Netflix's 'Cowboy Bebop' made big changes to the original. Its makers explain why
"It's 'Cowboy Bebop,' let's not f— this up." That was the guiding mantra for showrunner and executive producer Andre Nemec and the cast and crew of Netflix's live-action adaptation of the beloved anime series, which hit the streamer Friday. Set in the not-too-distant future after humans have had to colonize other planets and moons within the solar system, "Cowboy Bebop" follows a misfit crew ...
by Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times
Nov 19, 2021
4 minutes
"It's 'Cowboy Bebop,' let's not f— this up."
That was the guiding mantra for showrunner and executive producer Andre Nemec and the cast and crew of Netflix's live-action adaptation of the beloved anime series, which hit the streamer Friday.
Set in the not-too-distant future after humans have had to colonize other planets and moons within the solar system, "Cowboy Bebop" follows a misfit crew of bounty hunters who operate out of the spaceship Bebop. This includes the ship's hard-working captain, Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), his laid-back partner with a mysterious past, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), and — eventually — the scrappy and determined Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda).
"I knew we were
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