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.
That was fast: Netflix has canceled its ambitious, widely hyped and, ultimately, widely disappointing anime adaptation Cowboy Bebop, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The move comes less than three weeks after the show's Nov. 19 debut on the streaming service.
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 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.
Based on the 1990s anime series that premiered stateside in 2001, Netflix's live-action adaptation was abruptly canceled by the streamer less than three weeks after premiering in November 2021. Now, lead star Cho, who played charismatic criminal leader Spike Spiegel, revealed his reaction over the announcement.
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.
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.
Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop may not quite be a 1:1 remake of the anime, but it gets pretty close at times. Many episodes feature key character moments and fight scenes taken directly from the source material.
Why Was 'Cowboy Bebop' Canceled? Per The Hollywood Reporter, the decision was made "by balancing the show's viewership and cost." In other words, the show did not attract enough viewers for what it cost Netflix to make. This is despite numerous critics attacking the show for looking cheap.
After getting shortchanged on the fee for a bounty, Spike and Jet head to New Tijuana on the trail of another mark — but they're not the only ones.
While chasing a bounty on a one-handed Venusian bomber, Jet and Spike grapple with rising interpersonal tensions, exacerbated by Spike's secret past.
Jet needs cash to buy his daughter a birthday present. To get it, he and Spike track a potential bounty to a brothel, but Spike has his own agenda.
When a group of ecoterrorists screw up her attempted shakedown, Faye enlists Spike and Jet to help her bring them in for the bounty.
Jet reunites with his ex-partner to track down a recently released criminal. While he's away, Spike and Faye try to pick up a quick job.
When the Bebop needs repairs, Jet sends Spike to chase down a tip on a phantom bounty to cover the cost, leaving Faye to supervise the mechanic.
A con woman from Faye's past reappears, offering Faye's real identity in exchange for passage to Santo City in a hurry. Julia considers her options.
After getting shortchanged on the fee for a bounty, Spike and Jet head to New Tijuana on the trail of another mark — but they're not the only ones.
While chasing a bounty on a one-handed Venusian bomber, Jet and Spike grapple with rising interpersonal tensions, exacerbated by Spike's secret past.
Jet needs cash to buy his daughter a birthday present. To get it, he and Spike track a potential bounty to a brothel, but Spike has his own agenda.
When a group of ecoterrorists screw up her attempted shakedown, Faye enlists Spike and Jet to help her bring them in for the bounty.
Jet reunites with his ex-partner to track down a recently released criminal. While he's away, Spike and Faye try to pick up a quick job.
When the Bebop needs repairs, Jet sends Spike to chase down a tip on a phantom bounty to cover the cost, leaving Faye to supervise the mechanic.
A con woman from Faye's past reappears, offering Faye's real identity in exchange for passage to Santo City in a hurry. Julia considers her options.