![]() As the name implies, Spike was going against his nature by running from both Julia and his mob enforcer past. Spike also went by another alias in the original Cowboy Bebop anime: “ Swimming Bird.” Spike was referred to as such by his friend and ally, Laughing Bull, and the name had several potential meanings. Whether or not Spike Spiegel was his real name before he became a mobster, Spike’s abandonment of the Fearless moniker further assisted him in starting his life anew. This further benefited Spike when he left the syndicate, as it allowed him to take on a new alias. ![]() When Vicious discovered their affair, Spike faked his death and fled the syndicate, becoming the bounty hunter seen throughout the series.Īside from its in-universe symbolism, Spike using an alias as an enforcer is a logical move to protect the Red Dragon Syndicate’s unscrupulous activities. Spike and Vicious’ friendship broke down when Spike fell in love with Vicious’ girlfriend, Julia. Spike was close friends with another enforcer, known as Vicious, and the two were poised to ascend in the syndicate’s hierarchy, despite the latter’s often impetuous behavior. ![]() In both the original anime and the live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop, Spike Siegel was once part of the Red Dragon Syndicate. Before becoming the character that viewers are familiar with, Spike went by a different name during his time as an enforcer. Cowboy Bebop features a ragtag group of bounty hunters struggling with their pasts, which, in Spike’s case, involves a career as a mob enforcer and a doomed romance. Hassell, soon to star in Netflix film The Red Sea Diving Resort, is repped by Magnolia Entertainment, The Gersh Agency and United Agents.2021’s live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop expands on the classic anime it’s based on, including the series' protagonist, Spike Spiegel, whose original name is revealed. Pineda is repped by Kirsten Ames Management, UTA and Just Day attorney Isaac Dunham. Shakir is repped by The Gersh Agency, Robyn Bluestone Management and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Shinichiro Watanabe (director of the original anime) serves as consultant.Ĭho is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Morris Yorn. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios ( Snowpiercer, Hanna) also executive produce with Yasuo Miyakawa, Masayuki Ozak and Shin Sasaki of Sunrise Inc Tetsu Fujimura and Matthew Weinberg and Michael Katleman. Midnight Radio’s ( Limetown, High Fidelity, Knightfall) Appelbaum, Nemec, Pinkner, and Rosenberg executive produce and co-showrun. Hassell is Vicious, a man who thoroughly enjoys a good kill, He is the Syndicate’s most notorious hitman and also Spike’s ex-partner and archenemy.Ĭowboy Bebop is co-produced by Netflix and Tomorrow Studios. Suffering from amnesia after years of being cryogenically frozen, Faye does whatever it takes to survive - whether she’s lying, stealing or just being a thorn in Spike and Jet’s side. Pineda is Faye Valentine, a bold, brash and unpredictable bounty hunter. Jet is an inveterate jazz enthusiast, Spike’s partner and captain of the Bebop. Shakir is Jet Black, one of the few honest cops in the solar system before an ultimate betrayal robbed him of all that he loved, forcing him into a vagabond life of hunting bounties to put food on the table. He travels the solar system with his ex-cop partner pursuing the future’s most dangerous bounties with a combination of charm, charisma and deadly Jeet Kune Do. They’ll even save the world - for the right price.Ĭho is Spike Spiegel, an impossibly cool “cowboy” (bounty hunter) with a deadly smile, a wry wit and style to spare. Written and executive produced by Yost, Cowboy Bebop is the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a ragtag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts as they hunt down the solar system’s most dangerous criminals. In addition, Alex Garcia Lopez (The Witcher Marvel’s Daredevil and The Punisher) will direct the first two episodes. The space Western hails from Tomorrow Studios, Marty Adelstein’s joint venture with ITV Studios Midnight Radio (Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg) writer Chris Yost ( Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) and Sunrise, the studio behind the original series.
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