History Series / CowboyBebop2021

A number of big names associated with the original show were involved in the production of this series -- Creator/{{Sunrise}}, the animation studio who created the original, was one of the production companies that developed the series, director Creator/ShinichiroWatanabe returned as a consultant, and composer Music/YokoKanno returned to do the score.

''Cowboy Bebop'' is a LiveActionAdaptation of [[Anime/CowboyBebop the anime of the same name]]. Christopher Yost is the showrunner. The series began airing exclusively on Creator/{{Netflix}} on November 19, 2021, and consists of 10 episodes.

''Cowboy Bebop'' is a LiveActionAdaptation of [[Anime/CowboyBebop the anime of the same name]]. Christopher Yost is the showrunner. The series premiered on November 19, 2021 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, and consists of 10 episodes.

On December 9th, 2021, three weeks after the series premiered, Netflix [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/ announced that the series had been cancelled after just one season]].

''Cowboy Bebop'' is a LiveActionAdaptation of [[Anime/CowboyBebop the anime of the same name]], developed by Christopher Yost. The series premiered on November 19, 2021 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, and consists of 10 episodes.

''Cowboy Bebop'' is a LiveActionAdaptation of [[Anime/CowboyBebop the anime of the same name]]. It is developed by André Nemec. Creator/{{Sunrise}}, the animation studio who created the original show, is one of the production companies involved, Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant, while Music/YokoKanno returns to do the score. It is developed by Christopher Yost and executive produced by Yost, Marty Adelstein, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Clements, Yasuo Miyakawa, Masayuki Ozaki, Shin Sasaki, Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman and Matthew Weinberg. Directors for the series include Katleman and Alex Garcia Lopez.

Like the anime, the show is set in the future where humanity has colonized different parts of the solar system and follows the adventures of a ragtag group of bounty hunters: Spike Spiegel (Creator/JohnCho), a gifted fighter with a dark past, his friend and companion Jet Black (Creator/MustafaShakir), and enigmatic new addition Faye Valentine (Creator/DaniellaPineda). Together they chase criminals looking for a nice payout, but struggle dealing with the police, the mafia and [[WithFriendsLikeThese each other]].

The main cast also includes Elena Satine as Julia and Alex Hassell as Vicious.

The series premiered on November 19, 2021 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, and consists of 10 episodes. In addition to the show, a prequel novel titled ''Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiem'' was released on December 7, while the first issue of a tie-in comic line by Titans Comics was released on January 26, 2022.

* DeflectorShield: Various colonies on planets or moons not completely terraformed will have a passive force field keeping the atmosphere in place, but allows solid matter to pass through like a ship.[[note]]The original show never demonstrated that kind of technology, on Mars it was implied massive walls around the cities regulated the atmospheric pressure.

** Faye's GamblingAddict and ConArtist traits are largely removed. This also makes her more vulnerable to be manipulated herself.

* AdaptationalDumbass: Jet is notably less cultured and skilled than his anime counterpart. In the anime he was a skilled mechanic who kept the Bebop, Swordfish, Hammerhead, and Red Tail working well even with a minimal budget, an excellent cook (though regularly forced to make do with whatever cheap ingredients they could afford), and very knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects. Here, he's barely competent at performing basic repairs on the Bebop and ends up causing long-term problems to the ship with his improvisations and lack of knowledge about which parts are compatible and which aren't. He's also not nearly as cultured: he still listens to jazz but Spike has to tell him that a bidet is for washing your butt, not your feet.

** Shin and Lin are relegated to Vicious's henchmen here. In the anime, they were much more involved with the story.

The series premiered on November 19, 2021 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, and consists of 10 episodes. In addition to the show, a prequel novel titled ''Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiem'' was released on December 7, while the first issue of a tie-in comic line by Titans Comics is scheduled to be released on January 19, 2022.

** In "Binary Two-Step", a mechanic working on the ''[[TheAllegedCar Bebop]]'' says, "Please tell me you didn't plug the g-line straight into the pin port." Kaylee, in ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', does exactly that to get ''Serenity'' running.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In "Blue Dog Waltz", Stax, the capo boss, mentions that it rains diamonds on Neptune [[NotRareOverThere (hence why dogs are "harder to move on the black market than diamonds")]]. While it sounds like a typical SciFi invetion, [[https://www.space.com/diamond-rain-atmosphere-uranus-neptune it actually does]] [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/08/25/it-rains-solid-diamonds-on-uranus-and-neptune/ rain solid diamonds on Neptune and Uranus.]]

On December 9th, 2021, two weeks after the series premiered, Netflix [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/ announced that the series had been cancelled after just one season]].

* AdaptationalDumbass: Jet is notably less cultured and skilled than his anime counterpart. In the anime he was a skilled mechanic who kept the Bebop, Swordfish, Hammerhead, and Red Tail working well even with a minimal budget, an excellent cook (though regularly forced to make do with whatever cheap ingredients they could afford), and very knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects. Here, he's barely competent at performing basic repairs on the Bebop and ends up causing long-term problems to the ship with his improvisations and lack of knowledge about which parts are compatible and which aren't. He's also not nearly as cultured: he still listens to jazz but Spike has to tell him that a bidet is for [[{{squick}} washing your butt, not your feet]].

On December 9th, 2021,, two weeks after the series premiered, Netflix [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/ announced that the series had been cancelled after just one season]].

On December 9th, 2021, Netflix [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/ announced that the series had been cancelled after just one season]].

** When Jet speculates about Spike's past in "Sad Clown A-Go-Go" he suggests that Spike may have been in special forces and served at [[Film/BladeRunner The Shoulder of Orion]] or [[TannhauserGate Tannhauser's Gate]]. Additionally Mad Pierrot recites the famous Tears in Rain soliloquy in the previous scene with some minor alterations.

** Though notably voiced in America by black actor Beau Billingslea, Jet had light skin (general appearance could suggest Russian) but was cast with black actor Creator/MustafaShakir.

''Cowboy Bebop'' is a LiveActionAdaptation of [[Anime/CowboyBebop the anime of the same name]]. It is developed by André Nemec. Creator/{{Sunrise}}, the animation studio who created the original show, is one of the production companies involved, Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant, while Music/YokoKanno returns to do the score. It is developed by Christopher Yost and executive produced by Yost, Marty Adelstein, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Clements, Yasuo Miyakawa, Masayuki Ozaki, Shin Sasaki, Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman and Matthew Weinberg. Directors for the first season include Katleman and Alex Garcia Lopez.

* AdaptationalLateAppearance: [[spoiler:Edward doesn't show up until the very end of Season 1. As a result, the Dr. Londes storyline, in which she played an especially prominent part, sidelines her to more distant role as an unseen tipster who involves the crew]].

** '''''[[spoiler:Julia]]''''', of all people, becomes a major antagonist by the end of Season 1, having turned on both [[spoiler:Spike and Vicious to take over the Syndicate herself]].

** Gren's portrayal in Season 1. In the anime, he was a hardened ex-soldier who was working on a long term plan to finally get his revenge on Vicious. In the adaptation, Gren is a host at Annie's bar -- making sure patrons are enjoying themselves and playing by the rules -- and doesn't demonstrate any fighting skills aside from a willingness to draw against armed intruders.

* BigNo: [[spoiler: Vicious yells this as Julia leaves him imprisoned in the season finale.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The first season ends this way. Jet's daughter appears to reject him after her kidnapping ordeal, which leads to him kicking Spike off the Bebop and threatening to kill him if they see each other again. Faye also decides to leave so she can search for more information about her past. Spike is last seen passing out in an alley behind a bar where he's found by Ed and Ein which may cross this over to a BittersweetEnding]].
* EarthThatWas: There are allusions to a disaster that destroyed Earth and created a massive refugee crisis throughout the season. The one time we see it, the moon has been shattered and the remains are slowly settling into orbit around Earth.
* EasterEgg: In "Darkside Tango", a QR code can be spotted in the port that Jet and Fad go to. Scanning it leads to [[https://youtu.be/6yyWgfLbW-M a behind-the-scenes video]] that reveals [[spoiler:Eden Perkins as Radical Edward, ahead of her debut at the end of the season]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Julia's move to take over the Syndicate at the end of the first season is foreshadowed by the fact that ''she'' is the one to come up with a plan for a coup against the Elders with actual chances of success, showing her to be the one with actual brains in the marriage.]]

* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Julia becomes one over the course of the first season, hatching Vicious's plan for a takeover of the Syndicate while playing the other Capos against him (a plan that backfires as Vicious thinks a step ahead of her scheme) before ultimately grabbing power for herself.]]

* MoodWhiplash: Season 1 ends on a very bleak note, with [[spoiler:the Bebop crew splitting up and Julia taking control of the Syndicate after betraying Vicious and Spike. We seemingly end with a lone, injured Spike passing out in an alleyway... until the loud, playful voice of a child urges him awake. Enter: Radical Edward]].

** A hookah lounge employee in "Darkside Tango" is shown reading a magazine called "Jamming with Edward", a nod to Ed's debut episode (which in turn was named after the [[Music/TheRollingStones Rolling Stones]] album). [[spoiler:It also foreshadows the character's appearance at the end of the season]].

* RussianRoulette: In the season 1 finale, [[spoiler:Julia]] has [[spoiler:Vicious]] chained in a basement. She loads a single bullet into her revolver, then shoots at him. When it hits an empty chamber, she promises to come back tomorrow for another roll.

* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: [[spoiler:Eden Perkins' Radical Edward appeared in zero promotional material for Season 1, likely to keep the character's surprise cameo at the end a secret]].

* TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:Jet gets hit hard with this in the season finale: Vicious kidnaps his daughter and outs Spike as a former Syndicate hitman, which poisons his relationship with the man he saw as his partner and best friend; he gets kidnapped along with Spike and held at the mercy of the Syndicate, along with his daughter whom Vicious intends to murder; his leg gets busted in the process; and after he and Kimmy are finally safe, she seems to reject him as she runs to her stepfather, Chalmers, and calls ''him'' "Daddy".]]

* WouldHurtAChild: Vicious doesn't approve when Fearless lets a witness walk because she has her child with her. In the Season One finale [[spoiler: Vicious kidnaps Kimmie along with Jet and orders his mooks to kill them both.]]

* EasterEgg: In "Darkside Tango", a QR code can be spotted in the port that Jet and Fad go to. Scanning it will unlock a behind-the-scenes video that reveals [[spoiler:Eden Perkins as Radical Edward, ahead of her debut at the end of the season]].

The series premiered on November 19, 2021 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, and its first season consists of 10 episodes. In addition to the show, a prequel novel titled ''Cowboy Bebop: A Syndicate Story: Red Planet Requiem'' was released on December 7, while the first issue of a tie-in comic line by Titans Comics is scheduled to be released on January 19, 2022.