After its successful adaptations of One Piece, Netflix is gearing up for a thrilling new live-action anime adaptation, BET, based on Kakegurui. The anticipation is high as Netflix unveils the cast for this exciting project, promising another hit in their lineup.
BET is currently in production in Toronto, Canada. The show consists of ten episodes, is led by Simon Barry, the creator of Warrior Nun, and is produced by Boat Rocker Media. With a global audience in mind, BET is set to bring the captivating world of Kakegurui to life, making fans worldwide feel included in this exciting project.
The series will star Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O’Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo, and Ryan Sutherland and promises a fresh take on the beloved characters.
Netflix posted a short synopsis of the series:
In BET, the boarding school’s hierarchy is upturned when Yumeko, a mysterious transfer student from Japan, arrives with a dark secret and a gambling prowess that puts her in the crosshairs of the powerful Student Council. Ultimately, her revenge quest threatens to upend the school’s status quo entirely.
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Prepare for a thrilling narrative in BET that promises a suspenseful and exciting plot. Set in an elite boarding school, BET follows a group of students who navigate the school’s cutthroat hierarchy and find themselves dabbling with underground gambling.
One Piece’s Live-Action Success Inspires More Adaptations
Netflix doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to adapting anime. Their live-action remakes of Cowboy Bebop are still the punchline of jokes, and that series was already pretty cinematic. However, despite the skepticism surrounding the release, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series One Piece has been a surprise hit. The series mostly received positive remarks and praise from critics. While many other manga live-action adaptations have disappointed, this show seems to have broken the curse.
One Piece was renewed for season 2 shortly after the first season’s release, which is a prominent example of the show’s success. Although One Piece‘s popularity in the anime world has been high for years, what the live-action show accomplished on Netflix cannot be taken for granted. The show’s incredible success bodes well for both the One Piece franchise’s future and potential adaptations of other popular anime.
One Piece season 1 was watched for over 541 million hours, more than twice as many as Netflix’s second biggest show, Dear Child. Also, it must be noted that when you only consider the second half of 2023, One Piece was the most-watched television show on Netflix by a significant margin.
One Piece‘s success on Netflix is great news for multiple reasons. First, it indicates a positive, steady future for more upcoming live-action series on the platform. Second, it guarantees that because of One Piece, other potential projects will receive the budget and the creative freedom they need to adapt other hit anime series. Lastly, One Piece‘s impressive streaming numbers make the result of future live-action adaptations look likely. The series’ success proves that other live-action projects might be equally well-received by the audience, including BET.
About Kakegurui
Kakegurui is an anime based on a manga of the same name written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Toru Naomura. It is directed by Yuichiro Hayashi and is animated by MAPPA.
Hyakkaou Private Academy, a regular school for ultra-rich kids by day and a grotesque gambling den by night, has an inbuilt social hierarchy.
Based on how one performs in gambling and manipulating their peers, students are ranked best to worst, the top rankers being the most powerful.
Yumeko Jabami, a transfer student who gambles just for the thrill of it, becomes the new challenger and the talk of the Hyakkaou’s elite student council.
Her insane love for gambling presents her with new challenges as she climbs her way to the top.
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