Netflix announces cast of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ adaptation, John Cho takes lead role

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Late last year, Netflix announced that it was making a live-action version of the anime Cowboy Bebop. They were bringing on the anime’s director Shinichiro Watanabe as a consultant. Now, the streaming service announced some of the actors who will be joining the show. John Cho will be taking the lead role of bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. He will be joined by Luke Cage star Mustafa Shakir as Spiegel’s partner Jet Black. The Originals’ Daniella Pineda will play the amnesia-stricken Faye Valentine. And British stage actor Alex Hassell will play notorious hitman and Spiegel’s rival, Vicious. The show has an initial 10-episode run and its first episode is said to be written by Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok screenwriter Christopher Yost.

Source: Engadget