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.
It’s time to blow this scene. Who’s in? Cowboy Bebop arrives Nov. 19.
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.
Based on the beloved anime series, Cowboy Bebop is 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 serves as showrunner. Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returns for the live-action adaptation. The series also stars Alex Hassell and Elena Satine.
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.
