Production on Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop has been postponed due to John Cho being injured. 1 / 8
He’s been flown to Los Angeles for knee surgery, after which extensive rehabilitation is needed. 2 / 8
As Cho is playing central character Spike Spiegel, the production cannot continue without him... 3 / 8
and so will be delayed for an estimated seven to nine months. 4 / 8
The series has only been in production for less than two weeks... 5 / 8
so it would have been straightforward for Spike to be recast and continue without Cho. 6 / 8
That they haven’t is indicative that they consider him integral to the show’s success... 7 / 8
and that the additional wait for the show will be worth it in the end. 8 / 8