John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, and Alex Hassell Join Netflix’s Live-Action Cowboy Bebop

The main cast is set for Netflix‘s live-action Cowboy Bebop. John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, and Alex Hassell have all been cast in lead roles for the series based on the anime.
Cho will star as Spike Spiegel, a bounty hunter with some style. Spiegel and his partner Jet travel the solar system purusing the most dangerous bounties.
Shakir is Cho’s partner as he’s playing Jet Black, an honest cop who is crushed by a betrayal which forces him to become a bounty hunter.
Fay Valentine will be played by Pineda. The character was cryogenically frozen, has amnesia, and is also a bounty hunter.
Hassell is Vicious who is a notorious hit-man and also Spike Spiegel’s ex-partner and arch-enemy.
Casting continues for the series which has been picked up for 10 episodes. Original anime director Shinichiro Watanabe is consulting on the project while Christopher Yost is writing the first episode and executive producing the series.
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