Limited series · Netflix
Cowboy Bebop
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
John Cho
Spike Spiegel
10 eps
Mustafa Shakir
Jet Black
10 eps
Daniella Pineda
Faye Valentine
10 eps
Elena Satine
Julia
10 eps
Alex Hassell
Vicious
10 eps
Jan Uddin
Asimov
1 eps
Lydia Peckham
Katerina
1 eps
Lucy Currey
Judy
2 eps
Tamara Tunie
Ana
6 eps
Geoff Stults
Chalmers
5 eps
Jay Paulson
Hakim
1 eps
Molly Moriarty
Kimmie Black
3 eps
Mason Alexander Park
Gren
5 eps
Rachel House
Mao
3 eps
Blessing Mokgohloa
Santiago
3 eps
Ann Truong
Shin
7 eps
Hoa Xuande
Lin
7 eps
Jade Harlow
Mechanic
1 eps
Mark Mitchinson
1 eps
John Noble
Caliban
2 eps
Arthur Ranford
Antonio
2 eps
Lutz Halbhubner
Jobim
2 eps
Fungai Mhlanga
Carlos
2 eps
Ira Munn
Punch
2 eps
James Hiroyuki Liao
Rengie Tanaka
1 eps
Rodney Cook
Teddy Bomber
1 eps
Steven A. Davis
Gunther
1 eps
Arlo Green
Saltz
1 eps
Megan Hind
Mistress
1 eps
Cali Nelle
The Thief
1 eps
Judy Rankin
The Hostage
1 eps
Ally Xue
Carol
1 eps
Nathaniel Lees
Sushi Chef
1 eps
Christine Dunford
Whitney
2 eps
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Peggy Langford
1 eps
James Gaylyn
Buck
1 eps
Courtney Elizabeth Eggleton
Tory
1 eps
Alvin Maharaj
Bachan
1 eps
Erika Takacs
Joie
1 eps
Emma King
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Cowboy Bebop actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Cowboy Bebop reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Serialized.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Long on style and short on cash, bounty hunters Spike, Jet and Faye trawl the solar system looking for jobs. But can they outrun Spike's past?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
Darkside Tango
Jet reunites with his ex-partner to track down a recently released criminal. While he's away, Spike and Faye try to pick up a quick job.
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Liz Sagal, Christopher L. Yost
S01E09
Blue Crow Waltz
Years earlier, Spike and Vicious meet Julia at Ana's club. But romantic entanglements and Vicious' ambitions soon cause trouble for all of them.
- Directed by Michael Katleman
- Written by Jennifer M. Johnson, Christopher L. Yost
S01E04
Callisto Soul
When a group of ecoterrorists screw up her attempted shakedown, Faye enlists Spike and Jet to help her bring them in for the bounty.
- Directed by Michael Katleman
- Written by Vivian Lee, Christopher L. Yost
S01E07
Galileo Hustle
A con woman from Faye's past reappears, offering Faye's real identity in exchange for passage to Santo City in a hurry. Julia considers her options.
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Alexandra E. Hartman, Christopher L. Yost
S01E08
Sad Clown A-Go-Go
Vicious liberates a terrifying assassin and contracts him to kill Spike Spiegel. Later, he puts his plan for the Elders into motion.
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Christopher L. Yost
S01E01
Cowboy Gospel
After getting shortchanged on the fee for a bounty, Spike and Jet head to New Tijuana on the trail of another mark — but they're not the only ones.
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Christopher L. Yost
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Cowboy Gospel
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Christopher L. Yost
S01E02
Venus Pop
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Christopher L. Yost
S01E03
Dog Star Swing
- Directed by Michael Katleman
- Written by Christopher L. Yost
S01E04
Callisto Soul
- Directed by Michael Katleman
- Written by Vivian Lee, Christopher L. Yost
S01E05
Darkside Tango
- Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez
- Written by Liz Sagal, Christopher L. Yost
S01E06
Binary Two-Step
- Directed by Michael Katleman
- Written by Christopher L. Yost, Karl Taro Greenfeld
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Christopher L. Yost
Showrunner
Jeff Pinkner
Executive producer
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Marty Adelstein
Executive producer
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Matthew Weinberg
Executive producer
Becky Clements
Executive producer
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Tim Coddington
Executive producer
Scott Rosenberg
Executive producer
Shin Sasaki
Executive producer
Masayuki Ozaki
Executive producer
Josh Appelbaum
Executive producer
Tetsu Fujimura
Executive producer
Michael Katleman
Executive producer
Makoto Asanuma
Executive producer
André Nemec
Executive producer
Vivian Lee
Writer
Liz Sagal
Writer
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Jennifer M. Johnson
Writer
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Alexandra E. Hartman
Writer
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Karl Taro Greenfeld
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jeff PinknerExecutive Producer
- Marty AdelsteinExecutive Producer
- Matthew WeinbergExecutive Producer
- Becky ClementsExecutive Producer
- Tim CoddingtonExecutive Producer
- Scott RosenbergExecutive Producer
Writing
- Vivian LeeWriter
- Liz SagalWriter
- Jennifer M. JohnsonWriter
- Alexandra E. HartmanWriter
- Javier Grillo-MarxuachWriter
- Christopher L. YostWriter
Direction
- Alex Garcia LopezDirector
- Michael KatlemanDirector
Cinematography
- Jean-Philippe GossartDirector of Photography
- Thomas BurstynDirector of Photography
- Dave PerkalDirector of Photography
Music
- Yoko KannoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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