Left to right, Daniella Pineda, John Cho and Mustafa Shakir will be seen in the new series, "Cowboy Bebop." Photo courtesy of Netflix
John Cho will be seen in the new series, "Cowboy Bebop," starting Nov. 19. Photo courtesy of Netflix
Daniella Pineda will be seen in the new series, "Cowboy Bebop," starting Nov. 19. Photo courtesy of Netflix
John Cho attends the 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Daniella Pineda attends the premiere of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Netflix announced Monday that its live-action version of the anime series, Cowboy Bebop, will debut on Nov. 19.
John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell and Elena Satine will star in the show, which the streaming service describes as an "action-packed space western about three bounty hunters, aka 'cowboys,' all trying to outrun the past."
Original anime series director Shinichirō Watanabe is a consultant on the reboot, while the original show's composer Yoko Kanno also returns.
Zoo co-creator and Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol writer Andre Nemec serves as showrunner.
The original Cowboy Bebop aired in Japan from 1998 to 1999 and was followed by the 2001 film Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.