A brand new poster for Netflix's live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop shows off the design of Spike Spiegel's ship, the Swordfish II. The series brings to life the iconic anime series, which originally premiered in 1997. Although it only ran for 26 episodes, it is a legendary series that was massively influential in popularizing the art form of Japanese animation in the West. Cowboy Bebop, which premieres on Netflix on November 17, 2021, stars John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, and Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, alongside Rachel House, Geoff Stults, Mason Alexander Park, Tamara Tunie, Elena Satine, and Ann Truong.
Cowboy Bebop combines science fiction and western tropes in telling the tale of Spike Spiegel, who leads a group of spacefaring bounty hunters. He is the captain of the ship Swordfish II, a former racing ship that has been converted into a capable spacecraft. The ship was built by the Earth mechanic Doohan, who only appears in one episode of the series.
On the official Cowboy Bebop Twitter account, they posted a brand new poster for the series. The image was posted along with the caption, "See you in two weeks space cowboys." In addition to showing the three leads in a classical, almost illustrated style, the poster, which is splashed with warm colors giving the impression of a sunrise (or perhaps a massive space explosion), shows off a detailed look at the Swordfish II, which will be a major vehicle throughout the series. Check out the full-size poster below:
The Cowboy Bebop trailer, which was released last week, reveals further details about the storyline of the Netflix series. It has been implied that the show will explore Spike's backstory more than the anime did, including why he changed his name. The show will also directly adapt the original anime episodes "The Ballad of Fallen Angels," which involves Spike in a conflict with his former Red Dragon compatriot Vicious, and "Asteroid Blues," the pilot episode where Spike must chase down a drug smuggler.
This poster shows that Cowboy Bebop is working hard to capture the epic cyberpunk adventure of the original series in live-action. They're doing this by bringing in all kinds of retro science-fiction influences, which includes the Drew Struzan-inspired illustration style of the poster. The season will only be 10 episodes, so it has the opportunity to expand the world of the reboot series even further if it succeeds in satisfying newcomers and fans alike, so they're sure to pull out all the stops.
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