See you, Space Cowboy. Netflix has canceled its live-action Cowboy Bebop series after just one season. The first, and only season, premiered on November 19 this year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix will not pick up the anime adaptation of the sci-fi western for another season.
Why was Cowboy Bebop cancelled? At the time of writing, neither Netflix nor the Cowboy Bebop showrunners have revealed a specific reason for the series cancellation. However, the show has most likely been scrapped because it failed to meet the viewership expectations needed to merit the required resources to produce a second season.
Unfortunately, this appears to mean traveling to the local Carnevil (yes, that's how it's spelled)/ The meta-yuks keep coming, as Cuphead's ghost (seen when the character dies) even flies out of his body at one point. Cuphead is coming to Netflix on February 18, 2022. This was announced in the first trailer for the show, which you can watch below.
This genre-defining anime series is set to receive a live-action adaptation by Netflix, with John Cho assuming the titular role of Spike. A blend of science-fiction, Western, slapstick comedy, and film noir, Cowboy Bebop is set in the future, in which the Earth is rendered inhabitable, spurring the human race to colonize the solar system.
Netflix adapted the iconic anime Cowboy Bebop into live-action, and with every adaptation comes change. Storylines are tweaked, characters are re-imagined, and occasionally, major changes are made.
Cowboy Bebop (2021) We know that it must have underperformed, though, thanks to the fact that its placement in the streamer's Top Ten has kept tumbling. (And because Netflix canceled it. Duh.)
Netflix has canceled its live-action remake of anime classic Cowboy Bebop for some of the oldest reasons in the TV book. The live-action remake of beloved anime Cowboy Bebop had all the makings of a Big Deal ™ for Netflix.
Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Fails to Balance Story and Tone While the anime still has a main character and a primary antagonist whose shared history informs much of the series' progression, at the same time, they are not the focus.