https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l98A1iOXgBc Need a break from doomscrolling? Well, here you go. The Mandalorian is a series chock full of references to the films and TV shows which precede it, but more people tend to note its similarities to classic Westerns — not the iconic anime series Cowboy Bebop (which heavily incorporated the concept of the "space cowboy"). Perhaps that'll change, now that French animator Malec has created a remarkable mash-up of Cowboy Bebop's hyper-jazzy opening credits with that special Mandalorian vibe we've all come to cherish. [caption id="attachment_928747" align="alignright" …

Production on Amazon Prime Video's Lord of the Rings TV series and Netflix's adaptation of the anime Cowboy Bebop, set to star John Cho, is gearing back up. Earlier in the week, it was announced New Zealand had given the green light for Lord of the Rings and Cowboy Bebop to begin filming. The news comes a few months after these projects — among numerous others — went into hiatus as concerns grew over the spread of COVID-19 on sets around the world. [caption id="attachment_720216" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Funimation[/caption] Now, according to the New …

I love Cowboy Bebop. The 1998 26-episode anime series is a benchmark of television sci-fi, of style co-mingling equally with substance, of case-of-the-week storytelling co-mingling equally with serialized narratives, of various tone shifts handled beautifully, of a soundtrack that utterly slaps. How do I feel about the upcoming Netflix live-action take on this perfect object? Cautiously optimistic, to be sure. But after hearing writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach explain to io9 what the new show might look and feel like, my optimism levels just got up to "N.Y. Rush" levels of intensity. …

Production on Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop TV series halts for seven to nine months due to John Cho being injured on set and requiring surgery.

Netflix has shut down production on its upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop series after star John Cho suffered a serious knee injury that will require surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation period. Because it's still relatively early in the production schedule, Netflix could have recast the role, but the streamer is opting to wait for Cho to recover, and will delay production for 7-9 months with the goal of resuming filming in late spring/early summer next year. Deadline reports that Cho suffered a freak accident nearly two weeks ago while filming a stunt on the show's New …

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The Gifted's Elena Satine has been cast in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop as the nebulous and ethereal Julia, the memory of whom drives part of the plot.

Some recent reports claim that there’s a show titled Cowboy Bebop and it will be released in 1997. What’s also been confirmed is that it’s 2019 and that piece of news is very old. However, what's actually recent news is that Netflix is working on a live action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. The original series hit the airwaves in 1997 and has been considered a classic ever since.

The core cast of Netflix's live-action series adaptation of Cowboy Bebop has been revealed, and it's going to take some serious thought to see just how well this plays out. John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, and Alex Hassell will lead the series, described for those who've never seen the original incredible Sunrise anime as a "jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts, as they hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals." First up, Cho (Star Trek, Searching) will star as Spike …