![]() ![]() Save for some dips in the writing, such as one specific pun on the word ‘blackmail’, the humour and emotional beats of the story hit adequately. The sets may look campy, and some of the costumes may be outdone by an amateur attendee of an anime convention, but there will always be something cool about watching Spike backflip-kick a coin to disarm a robber. The action delivers some entertaining fight-scenes, which make up for their blatant lack of budget with heaps of style. ![]() The show, both the original and Netflix’s rendition, heavily rely on the charisma of its central characters, as well as the highly stylised action and in these regards it mostly delivers. The flaws created by its strict adherence to the source material are apparent from the get-go, with an intensely faithful but ultimately inferior recreation of the iconic opening credits, the live action shots fail to capture the same fluid motion of its animated counterpart. The space-western follows bounty hunter Spike Spiegel (John Cho), along with his crew mates Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pinada) as they travel through space, collecting bounties, making just enough money to scrape by and attempting to escape from the demons of their past. Sadly Cowboy Bebop’s biggest problems arise from how closely it attempts to mimic scenes and characters from the original. Fortunately, in the case of this adaptation, these doubts were wholly unfounded. Cowboy Bebop is no exception in this regard: from doubts about John Cho’s ability to play a character twenty-two years younger than himself to the absence of Ed, a central character of the original, from the trailers. Think back to the announcement of Ghost in the Shell (2017) and the casting of Scarlett Johansson as Major Kusanagi. Truthfully, more divergence from the source material may have benefitted Netflix’s most successful attempt to translate animation to live action.įollowing the announcement of any anime adaptation by an American studio, there is a flurry of controversy and ire from fans. The original anime spanned 26 episodes, but Netflix’s version will only be 10 - though it’s not clear if that’s for the first season or the entire series.Ĭowboy Bebop is set to premiere this fall on Netflix.Cowboy Bebop succeeds in being one of the more entertaining Americanisations of a Japanese classic, but suffers from the fundamental redundancy of its existence and position in the shadow of the original. Yoko Kanno, the show’s original composer, will return to bring the bebop to the Bebop. The new Netflix series will be based on the anime series created by Sunrise Studios and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. ![]() ![]() Directing for the series will be split between Alex Garcia Lopez, who has previously worked on shows like Daredevil, The Punisher, and The Witcher, and Michael Katleman who has directed for Primeval and The Last Ship. The series is created by André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner, who have previously worked together on several shows including Alias. Vicious, who didn’t appear in the video tease, is played by Alex Hassell ( Suburbicon). Meanwhile, Daniella Pineda ( Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Vampire Diaries) plays Faye Valentine, with Mustafa Shakir ( Brawl in Cell Block 99, Luke Cage) as Jet Black. The live-action Spike is played by John Cho ( Star Trek). Spike’s nemesis, Vicious, lurks somewhere in the universe waiting for their ultimate confrontation. The brief, behind-the-scenes preview of the series arrived on Tuesday during Netflix’s Geeked Week.Ĭowboy Bebop follows Spike and his ragtag crew as they travel across the frontiers of space, working as bounty hunters and meeting colorful intergalactic characters along the way. Spike Spiegel and the gang have arrived in live-action form in the our look at the cast of Netflix’s new Cowboy Bebop series - even if they aren’t in character yet. ![]()
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