To combat the increase in outlaws, the government sets up a bounty hunting system in which licensed hunters (known as 'Cowboys' in the anime) track down targets for cash. All 10 episodes of the series will hit the streaming service that day.Ĭredit: Netflix What's the story behind Cowboy Bebop?īased on the anime of the same name, Cowboy Bebop is set in the late 21st century at a time when humanity has moved out into the wider solar system and the crime rate has steadily risen. Eventually, though Cowboy Bebop got back on track, and Netflix slotted it for a final release date of Nov. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, putting a hold on virtually all film and TV production around the world for quite some time.

First, series star John Cho suffered a knee injury in the fall of 2019 that delayed the remainder of shooting on the series for several months. It wasn't until nearly two years later, in the spring of 2019, that the show's cast was announced, launching the adaptation into production for what was originally planned as a 2020 release. From the story to the ensemble cast to the tie-in stories, here's what you need to know about Cowboy Bebop ahead of its Netflix premiere.Ĭowboy Bebop was first announced as a live action adaptation of the beloved anime (created by director Shinichiro Watanabe and writer Keiko Nobumoto in 1998) way back in 2017, when Netflix revealed it had begun developing the project with Tomorrow Studios, writer Christopher Yost, and eventual showrunner Andre Nemec. Let's say you've only kept one eye on it, or you heard it was coming but didn't pay attention, or you followed it for a while and now you want a refresher of what to expect.

Now, with trailers and first look images that all point toward it being on the right track, Cowboy Bebop is almost here, and we're more than ready to head back out into its Wild West version of a colonized solar system.īut let's say you haven't been following the whole development saga that brought this live-action project from idea to hot casting item to the release of its internet-breaking trailers. This story is one of the greatest anime series ever conceived making its way to live-action after years of development, fan skepticism, and anticipation. This fall, one of the most anticipated sci-fi stories of the year will arrive, but it's not a new story, or even a classic story on the page coming to the screen for the first time.

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