Bet Season 2 Starts Production with Saweetie Joining
Netflix has announced the start of production for Bet Season 2, which will continue the live-action show based on the hit Japanese manga, Kakegurui. The manga series, written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura, is serialized in Square Enix’s Gangan Joker.
Bet Season 2 will see Miku Martineau reprise her role as Yumeko, and artist/entertainer Saweetie will also join the cast.
“There’s a psychological edge to the world of Bet that immediately brought me in, and the character instantly called to me,” said Saweetie. “The fact it’s rooted in manga, this Japanese storytelling tradition that’s been shaping street culture and fashion for years, is what sealed it. Bet, like me, doesn’t play it safe.”
Bet Season 1 reached the global top 10 on Netflix in 77 countries and spent three weeks on the list with over 10 million views during that time.
In addition to Martineau (Kate, Star Trek: Section 31), the cast includes Ayo Solanke (Clown in a Cornfield), Eve Edwards (The Bad Orphan, The Good Doctor), Clara Alexandrova (Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Danger in the Dorm), Hunter Cardinal (Scout), and Anwen O’Driscoll (You Can Live Forever, The Bearded Girl).
Aviva Mongillo (Workin’ Moms, Don’t Talk to Irene), Ryan Sutherland (Nick Shorts), Laura Afelskie (Painkiller, Our Mother’s Secret Affair), Rami Khan (Wayward, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), and Bryn Samuel (My Life with the Walter Boys) round out the cast.
The Bet Season 2 directors include Simon Barry (Warrior Nun, Bet Season 1), Jacquie Gould (Outlander, Obi-Wan Kenobi), and James Genn (Wild Cards, You’re Killing Me).
Simon Barry, Boat Rocker Studios’ partners Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier (Mix Tape, Orphan Black), Jon Rutherford (The Next Step, Geek Girl), and Nick Nantell (American Rust, Orphan Black: Echoes) are the executive producers.
