8 unforgettable images from Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop series

Widely praised as one of the greatest anime series of all time, Shinichirō Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop remains a charming, action-packed neo-noir space opera with timeless relevance.

Cowboy Bebop follows the lives of several bounty hunters aboard the spaceship Bebop in the year 2071 as they hunt down criminals in a moody but tight 26-episode series.

Sci-fi, western, and noir collide in an enchanting narrative that blends procedural storytelling with serialized arcs — and a jazzy score that elevates it to a place of brilliance.

Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda), Spike Spiegel (John Cho), and Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir) pose on the Bebop’s iconic yellow couch.

The crew spends a lot of time lounging on the yellow couch.

Here, Spike is seated on the Bebop‘s couch probably watching Big Shot, a TV broadcast throughout the Solar System for bounty hunters.

Ostensibly the series protagonist, Spike is a former member of the Syndicate crime organization. He’s a master martial artist and an expert marskman.

Perhaps a reference to a scene from the Cowboy Bebop anime movie, John Cho’s Spike wears over-ear headphones in this shot.

Daniella Pineda’s Faye Valentine is an amnesiac with immense gambling debts who spent decades in cryo sleep. Now, she’s a free spirit and total badass.

Here, Faye levels her gun at someone with a concert stage behind her. Which target is this?

Faye’s signature gun is a .45 ACP Glock 30.

Mustafa Shakir plays Jet Black, an ex-cop and captain of the Bebop with a cybernetic arm.

He pretends to be grumpy, but inside he’s a total softie who loves taking care of people.

Spike practices Wing Chung, a predecessor to Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, on a training dummy aboard the ship.

In the anime, Spike trains shirtless in dim lighting in his very first appearance. Is this his image of his live-action debut?

Spike walks away from some kind of firefight in a church.

Spike, Jet, and Faye leave C’est la vie, a bar and pool hall on Mars.

Where’s Edward?