‘Yasuke’ Live-Action Series to Star Omar Sy on Netflix

[Blackfyre]

Omar Sy in Talks to Star in Netflix ‘Yasuke’ Event Series From 21 Laps, Significant Productions (Exclusive)

Nick Jones Jr., who served as head writer on the streamer's recent anime adaptation, will write the five-part dramatization of the real-life Black samurai's story.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Netflix is sharing another version of Yasuke and teaming up with some familiar collaborators to do it.

The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned that Lupin star Omar Sy will play the real-life legend, an African man brought to feudal Japan under enslavement who became the country’s first non-Japanese samurai, in a new live-action series. The five-part event series will be penned by military vet-turned-screenwriter Nick Jones Jr., who served as head writer for the streamer’s Yasuke anime adaptation last year.

“Getting a chance to finally bring Yasuke’s legendary true story to life has been a dream of mine ever since I served in Japan as a Marine,” Jones said in a statement.

Whereas last year’s Yasuke anime incorporated fantasy elements, this new live-action series will be a dramatization of the historical story, focusing on Yasuke’s friendship with samurai warrior Oda Nobunaga as he rose through the ranks. 21 Laps optioned Craig Shreve’s upcoming novel African Samurai as source material and the company’s vice president of television, Paige Simpson, who brought the book to Netflix, will oversee the project alongside 21 Laps executive Moera Ainai.

 

[MidniteJay]

@Neo The Resurrected ONE @Monsanto @FlyRy @obarth @Figaro

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Netflix don't have a good track record with anime adaptations

 

[MidniteJay]

Netflix don't have a good track record with anime adaptations

It's live-action

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

It's live-action

Thats what I'm saying. Did you watch cowboy bebop?

 

[Figaro]

Thats what I'm saying. Did you watch cowboy bebop?

You watch them Kenshin flicks on Netflix, joints were hard

 

[MidniteJay]

Thats what I'm saying. Did you watch cowboy bebop?

This is not an adaptation of the anime. Yasuke was a real life person so I think this one is going the historical drama route.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

This is not an adaptation of the anime. Yasuke was a real life person so I think this one is going the historical drama route.

Oh, that's what I was misunderstanding. They had the Yasuke anime a few years back. I thought this was them doing a live action adaptation of that. My bad

 

[Monsanto]

Completely unknown to the people working on this and their material, Omar Sy, Nick Jones and African Samurai. Going to check them all out before I get hyped.

 

[MidniteJay]

Completely unknown to the people working on this and their material, Omar Sy, Nick Jones and African Samurai. Going to check them all out before I get hyped.

Omar Sy is legit. Nick Jones tho seems to be new to the industry, he served as writer on the anime version and it was trash.

I'm optimistic as long as they don't try to do some nut shyt like the anime did.

 

[Diunx]

Thats what I'm saying. Did you watch cowboy bebop?

Loved that show, its a shame it got canned, Netflix should had learn by now not to market these adaptations to the fandom.

 

[Monsanto]

Omar Sy is legit. Nick Jones tho seems to be new to the industry, he served as writer on the anime version and it was trash.

I'm optimistic as long as they don't try to do some nut shyt like the anime did.

Yeah I heard about the aliens before I even watched episode and put that show on ice.

From reading some of the book reviews it seems to be more grounded to realism of that era. As long as they don't go for the supernatural negro stereotype it should be decent.