A live-action remake of the sci-fi series feels like a disaster waiting to happen unless the streaming service can harness the madness of the original bounty hunting epic
Imagine a dystopian far-future where a faceless megacorp harvests and replicates everything in its path, until every frazzled citizen drowns in content. Here’s the Black Mirror twist: that’s actually the present, as Netflix strives to either acquire or remake everything you ever loved (including Black Mirror).
This week, the streaming behemoth announced plans for a live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop, the eccentric 1998 sci-fi anime series about sarcastic bounty hunters scratching a living on the fringes of society. Shinichirō Watanabe’s creation was cancelled midway through its first and only 26-episode season, but has enjoyed a cult-like afterlife, developing a cross-cultural following in Japan and the US. The remake reveal is presumably intended as a 20th anniversary present to long-standing acolytes around the globe, but is it a gift they really want?
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