Netflix have announced the cast for Kakegurui live action remake BET

According to Hollywood Reporter, Netflix have announced the cast for their upcoming Kakegurui remake titled BET. Set within the grounds of an elite academy where social status is determined by underground gambling. 

Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O'Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo and Ryan Sutherland have been announced as the central cast, which is in line with the diversity casting One Piece adopted.

The headline cast of BET

The original Kakegurui manga made its debut in 2014, with an anime adaptation lasting two seasons following in 2017 from Studio MAPPA. Known for its arresting visuals and high stakes drama, it was a hit both domestically and abroad. A Japanese live action series aired in Japan in 2018, with film adaptations (with the same cast) arriving in 2019 and 2021.

It's easy to see why Netflix found the series ripe for adaptation, especially as it carried the anime and could see first hand how popular it is. With a premise that's easy to translate, whether it can capture the spirit and style of the original remains to be seen. Hopefully they'll embrace the series in the same way Netflix adapted One Piece and not their bland version of Death Note.

The Netflix adaptation will comprise 10 episodes written by Simon Barry (Warrior Nun) and executive produced by Barry, Jeff F. King, David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Jon Rutherford and Nick Nantell. Filming has started in Toronto.