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===Live-action series=== {{Main|Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series){{!}}''Cowboy Bebop'' (2021 TV series)}} In 2017, it was announced that an American live-action adaptation of the series was being developed by Tomorrow Studios, a partnership between [[Marty Adelstein]] and [[ITV Studios]], with executive production by Sunrise Inc.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Erin Nyren|date=June 6, 2017|title='Cowboy Bebop' Live-Action TV Series in the Works|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cowboy-bebop-live-action-tv-series-1202454831/|url-status=live|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606151827/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cowboy-bebop-live-action-tv-series-1202454831/|archive-date=June 6, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> [[Christopher Yost]] was to write the series,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=June 6, 2017|title='Cowboy Bebop' Cult Anime TV Series Gets U.S. Live-Action Remake By Tomorrow Studios, Midnight Radio & 'Thor' Writer|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/cowboy-bebop-anime-tv-series-live-action-remake-tomorrow-studios-midnight-radio-chris-yost-1202107884/|url-status=live|magazine=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403163055/https://deadline.com/2017/06/cowboy-bebop-anime-tv-series-live-action-remake-tomorrow-studios-midnight-radio-chris-yost-1202107884/|archive-date=April 3, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> and [[Netflix]] announced that it would distribute it.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Cowboy Bebop' Live-Action Series Coming to Netflix|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/cowboy-bebop-live-action-series-netflix/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526210557/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/cowboy-bebop-live-action-series-netflix/|archive-date=May 26, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2020|website=Anime|date=November 30, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Cowboy Bebop' Live-Action Series a Go at Netflix|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cowboy-bebop-live-action-series-a-go-at-netflix-1164398|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100141/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cowboy-bebop-live-action-series-a-go-at-netflix-1164398|archive-date=November 29, 2018|access-date=November 29, 2018|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> On April 4, 2019, Variety reported that [[John Cho]], [[Mustafa Shakir]], [[Daniella Pineda]] and [[Alex Hassell]] had been cast.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Jon|date=April 4, 2019|title=''Cowboy Bebop'': John Cho, Mustafa Shakir Among Four Cast in Netflix Live-Action Series|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cowboy-bebop-netflix-live-action-series-cast-1203180399/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404162000/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cowboy-bebop-netflix-live-action-series-cast-1203180399/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|access-date=April 4, 2019|website=Variety}}</ref> Production was shut down in October 2019 due to a knee injury sustained by Cho, setting production back by more than six months.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 18, 2019|title='Cowboy Bebop': Netflix Series Shuts Down Production For 7-9 Months Following Star John Cho On-Set Injury|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/cowboy-bebop-netflix-series-shuts-down-production-7-9-months-hiatus-star-john-cho-on-set-injury-1202764024/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018224036/https://deadline.com/2019/10/cowboy-bebop-netflix-series-shuts-down-production-7-9-months-hiatus-star-john-cho-on-set-injury-1202764024/|archive-date=October 18, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> On April 17, 2020, it was revealed that the episodes would be an hour long.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show Plans Season 2, Teases Yoko Kanno's Music|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-19/netflix-live-action-cowboy-bebop-show-plans-season-2-teases-yoko-kanno-music/.158742|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419111404/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-19/netflix-live-action-cowboy-bebop-show-plans-season-2-teases-yoko-kanno-music/.158742|archive-date=April 19, 2020|access-date=April 19, 2020|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}</ref> On May 19, 2020, Adelstein revealed that there were three finished episodes and that they had shot at least six episodes before Cho's knee injury. In the same interview it was revealed that the director of the anime series, Shinichirō Watanabe, had been hired as a [[creative consultant]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Matthew|date=May 19, 2020|title=Exclusive: Snowpiercer's Marty Adelstein updates us on his 'Cowboy Bebop' and 'One Piece' series|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-marty-adelstein-updates-cowboy-bebop-one-piece-series|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520160027/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-marty-adelstein-updates-cowboy-bebop-one-piece-series|archive-date=May 20, 2020|access-date=May 19, 2020|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}</ref> Production in New Zealand resumed on September 30, 2020, following [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand|a COVID-19 lockdown in the country]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=September 28, 2020|title=Amazon's 'The Lord Of The Rings' Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix's 'Cowboy Bebop' Next|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-resumes-production-amazon-new-zealand-cowboy-bebop-netflix-dtart-of-production-1234584918/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004014307/https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-resumes-production-amazon-new-zealand-cowboy-bebop-netflix-dtart-of-production-1234584918/|archive-date=October 4, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> The series was released on November 19, 2021, to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mason|first=Charlie|date=2021-08-23|title=Cowboy Bebop Premiere Date Set at Netflix — Plus, Your First Look at the Space Western's Edgy Bounty Hunters|url=https://tvline.com/2021/08/23/cowboy-bebop-premiere-date-netflix-first-photos/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=TVLine|language=en-US|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824025358/https://tvline.com/2021/08/23/cowboy-bebop-premiere-date-netflix-first-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 9, 2021, it was announced that it would not be renewed for a second season, with Netflix cancelling it entirely.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hibberd|first1=DeniseJames|last2=Kit|first2=Borys|date=December 9, 2021|title='Cowboy Bebop' Canceled By Netflix After One Season|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2021|website=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209233910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/}}</ref>
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