they sent me a video to review and check. It started with a scene in a casino, which made it very tough for me to continue,” said Watanabe, who wrote and directed several episodes of the late-’90s anime series, in a recent Forbes interview. “I stopped there and so only saw that opening scene. It was clearly not Cowboy Bebop,...
“For the new Netflix live-action adaptation, they sent me a video to review and check. It started with a scene in a casino, which made it very tough for me to continue,” said Watanabe, who wrote and directed several episodes of the late-’90s anime series, in a recent Forbes interview. “I stopped there and so only saw that opening scene. It was clearly not Cowboy Bebop,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
It's been over a year since Netflix's live-action adaptation of "Cowboy Bebop" began then ended, but it was clear the project was a misfire long before now. The series was canceled three weeks after premiere, lightning speed even by Netflix standards. It turns out that one of those disappointed was the anime's primary creator, animation director Shinichirō Watanabe (he and his team are collectively credited as the creator "Hajime Yatate").
Before Netflix's "Cowboy Bebop" premiered, Watanabe revealed he'd been asked for his input: "I read the initial concept and provided my opinions, but I'm not sure if they will be reflected in the final product." He added that his suggestions being ignored would "leave a bad taste in [his] mouth," but to avoid making the crew's jobs tougher, he would simply hope it "turn[ed] out good." His hopes weren't met.
Watanabe recently spoke with Forbes. Topics ranged from how he...
Before Netflix's "Cowboy Bebop" premiered, Watanabe revealed he'd been asked for his input: "I read the initial concept and provided my opinions, but I'm not sure if they will be reflected in the final product." He added that his suggestions being ignored would "leave a bad taste in [his] mouth," but to avoid making the crew's jobs tougher, he would simply hope it "turn[ed] out good." His hopes weren't met.
Watanabe recently spoke with Forbes. Topics ranged from how he...
- 1/28/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Jet Black, the original drummer of new-wave rock band The Stranglers, has died after “years of ill health” at the age of 84, his representative confirmed.
The musician, born Brian John Duffy, was a founding member of the group formed in Guildford, Surrey.
In a statement, the band’s official Twitter account called him an “elder statesman” of British music.
He had been living in his country home in North Wales close to his friends and family as his health problems became more debilitating.
A statement from his representative confirmed he died “peacefully” on Tuesday, 6 December.
Black was a founding member of The Stranglers, who formed in Guildford in 1974, and his playing style helped them achieve their unique sound – achieving 23 top 40 singles and 19 top 40 albums, according to the official UK charts.
The Stranglers’ most-loved tracks include Peaches, No More Heroes and Golden Brown – which won the band an Ivor Novello award...
The musician, born Brian John Duffy, was a founding member of the group formed in Guildford, Surrey.
In a statement, the band’s official Twitter account called him an “elder statesman” of British music.
He had been living in his country home in North Wales close to his friends and family as his health problems became more debilitating.
A statement from his representative confirmed he died “peacefully” on Tuesday, 6 December.
Black was a founding member of The Stranglers, who formed in Guildford in 1974, and his playing style helped them achieve their unique sound – achieving 23 top 40 singles and 19 top 40 albums, according to the official UK charts.
The Stranglers’ most-loved tracks include Peaches, No More Heroes and Golden Brown – which won the band an Ivor Novello award...
- 12/9/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Music
How long will you stick with a new TV show before dropping it? According to acclaimed Japanese anime director Shinichirō Watanabe, the answer for most people is five episodes. He was sure to keep this in mind when heading the production team for "Cowboy Bebop" at animation studio Sunrise.
In "Cowboy Bebop," episodes are called "sessions," a reflection of Yoko Kanno's jazz-flavored score and how important music is to the show's identity. The first session, "Asteroid Blues," has some vague flashes of protagonist Spike Spiegel's past. However, for the most part, the first four sessions are standalone vehicles for introducing the show's primary characters. Session 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels," is when things start to heat up and Spike's past comes to the forefront.
Watanabe bet a lot on session #5 by pulling back the curtain. In what might be an inside joke about these high stakes, Faye Valentine discovers...
In "Cowboy Bebop," episodes are called "sessions," a reflection of Yoko Kanno's jazz-flavored score and how important music is to the show's identity. The first session, "Asteroid Blues," has some vague flashes of protagonist Spike Spiegel's past. However, for the most part, the first four sessions are standalone vehicles for introducing the show's primary characters. Session 5, "Ballad of Fallen Angels," is when things start to heat up and Spike's past comes to the forefront.
Watanabe bet a lot on session #5 by pulling back the curtain. In what might be an inside joke about these high stakes, Faye Valentine discovers...
- 9/26/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
When news broke of a live-action adaptation of one of the most influential anime series of all time, fans lost their collective minds. Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, the original animated "Cowboy Bebop" ran over over 26 episodes ("sessions") on Cartoon Network, and was the first anime to air on the Adult Swim block and credited for bringing scores of western anime fans into the fold. Finally, the deep space adventures of bounty hunters Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine would get a flesh-and-blood retelling, with beloved star John Cho in the lead. The show, highly hyped by Netflix, dropped on the streamer on...
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- 3/3/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
After only 3 weeks of streaming, Netflix canceled the "Cowboy Bebop" live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics. Now “Cowboy Bebop” fans have started a Change.org petition to bring the show back, collecting more than 100,000 signatures, for more adventures of a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious.
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious.
- 2/2/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
After only 3 weeks of streaming, Netflix canceled the "Cowboy Bebop" live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics. Now “Cowboy Bebop” fans have started a Change.org petition to bring the show back, collecting more than 100,000 signatures, for more adventures of a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious.
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious.
- 1/28/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Hajime Yatate/Sunrise's animated "Cowboy Bebop" series' first episode aired in America on September 2, 2001, on Cartoon Network, where it introduced a new crop of western viewers to anime in the early aughts. The neo-noir space Western concerns itself with the exploits of the exiled hitman Spike Spiegel, former cop Jet Black, and con woman Faye Valentine. The trio work as bounty hunters across the galaxy in 2071, in a show exploring themes of boredom and apathy, loneliness, and the demons of the past through dynamic visuals and sci-fi/action pastiches. "Cowboy Bebop" stands as one of the most influential animes of all...
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- 12/29/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Netflix's highly-anticipated live rendition of Cowboy Bebop will not return for another season. Unfortunately for fans of the classic anime, the streaming giant has chosen to cancel its ambitious live-action series. The news comes just three weeks after the show made its series debut on Netflix.
Though expectations were high for the 10-episode series, it scored low among critics and audiences who were left less than impressed with its turnout. Netflix's Cowboy Bebop is based on Shinichirō Watanabe's original "space Western" anime, which follows a group of bounty hunters as they attempt to track down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. The show stars John Cho as Spike Spiegel, alongside Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine.
Related: Here Are the 11 Biggest Differences Between Netflix's Cowboy Bebop and the Original Anime
Following the cancellation news, Shakir left a parting message for fans in an Instagram post,...
Though expectations were high for the 10-episode series, it scored low among critics and audiences who were left less than impressed with its turnout. Netflix's Cowboy Bebop is based on Shinichirō Watanabe's original "space Western" anime, which follows a group of bounty hunters as they attempt to track down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. The show stars John Cho as Spike Spiegel, alongside Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine.
Related: Here Are the 11 Biggest Differences Between Netflix's Cowboy Bebop and the Original Anime
Following the cancellation news, Shakir left a parting message for fans in an Instagram post,...
- 12/10/2021
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
The live-action remake of beloved anime Cowboy Bebop had all the makings of a Big Deal ™ for Netflix.
In development since 2017, the show was intended to honor Sunrise animation’s 1998 sci-fi neo noir classic while hopefully introducing its world to a new generation of fans. Prior to the Cowboy Bebop’s release, Netflix even unveiled a trailer to depict how the show would closely mimic the anime’s kinetic style.
Now it looks like all those high hopes were for naught. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has canceled Cowboy Bebop just a few weeks after its Nov. 19 premiere. The show starred John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine – all bounty hunters (called cowboys) in the year 2171 trying to make a living in a corrupt Solar System. The show’s first season ends with a setup for a now extinct second season.
In development since 2017, the show was intended to honor Sunrise animation’s 1998 sci-fi neo noir classic while hopefully introducing its world to a new generation of fans. Prior to the Cowboy Bebop’s release, Netflix even unveiled a trailer to depict how the show would closely mimic the anime’s kinetic style.
Now it looks like all those high hopes were for naught. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has canceled Cowboy Bebop just a few weeks after its Nov. 19 premiere. The show starred John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine – all bounty hunters (called cowboys) in the year 2171 trying to make a living in a corrupt Solar System. The show’s first season ends with a setup for a now extinct second season.
- 12/10/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
After only 3 weeks of streaming, Netflix has canceled the "Cowboy Bebop" live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics, following a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the...
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the...
- 12/10/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Cowboy Bebop is riding off into the sunset… but one of its writers isn’t ready to say goodbye yet.
Netflix cancelled the sci-fi anime adaptation on Thursday, less than a month after the freshman season debuted on the streamer. Expectations for the series were high — John Cho starred as an intergalactic bounty hunter in a new live-action take on the animated cult hit — but mixed reviews and a lack of buzz led to Netflix pulling the plug, despite spending years developing the show.
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Netflix cancelled the sci-fi anime adaptation on Thursday, less than a month after the freshman season debuted on the streamer. Expectations for the series were high — John Cho starred as an intergalactic bounty hunter in a new live-action take on the animated cult hit — but mixed reviews and a lack of buzz led to Netflix pulling the plug, despite spending years developing the show.
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- 12/10/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
The Netflix live-action adaptation of the beloved 90s anime series, Cowboy Bebop, has had a rocky start from the beginning.
Announced in 2017, with an impressive cast attached in 2019, the show experienced a shooting delay when star John Cho sustained an injury and then another when Covid hit.
Today, after a mixed reception from audiences to the ten-episode first season released on November 19, Netflix announced that a second season will not happen.
In case you missed it at its launch, Netflix describes the series as follows:
"Cowboy Bebop is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka 'cowboys,' all trying to outrun the past.
"As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system's most dangerous criminals — for the right price.
"But they can only kick and quip...
Announced in 2017, with an impressive cast attached in 2019, the show experienced a shooting delay when star John Cho sustained an injury and then another when Covid hit.
Today, after a mixed reception from audiences to the ten-episode first season released on November 19, Netflix announced that a second season will not happen.
In case you missed it at its launch, Netflix describes the series as follows:
"Cowboy Bebop is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka 'cowboys,' all trying to outrun the past.
"As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system's most dangerous criminals — for the right price.
"But they can only kick and quip...
- 12/10/2021
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
News came today that Netflix would not be moving forward with a second season of Cowboy Bebop, its once-highly anticipated live-action anime adaptation starring John Cho. The quick cancellation came less than three weeks after its November 19 launch.
Based on Shinichirō Watanabe’s cult anime series, Cowboy Bebop followed a group of misfit bounty hunters, led by Spike Spiegel (Cho) as they search for the galaxy’s most valuable criminals. Mustafa Shakir also starred as Jet Black and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine.
Cho was the first cast member to react to the cancellation, posting only a head-bobbing gif of Tom Selleck from a scene in Friends saying “I’m Okay.” He was later joined by co-ep Javier Grillo-Marxuach in the online mourning. See below for their reactions.
pic.twitter.com/4xnUaQYU1u
— John Cho (@JohnTheCho) December 10, 2021
i truly loved working on this. it came from a real and pure place of respect and affection.
Based on Shinichirō Watanabe’s cult anime series, Cowboy Bebop followed a group of misfit bounty hunters, led by Spike Spiegel (Cho) as they search for the galaxy’s most valuable criminals. Mustafa Shakir also starred as Jet Black and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine.
Cho was the first cast member to react to the cancellation, posting only a head-bobbing gif of Tom Selleck from a scene in Friends saying “I’m Okay.” He was later joined by co-ep Javier Grillo-Marxuach in the online mourning. See below for their reactions.
pic.twitter.com/4xnUaQYU1u
— John Cho (@JohnTheCho) December 10, 2021
i truly loved working on this. it came from a real and pure place of respect and affection.
- 12/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
There will be no second season for Cowboy Bebop. Netflix has opted not to move forward with a second season of the live-action anime adaptation starring John Cho. The cancellation comes less than a month after the series’ first season was released on the streamer Nov. 19.
Based on Shinichirō Watanabe’s cult anime series, Cowboy Bebop followed a group of misfit bounty hunters, led by Spike Spiegel (Cho) as they search for the galaxy’s most valuable criminals. Mustafa Shakir also starred as Spike’s trusted co-pilot Jet Black and Daniella Pineda as the highly-skilled bounty hunter Faye Valentine. The series debuted on November 19.
The highly-anticipated live action adaptation experienced delays over the course of production due to Cho’s on-set injury, which put the show out for seven to nine months. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe was a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returned to score the live-action adaptation.
Based on Shinichirō Watanabe’s cult anime series, Cowboy Bebop followed a group of misfit bounty hunters, led by Spike Spiegel (Cho) as they search for the galaxy’s most valuable criminals. Mustafa Shakir also starred as Spike’s trusted co-pilot Jet Black and Daniella Pineda as the highly-skilled bounty hunter Faye Valentine. The series debuted on November 19.
The highly-anticipated live action adaptation experienced delays over the course of production due to Cho’s on-set injury, which put the show out for seven to nine months. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe was a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returned to score the live-action adaptation.
- 12/9/2021
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Bebop has been grounded: Netflix has cancelled its live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation after just one season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Based on the cult hit anime series, Cowboy Bebop starred John Cho as intergalactic bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, who traveled through space with his partner Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) looking for escaped criminals and cashing in on their bounties. Daniella Pineda costarred as fellow hunter Faye Valentine, who began as a thorn in their side but became a trusted ally by season’s end. Alex Hassell played Spike’s nemesis Vicious, with Elena Satine as Spike’s lost love Julia.
Based on the cult hit anime series, Cowboy Bebop starred John Cho as intergalactic bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, who traveled through space with his partner Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) looking for escaped criminals and cashing in on their bounties. Daniella Pineda costarred as fellow hunter Faye Valentine, who began as a thorn in their side but became a trusted ally by season’s end. Alex Hassell played Spike’s nemesis Vicious, with Elena Satine as Spike’s lost love Julia.
- 12/9/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
“Cowboy Bebop” has been canceled at Netflix after just one season, Variety has confirmed.
The show debuted on the streamer on Nov. 19. Based on the anime series of the same name, the series followed three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. They are: Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda). The series also starred Elena Satine as Julia and Alex Hassell as Vicious.
“Cowboy Bebop” was executive produced by André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg of Midnight Radio, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Makoto Asanuma, Shin Sasaki and Masayuki Ozaki of Sunrise Inc., Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman, Matthew Weinberg, and Christopher Yost. Nemec served as showrunner. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe was a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returned for the live-action adaptation.
The 10-episode series failed...
The show debuted on the streamer on Nov. 19. Based on the anime series of the same name, the series followed three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. They are: Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda). The series also starred Elena Satine as Julia and Alex Hassell as Vicious.
“Cowboy Bebop” was executive produced by André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg of Midnight Radio, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Makoto Asanuma, Shin Sasaki and Masayuki Ozaki of Sunrise Inc., Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman, Matthew Weinberg, and Christopher Yost. Nemec served as showrunner. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe was a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returned for the live-action adaptation.
The 10-episode series failed...
- 12/9/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix's live-action "Cowboy Bebop" adaptation took some pretty major detours away from its source material, leaving some fans frustrated, others elated, and many a little confused. The 10-episode first season followed space cowboys Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) and Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) as they tried to catch bounty-heads and put food on the table, all while dealing with Spike's violent past, Faye's amnesia, and Jet's family problems.
Showrunner André Nemec promised that the series "wouldn't violate the canon," though it certainly twists the canon in surprising new ways. The live-action series is something like a remix of the anime, a cover song with new bits added. Some...
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Showrunner André Nemec promised that the series "wouldn't violate the canon," though it certainly twists the canon in surprising new ways. The live-action series is something like a remix of the anime, a cover song with new bits added. Some...
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- 11/22/2021
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for Cowboy Bebop, both the anime and the TV series.
There are certain pop culture totems that the public is incredibly protective over and Cowboy Bebop is a prime example. Shinichiro Watanabe’s masterwork continues to be considered one of the very best anime series ever made. Netflix’s live-action riff on the classic anime caught many people by surprise, but ended up as a passionate product that doesn’t try to replace the original series, yet also finds rewarding ways in which to expand the series’ universe.
Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), and their lovable Corgi, Ein, make up the eclectic crew of the Bebop, a team of bounty hunters who are just as concerned about procuring their next meal as they are about any upcoming target. Netflix’s visually ambitious Cowboy Bebop does an exceptional job across its ten episodes,...
There are certain pop culture totems that the public is incredibly protective over and Cowboy Bebop is a prime example. Shinichiro Watanabe’s masterwork continues to be considered one of the very best anime series ever made. Netflix’s live-action riff on the classic anime caught many people by surprise, but ended up as a passionate product that doesn’t try to replace the original series, yet also finds rewarding ways in which to expand the series’ universe.
Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), and their lovable Corgi, Ein, make up the eclectic crew of the Bebop, a team of bounty hunters who are just as concerned about procuring their next meal as they are about any upcoming target. Netflix’s visually ambitious Cowboy Bebop does an exceptional job across its ten episodes,...
- 11/20/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
After years of rumors and delays, Netflix’s jazzy, bloody live-action reboot of Cowboy Bebop has finally landed — and it knows how to make an entrance.
Friday’s premiere of the sci-fi anime adaptation opens with a space casino being held hostage by a gang of gunmen, with the ringleader Tanaka ranting about “corporate cockroach a—holes.” His rant is interrupted by the ding of an elevator, announcing the arrival of bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, played by John Cho and cool as a cucumber. He and his partner Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) shoot and stab their way through all the...
Friday’s premiere of the sci-fi anime adaptation opens with a space casino being held hostage by a gang of gunmen, with the ringleader Tanaka ranting about “corporate cockroach a—holes.” His rant is interrupted by the ding of an elevator, announcing the arrival of bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, played by John Cho and cool as a cucumber. He and his partner Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) shoot and stab their way through all the...
- 11/19/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about the debut season of Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop.
Daniella Pineda puts her own spin Cowboy Bebop femme fatale Faye Valentine in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe’s celebrated 1998 anime. As the bombastic, irreverent yet secretly sensitive bounty hunter, Pineda brings new life to the anime classic with co-stars John Cho and Mustafa Shakir, who appear respectively as Spike Spiegel and Jet Black. Together, they comprise the motley crew of space bounty hunters aboard a floating hunk of metal named the Bebop in search for prize criminals throughout the galaxy, while outrunning their pasts.
Ahead of the series’ premiere on Friday, Nov. 19, the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Originals alumna spoke with Deadline about taking on the beloved anime character, overcoming internet haters, Faye Valentine’s new layers and more.
“I had never done anything remotely as involved and important as this,...
Daniella Pineda puts her own spin Cowboy Bebop femme fatale Faye Valentine in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe’s celebrated 1998 anime. As the bombastic, irreverent yet secretly sensitive bounty hunter, Pineda brings new life to the anime classic with co-stars John Cho and Mustafa Shakir, who appear respectively as Spike Spiegel and Jet Black. Together, they comprise the motley crew of space bounty hunters aboard a floating hunk of metal named the Bebop in search for prize criminals throughout the galaxy, while outrunning their pasts.
Ahead of the series’ premiere on Friday, Nov. 19, the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Originals alumna spoke with Deadline about taking on the beloved anime character, overcoming internet haters, Faye Valentine’s new layers and more.
“I had never done anything remotely as involved and important as this,...
- 11/19/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for Netflix‘s Cowboy Bebop Season 1, Episode 2, “Venus Pop.”] Plenty of scenes are getting blown in “Venus Pop,” which takes inspiration from the original anime’s “Cowboy Funk.” As in “Funk,” the main antagonist is a man who blows up buildings by placing bombs inside of teddy bears, but that’s mostly where the similarities end. Instead of the plot about a fellow bounty hunter who imitates cowboy Spike Spiegel (John Cho), we get a plot about live-action Spike’s past in the Red Dragon Syndicate and how Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), a former police officer, would kick Spike off his ship if he knew his partner used to be an assassin. This particular thread of drama was not part of the original. Nicola Dove/Netflix © 2021 As the episode opens, we get our first look at “Big Shot for the Bounty Hunters,” a program that showcases the daily bounties for the...
- 11/19/2021
- TV Insider
Cowboy Bebop stars John Cho (Spike Spiegel), Mustafa Shakir (Jet Black) and Daniella Pineda (Faye Valentine) joined Rolling Stone on Twitch for an in-depth interview just hours before the series — a live-action adaptation of the late-Nineties anime classic — premiered on Netflix. The members of the Bebop crew discussed the differences between the new series and the original, the diversity of the cast, how they approached their characters, and the importance of music to the show’s overall vibe. The full interview can be viewed below:
Cho, Shakir, and Pineda said that the script,...
Cho, Shakir, and Pineda said that the script,...
- 11/19/2021
- by Jon Weigell
- Rollingstone.com
This article spoils much of Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation as well as the original anime series.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Cowboy Bebop, the anime directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, is what got me into anime. The series was and remains a great gateway title for numerous reasons. The beautiful, high-quality animation looks as awesome now as it did when it premiered in 1998. Yoko Kanno’s jazzy soundtrack swings so hard that people who don’t normally listen to jazz find themselves downloading the soundtrack (guilty!). Also, for English-speakers, the dub is so good it’s widely accepted as being as valid as the original Japanese.
However, probably the main reason many people take to Cowboy Bebop so easily is that it speaks in tropes we’re all familiar with. Though animated and sci-fi—set in a dystopian future in which humans have colonized the...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Cowboy Bebop, the anime directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, is what got me into anime. The series was and remains a great gateway title for numerous reasons. The beautiful, high-quality animation looks as awesome now as it did when it premiered in 1998. Yoko Kanno’s jazzy soundtrack swings so hard that people who don’t normally listen to jazz find themselves downloading the soundtrack (guilty!). Also, for English-speakers, the dub is so good it’s widely accepted as being as valid as the original Japanese.
However, probably the main reason many people take to Cowboy Bebop so easily is that it speaks in tropes we’re all familiar with. Though animated and sci-fi—set in a dystopian future in which humans have colonized the...
- 11/19/2021
- by Joe Matar
- Den of Geek
(This post contains no spoilers for the first season of “Cowboy Bebop,” now streaming on Netflix.)
Netflix’s live-action remake of “Cowboy Bebop” tries to be so much all at once, and appeal to so many different potential audiences, that it ends up struggling to forge an identity of its own.
For fans of the iconic, relatively solemn Japanese anime that inspired it, the show’s reliance on borderline whacky hijinks (think an R-rated “Scooby Doo”) will be nothing short of confounding. For newcomers, the show might also confuse as it hops across crisscrossing planets and timelines, weaving between vastly differing tones as it goes. Both parties might at least find some common ground in appreciating the core cast, since John Cho (as moody bounty hunter Spike), Mustafa Shakir (as his no nonsense partner Jet Black), and Daniella Pineda (as firecracker rival Faye Valentine) are at least sharp enough to...
Netflix’s live-action remake of “Cowboy Bebop” tries to be so much all at once, and appeal to so many different potential audiences, that it ends up struggling to forge an identity of its own.
For fans of the iconic, relatively solemn Japanese anime that inspired it, the show’s reliance on borderline whacky hijinks (think an R-rated “Scooby Doo”) will be nothing short of confounding. For newcomers, the show might also confuse as it hops across crisscrossing planets and timelines, weaving between vastly differing tones as it goes. Both parties might at least find some common ground in appreciating the core cast, since John Cho (as moody bounty hunter Spike), Mustafa Shakir (as his no nonsense partner Jet Black), and Daniella Pineda (as firecracker rival Faye Valentine) are at least sharp enough to...
- 11/19/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Daniella Pineda is dying to get back into her first love — comedy writing — but right now she’s taking a slight career detour into space. The Latina actor, whose TV credits include The CW’s “The Originals” and Netflix’s “What/ If,” will be portraying one of the most famed female badasses in the history of anime, Faye Valentine, in Netflix’s live-action reboot of the hit ’90s Japanese toon “Cowboy Bebop.” Starring opposite John Cho, Pineda will be clad in something a bit more substantial than Valentine’s iconic barely there yellow latex shorts while she chases criminals across the galaxy when the 10-episode show drops on Nov. 19, but she has perfectly captured Valentine’s sass, wit, cynicism and, of course, purple bob.
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When I was growing up, I was a big fan of “Sailor Moon...
- 11/19/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
The first anime ever broadcast on Adult Swim, "Cowboy Bebop" is widely revered as the gateway anime for western viewers. Anime has always been a dynamic art form, but it was the eccentric "Cowboy Bebop" -- a perfect blend of space opera, neo-noir, western, and slapstick -- that threw open the door for anime to be highly regarded in the west, all of it propelled along by the show's critically acclaimed, bar-setting English dub.
Set in the year 2071, the show follows a rag-tag team of bounty hunters aboard a ship known as the Bebop as they hunt eccentric...
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Set in the year 2071, the show follows a rag-tag team of bounty hunters aboard a ship known as the Bebop as they hunt eccentric...
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- 11/15/2021
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
Like catching a roadrunner without getting an anvil dropped on your head, adapting animated stories into live action is a high-risk endeavor. There are so many things you can do with relative ease in the former medium that create enormous difficulties in the latter. It’s not just about spectacle and style, but tone. There’s a distancing effect to animation that allows weirder concepts to feel perfectly logical, and for mismatched elements to blend together seamlessly. Sometimes, the live-action adaptation works, and it turns out that Brendan Fraser is...
- 11/15/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
"Cowboy Bebop" is the new live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics, following a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine, streaming November 19, 2021 on Netflix:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the proprietor of an underground jazz club.
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the proprietor of an underground jazz club.
- 11/12/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Cowboy Bebop" is the new live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics, following a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine, streaming November 19, 2021 on Netflix:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the proprietor of an underground jazz club.
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the proprietor of an underground jazz club.
- 11/6/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Cowboy Bebop" is the new live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics, following a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine, streaming November 19, 2021 on Netflix:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the proprietor of an underground jazz club.
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the proprietor of an underground jazz club.
- 11/2/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
1. “Cowboy Bebop” (available November 19)
Why Should I Watch? Calling the original anime “Cowboy Bebop” a cult classic doesn’t quite do justice to its impact on animation, television, and culture at large. Hajime Yatate’s neo-noir space western originally ran in the late ’90s, hopping across two Japanese TV networks to air its 26 episodes before becoming the first anime title to premiere on Adult Swim here in the States (circa 2001). Often referred to as a bridge for animation fans to invest in anime, as well as Western audiences to appreciate a medium originated in the East, “Cowboy Bebop” is also just a flat-out wild time. Bounty hunters are called cowboys, the Earth is practically uninhabitable, and space is the de facto travel frontier. Aboard the spaceship Bebop, a group of “cowboys” hunt down dangerous convicts for the right price, led by Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and...
Why Should I Watch? Calling the original anime “Cowboy Bebop” a cult classic doesn’t quite do justice to its impact on animation, television, and culture at large. Hajime Yatate’s neo-noir space western originally ran in the late ’90s, hopping across two Japanese TV networks to air its 26 episodes before becoming the first anime title to premiere on Adult Swim here in the States (circa 2001). Often referred to as a bridge for animation fans to invest in anime, as well as Western audiences to appreciate a medium originated in the East, “Cowboy Bebop” is also just a flat-out wild time. Bounty hunters are called cowboys, the Earth is practically uninhabitable, and space is the de facto travel frontier. Aboard the spaceship Bebop, a group of “cowboys” hunt down dangerous convicts for the right price, led by Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and...
- 10/31/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The space Western story follows Spike Spiegel (John Cho) and his rag-tag crew of bounty hunters Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniela Pineda), or Cowboys, as they try to capture the galaxy’s worst criminals and survive the unexpected dangers they encounter throughout space, sometimes saving the world in the process but always leaving millions in damages.
The series premieres on Netflix on November 19, 2021.
The series premieres on Netflix on November 19, 2021.
- 10/28/2021
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
"Cowboy Bebop" is the new 'space opera' live-action TV series adapting the Japanese anime comics, following a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine, streaming November 19, 2021 on Netflix:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the...
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana', the...
- 10/27/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"There's no happy ending here." Netflix has launched the full official trailer for their Cowboy Bebop live-action series, based on the beloved Japanese anime series that originally aired in 1998. A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. They'll save the world - for the right price. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals. Along with their trusty pal Ein, a genetically-engineered Pembroke Welsh Corgi with human-like intelligence. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them. The series also stars Alex Hassell and Elena Satine, with appearances by Molly Moriarty, Blessing Mokgohloa, Lucy Currey, and Rachel House. This space western series will debut with 10 episodes in the first season.
- 10/27/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Cowboy Bebop” helped popularize anime in the United States and is remembered as one of the greatest shows in the medium’s history. So, expectations are understandably high for Netflix’s impending live-action television adaptation of the iconic show. The streaming giant unveiled the trailer for its “Cowboy Bebop” series on Tuesday, which you can watch below. “Cowboy Bebop” has a release date of November 19.
Netflix’s synopsis reads: “‘Cowboy Bebop’ is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka ‘cowboys,’ all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.”
The...
Netflix’s synopsis reads: “‘Cowboy Bebop’ is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka ‘cowboys,’ all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.”
The...
- 10/26/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Rejoice! Shinichiro Watanabe's acclaimed anime series "Cowboy Bebop" is getting a live-action adaptation, and Netflix has just dropped the trailer. The noir space western series stars John Cho as Spike Spiegel. Along with Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black and Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, the trio of bounty hunters are what Netflix describes as "long on style and perpetually short on cash."
The show explores the crew's interstellar exploits over 10 episodes and is expected to air its first episode on the streaming service November 19. It's developed by showrunner André Nemec and written by Christopher Yost. Nemec and Jeff Pinkner are series creators,...
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The show explores the crew's interstellar exploits over 10 episodes and is expected to air its first episode on the streaming service November 19. It's developed by showrunner André Nemec and written by Christopher Yost. Nemec and Jeff Pinkner are series creators,...
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- 10/26/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming “Cowboy Bebop” live-action adaptation, offering a glimpse into Spike Spiegel’s mysterious past.
Based on the late ‘90s anime series of the same name, “Cowboy Bebop” stars John Cho as Spike, a bounty hunter who leads a team throughout outer space to hunt down criminals. Throughout it all, Spike and his fellow hunters Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) try to escape dark pasts of their own. Alex Hassell stars as Spike’s ex-partner and current nemesis Vicious, while Elena Satine plays Julia, the femme fatale who forms a love triangle between Spike and Vicious. Among other recurring guest stars, Tamara Tunie plays Ana, the owner of a club on Mars who acts as a surrogate mother to Spike.
“What brings you back from the dead?” Ana asks in the trailer, speaking in a low voice over the...
Based on the late ‘90s anime series of the same name, “Cowboy Bebop” stars John Cho as Spike, a bounty hunter who leads a team throughout outer space to hunt down criminals. Throughout it all, Spike and his fellow hunters Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) try to escape dark pasts of their own. Alex Hassell stars as Spike’s ex-partner and current nemesis Vicious, while Elena Satine plays Julia, the femme fatale who forms a love triangle between Spike and Vicious. Among other recurring guest stars, Tamara Tunie plays Ana, the owner of a club on Mars who acts as a surrogate mother to Spike.
“What brings you back from the dead?” Ana asks in the trailer, speaking in a low voice over the...
- 10/26/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
If you were worried that Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop wouldn’t be as cool or as stylish as the original… stop worrying.
The streamer has offered us our first look at the reboot — premiering Friday, Nov. 19 — in the form of a new promo dubbed “The Lost Session,” which consists of specially created footage that won’t be seen in the series. Still, it’s a chance to see intergalactic bounty hunters/”cowboys” Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) in action… and “action” is definitely the right word for it.
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The streamer has offered us our first look at the reboot — premiering Friday, Nov. 19 — in the form of a new promo dubbed “The Lost Session,” which consists of specially created footage that won’t be seen in the series. Still, it’s a chance to see intergalactic bounty hunters/”cowboys” Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) in action… and “action” is definitely the right word for it.
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- 10/19/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming series “Cowboy Bebop” in anticipation of its premiere in exactly one month. The teaser, titled “The Lost Session,” is a standalone adventure comprised of specially created footage that won’t be seen in the series.
The teaser features bounty hunters Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) as they embark on a quick adventure for “a new bounty on the line.” Through shifting colored lenses and moving panels used to differentiate between scenes, the footage exhibits the cowboys battling various foes. Upbeat, horn-heavy music plays throughout the teaser, until Valentine cuts off the final shootout by saying, “Hey nut buckets, there’s no payout if you shoot him in the face.” The trailer ends with Spiegel and Black comedically arguing about who was responsible for losing the payout as the scene pans out to show their spaceship.
The teaser features bounty hunters Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) as they embark on a quick adventure for “a new bounty on the line.” Through shifting colored lenses and moving panels used to differentiate between scenes, the footage exhibits the cowboys battling various foes. Upbeat, horn-heavy music plays throughout the teaser, until Valentine cuts off the final shootout by saying, “Hey nut buckets, there’s no payout if you shoot him in the face.” The trailer ends with Spiegel and Black comedically arguing about who was responsible for losing the payout as the scene pans out to show their spaceship.
- 10/19/2021
- by Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has a released a two-and-a-half minute action-filled teaser for its upcoming adaptation of Cowboy Bebop.
“The Lost Session” is a sequence featuring Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) that was shot specifically to promote the show and not featured in the regular series.
Watch the teaser directed by Greg Jardin below.
Based on the popular 1998 Japanese anime TV series from writer Cain Kuga, Netflix first first ordered the project direct to series with 10 episodes back in 2018. A live-action feature film version starring Keanu Reeves was also previously in development ...
“The Lost Session” is a sequence featuring Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) that was shot specifically to promote the show and not featured in the regular series.
Watch the teaser directed by Greg Jardin below.
Based on the popular 1998 Japanese anime TV series from writer Cain Kuga, Netflix first first ordered the project direct to series with 10 episodes back in 2018. A live-action feature film version starring Keanu Reeves was also previously in development ...
- 10/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix has a released a two-and-a-half minute action-filled teaser for its upcoming adaptation of Cowboy Bebop.
“The Lost Session” is a sequence featuring Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) that was shot specifically to promote the show and not featured in the regular series.
Based on the popular 1998 Japanese anime TV series from writer Cain Kuga, Netflix first first ordered the project direct to series with 10 episodes back in 2018. A live-action feature film version starring Keanu Reeves was also previously in development at Fox.
André Nemec (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) ...
“The Lost Session” is a sequence featuring Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) that was shot specifically to promote the show and not featured in the regular series.
Based on the popular 1998 Japanese anime TV series from writer Cain Kuga, Netflix first first ordered the project direct to series with 10 episodes back in 2018. A live-action feature film version starring Keanu Reeves was also previously in development at Fox.
André Nemec (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) ...
- 10/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starting October 21, all 26 episodes of space western action-adventure series Cowboy Bebop will be available on Netflix as the streamer has acquired the rights to the original anime. This announcement comes weeks before the live-action Cowboy Bebop series premiere.
The animated version is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, with screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno. The show landed stateside on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in 2001 and became a popular animated series known for its action, comedy, and music.
Cowboy Bebop follows Spike Spiegel (voiced by Kôichi Yamadera), Faye Valentine (Megumi Hayashibara), and Jet Black (Unshô Ishizuka) are bounty hunters working from the spaceship Bebop as they travel around the solar system catching criminals. Hacker Edward, and a genetically engineered Corgi named Ein, join them later in the series.
The original voice actors for the animated series return to Cowboy Bebop to provide...
The animated version is directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, with screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno. The show landed stateside on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in 2001 and became a popular animated series known for its action, comedy, and music.
Cowboy Bebop follows Spike Spiegel (voiced by Kôichi Yamadera), Faye Valentine (Megumi Hayashibara), and Jet Black (Unshô Ishizuka) are bounty hunters working from the spaceship Bebop as they travel around the solar system catching criminals. Hacker Edward, and a genetically engineered Corgi named Ein, join them later in the series.
The original voice actors for the animated series return to Cowboy Bebop to provide...
- 10/13/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
"Cowboy Bebop", previously an animated series, is now a 10-episode, live-action TV show adapting the Japanese anime comics, following a 'ragtag' group of space bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the solar system, starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine, streaming November 19, 2021 on Netflix:
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana',...
Characters include 'Spike Spiegel', a bounty hunter born on Mars with a history of violent gang activity, 'Jet Black', Spike's ex-cop bounty hunter partner who has a cybernetic arm, 'Faye Valentine', a woman in debt from excessive gambling fees who spent 54 years in suspended animation after a space shuttle accident...
...'Vicious', Spike's nemesis, a power-hungry gangster from the 'Red Dragon Crime Syndicate'...
...'Julia', a beautiful and mysterious woman from Spike's past who has a complicated romantic history with both him and Vicious...
...'Chalmers', a detective in the 'Intra Solar System Police' ('Issp') who is Jet's ex-partner and 'Ana',...
- 9/26/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Cowboy Bebop” is one of the most acclaimed anime series in television history, and Netflix is aiming to bring the magic of the original series to newcomers and returning fans alike via its upcoming live-action adaptation. The streaming service unveiled the opening credits sequence for its 10-episode series during the inaugural Tudum fan event.
Per Netflix, “Cowboy Bebop” is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, or cowboys, all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.
The series is executive produced by André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, and Scott Rosenberg...
Per Netflix, “Cowboy Bebop” is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, or cowboys, all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals — for the right price. But they can only kick and quip their way out of so many scuffles before their pasts finally catch up with them.
The series is executive produced by André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, and Scott Rosenberg...
- 9/25/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
There are two things that die-hard Cowboy Bebop fans absolutely need from Netflix’s live-action reboot: a Corgi, and music by Yoko Kanno.
The lively free-jazz score from Kanno was an essential part of the original anime series, and Netflix smartly enlisted Kanno to compose new music for the reboot — including a new opening title sequence, which you can watch above. (The streamer unveiled the new titles as part of its “Tudum” global fan event on Saturday.)
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The lively free-jazz score from Kanno was an essential part of the original anime series, and Netflix smartly enlisted Kanno to compose new music for the reboot — including a new opening title sequence, which you can watch above. (The streamer unveiled the new titles as part of its “Tudum” global fan event on Saturday.)
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- 9/25/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Of the many beloved elements of “Cowboy Bebop” — the seminal late-1990s anime series that became a cult sensation in the U.S. after it premiered on Adult Swim in 2001 — arguably the best known is its killer opening credits sequence, set to the singular jazz theme “Tank!” by Yoko Kanno.
The opening credits are so iconic that, rather than release a trailer to promote its upcoming live-action adaptation of “Cowboy Bebop,” Netflix elected to debut the full opening credits for the show during its Tudum global fan event on Saturday.
The series follows a team of bounty hunters, or Cowboys, who patrol the solar system for criminals in their spaceship, Bebop. The crew consists of Spike Spiegel (John Cho), known for his sharp dressing and floppy hair; Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), an ex-cop with a robotic arm; and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), who spent over 50 years in cryogenic sleep before joining the Bebop.
The opening credits are so iconic that, rather than release a trailer to promote its upcoming live-action adaptation of “Cowboy Bebop,” Netflix elected to debut the full opening credits for the show during its Tudum global fan event on Saturday.
The series follows a team of bounty hunters, or Cowboys, who patrol the solar system for criminals in their spaceship, Bebop. The crew consists of Spike Spiegel (John Cho), known for his sharp dressing and floppy hair; Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), an ex-cop with a robotic arm; and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), who spent over 50 years in cryogenic sleep before joining the Bebop.
- 9/25/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
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