Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series)

Cowboy Bebop
Genre
Based onCowboy Bebop
by Sunrise
Developed byChristopher Yost
Starring
Theme music composerYoko Kanno
Opening theme"Tank!" by Seatbelts
ComposerYoko Kanno
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Production locationNew Zealand
Running time39–52 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
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Cowboy Bebop is an American space Western television series. It is a live action series based on the 1998 Japanese anime television series Cowboy Bebop and the 2001 Japanese anime Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Set in the year 2071,[1] it focuses on the adventures of a ragtag group of bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the Solar System on the Bebop spaceship.[2]

The series was developed by Christopher Yost, with André Nemec as showrunner, and stars John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Elena Satine and Alex Hassell. The ten episode series was released on Netflix on November 19, 2021, and was criticized for its writing, special effects, editing, and action sequences but was praised for its cast. Shinichirō Watanabe, the original series' director, publicly criticized the show for being disloyal to the source material. Less than a month later on December 9, 2021, Netflix cancelled the series after one season, leaving the series on a cliffhanger.[3]

  1. ^ Eng, Joyce (November 17, 2021). "'Cowboy Bebop' production designer Gary Mackay on building a spaceship that was 'the size of a basketball court' [Exclusive Video Interview]". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Motta Coutinho, Flávio (March 16, 2021). "Cowboy Bebop: gravações do live-action na Netflix já foram finalizadas". TecMundo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Hibberd, DeniseJames; Kit, Borys (December 9, 2021). "'Cowboy Bebop' Canceled By Netflix After One Season". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.