Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series)

Cowboy Bebop
Genre	Science fiction Space Western
Based on	Cowboy Bebop by Sunrise Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Sunrise Bandai Namco Arts Bones
Developed by	Christopher Yost
Starring	John Cho Mustafa Shakir Daniella Pineda Elena Satine Alex Hassell
Theme music composer	Yoko Kanno
Opening theme	"Tank!" by Seatbelts
Composer	Yoko Kanno
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Marty Adelstein André Nemec Jeff Pinkner Josh Appelbaum Scott Rosenberg Becky Clements Christopher Yost Yasuo Miyakawa Masayuki Ozaki Shin Sasaki Tim Coddington Tetsu Fujimura Michael Katleman Matthew Weinberg
Production location	New Zealand
Running time	39–52 minutes
Production companies	Tomorrow Studios Midnight Radio Sunrise Inc.
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
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Cowboy Bebop is an American space Western television series. It is a live action series based on the 1998 Japanese anime television series Cowboy Bebop and the 2001 Japanese anime Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. Set in the year 2071,^[1] it focuses on the adventures of a ragtag group of bounty hunters chasing down criminals across the Solar System on the Bebop spaceship.^[2]

The series was developed by Christopher Yost, with André Nemec as showrunner, and stars John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Elena Satine and Alex Hassell. The 10-episode series was released on Netflix on November 19, 2021, and was criticized for its writing, special effects, editing, and action sequences but was praised for its cast. Shinichirō Watanabe, the original series' director, publicly criticized the show for being disloyal to the source material. Less than a month later on December 9, 2021, Netflix cancelled the series after one season, leaving the series on a cliffhanger.^[3]