Cowboy Bebop casts six more actors alongside star John Cho for Netflix’s live action adaptation of revered anime series
Filming of the Netflix series was first put on hold after star John Cho injured his knee on set in 2019, before the hiatus was extended thanks to the pandemic.
But now that filming has resumed in New Zealand on Cowboy Bebop, the live action adaptation has announced six new cast members, Deadline reported Thursday.
Geoff Stults, Tamara Tunie, Mason Alexander Park, Rachel House, Ann Truong and Hoa Xuande have all joined the streaming series.
New faces: Now that filming has resumed in New Zealand on Cowboy Bebop, the live action adaptation has announced six new cast members, Deadline reported Thursday. 12 Strong star Geoff Stults seen here in 2018
Stults is best known for Little Fires Everywhere and 12 Strong, while Rachel House appeared in Marvel hit Thor Ragnarok.
Tunie meanwhile featured in Black Earth Rising, while Truong starred in Hard Target 2 and Xuande appeared in the Elizabeth Moss series Top of the Lake.
Park meanwhile is best known for his Hedwig and the Angry Inch National Broadway Tour.
The original: Filming of the Netflix series was first put on hold after star John Cho injured his knee on set in 2019, before the hiatus was extended thanks to the pandemic
![Rising star: Ann Truong [pictured] is known for her roles in Strikeback! and Hard Target 2](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/11/19/16/35873786-0-image-a-4_1605801946122.jpg?resize=634%2C882&ssl=1)
Rising star: Ann Truong [pictured] is known for her roles in Strikeback! and Hard Target 2
![Rachel House [pictured, in 2017] appeared in Marvel hit Thor Ragnarok](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/11/19/16/35873810-0-image-m-10_1605801979410.jpg?resize=306%2C678&ssl=1)
![Tunie [pictured, in February 2020] meanwhile featured in Black Earth Rising](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/11/19/16/35873822-0-image-m-8_1605801968302.jpg?resize=306%2C678&ssl=1)
Expanding the cast: Rachel House [L, in 2017] appeared in Marvel hit Thor Ragnarok. Tunie [R, in February 2020] meanwhile featured in Black Earth Rising
Filming on the live-action adaptation of a popular 1990s Japanese anime series about bounty hunters in space originally shut down in October 2019.
The break was on account of John Cho’s on-set knee injury, which required him to have surgery.
The initially anticipated seven to nine month break was extended until September 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bebop was granted a border exemption by the New Zealand government in July to resume production within the country, according to Deadline.
Healed: The show’s original break was on account of John Cho’s on-set knee injury, which required him to have surgery. Seen here in 2019
New faces: Mason Alexander Park [L] and Hoa Xuande [R] also join the cast
The original animated series takes place in the year 2071 and consists of 26 episodes. Netflix has ordered a 10-episode premiere season of the live-action remake.
Cowboy Bebop was lauded by critics after it burst onto the scene in Japan in 1998, and it was then introduced by American audiences by Adult Swim in 2001.
Along with John, the cast of the new Cowboy Bebop includes The Boys actor Alex Hassell and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom actress Daniella Pineda.
Revenge alumna Elena Satine and The Deuce actor Mustafa Shakir will also be featuring in the live-action version of the show.
