Netflix has canceled its live- action Cowboy Bebop adaption lower than three weeks after the show premiered. Though early reviews for the series were low, some suckers had hoped Netflix would give its rearmost original a alternate chance to redeem itself. The streaming service is n’t known for keeping shows around for further than a many seasons, still, and it has a history of canceling far more popular originals precociously.
The live- action Cowboy Bebop adaption is grounded on the megahit 1998 anime series by the same name. John Cho stars as Spike Spiegel alongside Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine and Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, each one a “ buckaroo” hunting dangerous culprits while overrunning their own histories.
Netflix ordered the series back in 2018, but multiple issues delayed the launch, including Cho’s time spent recovering from an on- set ACL injury in 2019 followed by epidemic- related product dislocations. Despite these issues, Netflix moved forward with the show and eventually released its first season on November 19.
Unfortunately, the show’s early reviews were n’t favorable, and though some suckers allowed the live- action adaption may have implicit going forward, Netflix made the decision to scrap the series entirely (via THR). Netflix reportedly grated the figures and determined a alternate season’s cost would n’t be maintainable grounded on the first season’s viewership.
The cost-vs-viewership analysis is commodity every Netflix series must face, and it’s an enduring chain. A number of once Netflix originals have been canceled over costs despite strong conditions, exemplifications of which include The OA and Sense8 (via The Wrap), because there were n’t enough people watching the shows to keep them profitable. Rotten Tomatoes puts the adaption’s critical event at 46-percent and its followership standing at 56-percent.
The tendency to cancel its originals after only two or three seasons has proven frustrating to some Netflix subscribers. Numerous putatively popular and high- quality shows have fallen victim to the company’s number- scraping, including Altered Carbon, Santa Clarita Diet, Tuca & Bertie, and further (via Wired). Only a fairly small number of originals survive for four or further seasons, substantially aged successes like Orange is the New Black and BoJack Horseman.
As for the live- action Cowboy Bebop, the first and only season remains available to watch on Netflix. The streaming platform is also home to the original anime for those who want to reexperience the cartoon or watch it for the first time.
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