On
November 27, 2018 Netflix announced its approval of the 10-episode live action
series of the Japanese hit animated series Cowboy
Bebop. To refresh the fans memories of
the animated series, Cowboy Bebop centers around the characters of Spike
Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and Ein, and their space adventures as
bounty hunters.
The
synopsis is as follows;
In the year
2071, humanity has colonized several of the planets and moons of the solar
system leaving the now uninhabitable surface of planet Earth behind. The Inter
Solar System Police attempts to keep peace in the galaxy, aided in part by
outlaw bounty hunters, referred to as "Cowboys." The ragtag team
aboard the spaceship Bebop are such individuals.
Mellow and carefree Spike Spiegel is balanced by his boisterous, pragmatic
partner Jet Black as the pair makes a living chasing bounties and collecting
rewards. Thrown off course by the addition of new members that they meet in
their travels—Ein, a genetically engineered, highly intelligent Welsh Corgi;
femme fatale Faye Valentine, an enigmatic trickster with memory loss; and the
strange computer whiz kid Edward Wong—the crew embarks on thrilling adventures
that unravel each member's dark and mysterious past little by little.
Well-balanced with high density action and light-hearted comedy, Cowboy Bebop is a space Western classic and an homage to the smooth and improvised music it is named after. --- MAL
Well-balanced with high density action and light-hearted comedy, Cowboy Bebop is a space Western classic and an homage to the smooth and improvised music it is named after. --- MAL
Cowboy
Bebop has been an international hit since it first aired on Tokyo TV back in
1998. A few years back the web was all a buzz with the rumor of a live-action
movie with Keanu Reeves possibly starring as Spike Spiegel. Yet, to the
disappointment of Cowboy Bebop's many
fans nothing more was said about the making of the movie. However, this 10-episode live-action series from Netflix will be a welcome treat.
It
is too early in the production of Cowboy
Bebop for there to be an announcement of
an air date at this time, but at the rate in which Netflix produces series a late
2019 air date could be possible. In addition, who will play the main characters
is also unknown at this time.
Care
to speculate on which actors are best suited to step into the shoes of Spike
Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and Ein?
Those
in charge of putting live flesh on Cowboy Bebop are as follows:
- Co-Production: Netflix and Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios). Netflix will handle physical production.
- Showrunners / Executive Producers: Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg of Midnight Radio
- Executive Producers: Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios (Snowpiercer, Good Behavior); Yasuo Miyakawa, Masayuki Ozaki, and Shin Sasaki of Sunrise Inc; Tetsu Fujimura and Matthew Weinberg.
- Writer/Executive Producer: Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) will write the first episode.
- Consultant: Shinichiro Watanabe (director of the original anime)
To
date the Cowboy Bebop series consist of 26 animated episodes, one special and one
animated movie, known in Japan as Cowboy
Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (no US release).
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