Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Series to Premiere on November 19, First Images Released

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Netflix has shared the first images for its live-action adaption of Cowboy Bebop, giving fans an early glimpse of what the new show looks like compared to its original, animated counterpart.



Cowboy Bebop is a hugely popular sci-fi, neo-noir anime centered around a group of bounty hunters (“cowboys”) that operate out of a converted interplanetary fishing ship called the Bebop.



The key members of the crew include ex-hitman and former Red Dragon Crime Syndicate member Spike Spiegel, former Inter-Solar System Police officer Jet Black, and Faye Valentine, a con artist who turns out to be much older than she looks.



Netflix’s new Cowboy Bebop photos show what actors John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda look like in these roles, respectively. They also include a look at the interior of the Bebop fishing ship, as well as a peek...

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[MadMummy76]

WTF? Is John Cho wearing blackface?

 

[Zarathustra]

I've never heard of Cowboy Bebop, but from the description it sounds like it might be similar to FireFly?

WTF? Is John Cho wearing blackface?

I don't think so. I'm guessing it is probably just the lighting.

 

[DrezKill]

Does any anime ever work out when turned to live action?

 

[Grimlakin]

Uhhh... Fae Valentine seems to be missing something.

I can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[MadMummy76]

I've never heard of Cowboy Bebop, but from the description it sounds like it might be similar to FireFly?

I've heard about it, but that's just about it. I can't take anything seriously with a title like that.

I don't think so. I'm guessing it is probably just the lighting.

If it was the lighting the girl would look dark as well. Either he has the tan of the century or he has some grease smeared all over his face.