Grownup Swim has ordered Lazarus, a brand new collection from Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichirō Watanabe.

Per a report from Selection, Lazarus has been picked up for launched on Toonami, although a launch date has but to be introduced. The upcoming animated collection is at the moment in manufacturing with MAPPA (Assault On Titan, Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen) on animation duties.

Additionally contributing to the collection is John Wick collection director Chad Stahelski, who Selection reviews has “designed a number of motion sequences for the collection”. Like Cowboy Bebop, Lazarus will characteristic a jazz and electronic-heavy rating, with Kamasi Washington, Bonobo and Floating Factors tapped to compose the collection’ soundtrack.

Lazarus, per Selection, will likely be set in 2052 and follows a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist who develops a cure-all drug that’s revealed to trigger dying three years later. Whereas additional particulars stay unknown for now, Lazarus may even embody themes of motion and suspense.

Extra details about the collection is predicted to be revealed on the Grownup Swim Competition in San Diego on Saturday, July 22.

Shinichirō Watanabe is finest recognized for creating Cowboy Bebop, which launched in 1998 and has turn into a cult basic. The anime was tailored right into a live-action collection for Netflix in November 2021 with John Cho, Daniella Pineda and Mustafa Shakir forged in lead roles.

The live-action collection scored a two-star overview from NME‘s James McMahon, who wrote: “In Netflix’s replace, the house and inertia so core to the anime are jettisoned for a pacy tempo that basically doesn’t match with the story. It turns Cowboy Bebop into simply one other present.

“Simply one other present. Simply one other sausage caught within the grooves of the popular culture conveyor belt. Simply one other sacrifice to the relentless churn of the streaming machine. When will they ever be taught?”