{"id":14947,"date":"2017-06-07T09:38:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T16:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=14947"},"modified":"2017-06-07T09:38:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T16:38:21","slug":"cowboy-bebop-live-action-tv-series-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/cowboy-bebop-live-action-tv-series-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cowboy Bebop\u2019 Live-Action TV Series in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cCowboy Bebop<\/a>,\u201d a critically and commercially successful 1998 Japanese anime series, is set to be adapted into a live action television series by Tomorrow Studios<\/a>, a partnership between ITV Studios and Marty Adelstein.<\/p>\n

The live action version will be executive produced by Sunset Inc. \u2014 the studio responsible for the original animated iteration \u2014 as well as Midnight Radio, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, and Matthew Weinberg. Midnight Radio consists of Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg. Chris Yost will write the adaptation.<\/p>\n

\u201cCowboy Bebop,\u201d which takes place in 2071 in the original version, follows Spike Spiegel and his gang of bounty hunters, also known as cowboys, as they cavort around the galaxy attempting to capture bad guys and survive some of the most intense dangers the galaxy has to offer. The anime series has been successful in Western markets, and is credited with introducing a new wave of Western viewers to anime. It\u2019s also widely cited as one of the best anime series of all time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCowboy Bebop\u201d already received the feature film treatment in 2001 with \u201cCowboy Bebop: The Movie,\u201d which is set amidst the latter third of the 26-episode anime series and received mostly positive reviews from critics. In the same year, the original series became the first anime series to be broadcast on Adult Swim in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCowboy Bebop,\u201d a critically and commercially successful 1998 Japanese anime series, is set to be adapted into a live action television series by Tomorrow Studios, a partnership between ITV Studios and Marty Adelstein. 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