The Hollywood Reporter reports that Netflix is producing a live-action television adaptation of Homura Kawamoto and Toru Naomura's Kakegurui manga series titled BET, hosted by Simon Barry (Warrior Nun) and Boat Rocker. Media directs. The film is currently in production in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BET's cast includes the following actors in undisclosed roles:
• Miku Martineau • Ayo Solanke • Eve Edwards • Clara Alexandrova • Hunter Cardinal • Anwen O'Driscoll • Aviva Mongillo • Ryan Sutherland © Netflix Canada
The 10-episode series is inspired by the manga and anime series Kakegurui. The film is executive produced by Barry, Jeff F. King, David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Jon Rutherford and Nick Nantell.
BET will tell the story of a mysterious transfer student from Japan named Yumeko, whose arrival immediately upsets the boarding school's hierarchy, status quo, and underground gambling scene. She possesses a dark secret and a ruthless gambling prowess that brings her into conflict with the powerful Student Council.
The original Kakegurui manga by Kawamoto and Naomura began serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine on March 22, 2014. Seventeen tankobon volumes have been released as of July 2023. A spin-off manga A prequel titled Kakegurui Twin illustrated by Kei Saiki was released in 2015 and ended in 2023. Yen Press released the main manga in English as Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler-, as well as a prequel spin-off story .
The manga inspired two television anime seasons that aired in 2017 and 2019 respectively. It also inspired a 2018 live-action Japanese television series that aired two seasons, two films Japanese live-action, light novels, and a now-defunct mobile game launched in 2017.
Yen Press describes the story of the original Kakegurui manga as:
Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very special curriculum. You see, when you're the son and daughter of the richest of the rich, it's not your athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. That's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than a rigorous gambling curriculum? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami signs up, she's going to teach these kids what a real gambler looks like!
Source: Netflix Canada's official Twitter, Hollywood Reporter (Etan Vlessing)
