In what is pretty much a sci-fi pop culture supernova, the director of anime touchstone Cowboy Bebop has teamed up with Sony Pictures to create a short film in the Blade Runner universe, a prequel of sorts to Blade Runner 2049 called Blade Runner Black Out 2022.
Live-action adaptations of beloved anime have a spotty track record these days, but can TV succeed where movies fail? We’ll find out with a live-action TV adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, now in development with the studio behind our new Snowpiercer.