Netflix has released "The Lost Session," a standalone promo movie that gives Cowboy Bebop fans an idea of what to expect when the full live-action series premieres on Nov. 19.

"The Lost Session" focuses on the dynamic between the show's central three characters: the laid-back jeet kune do master Spike Spiegel, portrayed by Star Trek's John Cho; Jet Black, a former cop who is possibly the most responsible member of the team, who is portrayed in the live-action adaptation by Luke Cage's Mustafa Shakir; and finally Faye Valentine, played by Jurassic World's Daniella Pineda, an opportunistic bounty hunter who invites herself along to Spike and Jet's latest manhunt. In addition to the expected bickering, the trio also get to show off a taste of the new series' martial arts and gunplay action. The short movie also offers a brief glimpse at Vicious, the katana-wielding assassin who haunts Spike's past. Vicious is played by English actor Alex Hassell, who previously starred in The Boys and an episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood. "The Lost Session" ends with a first glimpse at the Bebop, the beat-up old trawler that has been converted into a home and a base of operations for the series' team of hard-luck bounty hunters.

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In a recent interview, series showrunner André Nemec explained that the live-action remake isn't simply trying to emulate the look of the original anime series, but recreate its spirit. "We would look at sets, we would look at props, we would look at costumes, we would look at the edits, we would talk about all of these things, not to ape the anime," Nemec said, "but to live in the spirit of the anime."

Fans looking for more Cowboy Bebop before the live-action remake's premiere can now rewatch the original 1998 anime series on either Netflix or Funimation.  All 26 episodes of the original anime, available in both dubbed and subbed varieties, are currently available on Funimation, while the series will return to Netflix on Oct. 21.

The original Cowboy Bebop anime was directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, who would later go on to direct similarly well regarded series such as 2004's Samurai Champloo and 2012's Kids on the Slope, and was produced by animation studio Sunrise, which is best known for its work on the Gundam franchise. The series received a near-universal critical acclaim upon its release for its feature-quality animation, memorable characters, and jazz-inspired soundtrack. The series is set in a near-future where most of humanity has abandoned the Earth and now lives on colonies spread out across Mars and the moons of Jupiter. Despite great technological advances, humanity is still plagued by petty criminals, corrupt politicians, greedy corporations, and powerful crime syndicates. With humanity now spread out across the solar system, society relies on bounty hunters, commonly referred to as "cowboys," to track down and bring these criminals to justice.

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Source: Netflix