After ‘One Piece’, Tomorrow Studios to develop live-action adaptation of ‘Samurai Champloo’ Tomorrow Studios, the production company behind Netflix’s live-action One Piece series, is set to create a television adaptation of the cult anime Samurai Champloo, according to US media reports. The project marks a significant step for the studio, which previously adapted Shinichirō Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop for Netflix in 2021, though that series was cancelled after one season. The new adaptation will feature Watanabe as a creative consultant, following the release of the second season of One Piece on March 10. The development of Samurai Champloo comes as Tomorrow Studios continues to expand its portfolio of anime-to-live-action projects. Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements, the studio’s producers, have emphasized their commitment to honoring the source material while bringing it to a global audience. Clements revealed that the team had a meeting with Watanabe in Japan, where they expressed their desire to involve him in the creative process. “We were thrilled that he was willing to do that,” Clements told Variety. While the project is still in early development, the studio has already seen significant interest from networks. Clements noted that the team has received “a lot of incoming calls” about the project, indicating strong industry anticipation. This follows the massive success of One Piece, which debuted at No. 1 in over 75 countries and became Netflix’s most downloaded series of all time. The second season of One Piece also received a 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, highlighting its critical acclaim.#tomorrow_studios #shinichir_watanabe #marty_adelstein #becky_clements #samurai_champloo
