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UPDATED with additional reactions: News came today that Netflix would not be moving forward with a second season of Cowboy Bebop, its once-highly anticipated live-action anime adaptation starring John Cho. The quick cancellation came less than three weeks after its November 19 launch. Based on Shinichirō Watanabe's…

There will be no second season for Cowboy Bebop. Netflix has opted not to move forward with a second season of the live-action anime adaptation starring John Cho. The cancellation comes less than a month after the series’ first season was released on the streamer Nov. 19. Based on Shinichirō Watanabe's cult anime…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the debut season of Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop. Daniella Pineda puts her own spin Cowboy Bebop femme fatale Faye Valentine in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe’s celebrated 1998 anime. As the bombastic, irreverent yet secretly sensitive bounty hunter…

Spike Spiegel, Faye Valentine and Jet Black have finally entered Netflix’s orbit with the official trailer for the streamer’s Cowboy Bebop series. The clip, unveiled during a Netflix livestream event on Tuesday, sees John Cho’s Spike Spiegel reconnect with an old acquaintance. Similar to the original series, Spike…

Just a month out from the premiere of its live-action Cowboy Bebop series, Netflix dropped a teaser that sees stars John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda in action for the first time. Based on Shinichirō Watanabe's cult anime series, Cowboy Bebop follows a group of misfit bounty hunters, led by Cho's Spike…

Starting October 21, all 26 episodes of space western action-adventure series Cowboy Bebop will be available on Netflix as the streamer has acquired the rights to the original anime. This announcement comes weeks before the live-action Cowboy Bebop series premiere.  The animated version is directed by Shinichirō Watana…

Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop live-action series is jamming out in its own terms in the title sequence for the upcoming adaptation. The streamer unveiled its own take on the original series’ jazzy theme “Tank!” by Seatbelts at its fan event Tudum on Saturday. The new Cowboy Bebop title sequence mimics the original’s…

I think it’s time to blow this scene. Get everybody and their stuff together. OK, three, two, one let’s jam. Cowboy Bebop, after the long and winding road of production, has finally touched down on Netflix. The streamer unveiled the premiere date and first-look images for its live-action series, starring John…

Spike Spiegel, Jet Black and Faye Valentine will return to space and screen for Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop live action series later this year. During the second day of Netflix’s Geeked Week, stars John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda appeared to give fans of the iconic anime series an update on production and a…

Netflix’s live-action take on the anime classic Cowboy Bebop finally has wrapped production on its first season after a long injury layoff and the coronavirus shutdown. The streamer confirmed the news to Deadline tonight after series regular Daniella Pineda posted about it on social media. View this…

Geoff Stults (Little Fires Everywhere, 12 Strong), Tamara Tunie (Black Earth Rising, Dietland), Mason Alexander Park (Hedwig and the Angry Inch National Broadway Tour), Rachel House (Thor Ragnarok, Soul), Ann Truong (Strikeback!, Hard Target 2) and Hoa Xuande (Ronny Chieng: International Student, Top of the Lake) have…

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has just resumed in New Zealand on Amazon's sprawling The Lord Of The Rings TV series, an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novels, I have learned. Production on Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop is slated to restart on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the island country where Netflix’s Sweet Tooth has been shootin…