Netflix reveals premiere date; First look at the cast photos – Deadline

I think it’s time to blow this scene away. Gather everyone and their things. OK, three, two, one, let’s jam.

Cowboy Bebop, after the long, winding road to production, has finally landed on Netflix. The streamer has revealed the premiere date and first images for his live-action series, starring John Cho.

Based on the cult animated series by Shinichirō Watanabe, Cowboy Bebop follows a group of unsuitable bounty hunters, led by Spike Spiegel (Cho) as they search for the galaxy’s most valuable criminals. Mustafa Shakir also stars as Spike’s trusted co-pilot, Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda, highly skilled bounty hunter Faye Valentine. The series will debut on Netflix on Friday, November 19.

The first images, which can be viewed below, develop a quick overview of the Cowboy Bebop stars provided earlier in the summer during Netflix’s Geeked Week event. Photos show Cho donning Spike Spiegel’s signature purple suit, Shakir’s prosthetics, and teasing Faye’s slick bob on Pineda.

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The only member of the original Bebop gang missing from the series so far is the protected hacker Edward, aka “Radical Ed”.

Netflix footage also reveals the Bebop in its mechanical glory, Ein the experience turned pet Corgi, and a key scene between Spike and nemesis Viscous, which will be played by Alex Hassell. Cowboy Bebop also includes Geoff Stults, Tamara Tunie, Mason Alexander Park, Rachel House, Ann Truong, and Hoa Xuande.

The highly anticipated live-action adaptation suffered delays during production due to Cho’s injury on set, which put the show on hold for seven to nine months. Manufacturing on Cowboy Bebop wrapped in March. Original animated series director Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant on the series, and original composer Yoko Kanno returns to mark the live-action adaptation.

Cowboy Bebop is 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.

See the first images below: