Netflix has released its first trailer for BET, a live-action English-language TV series inspired by the manga and anime series Kakegurui. The series will premiere exclusively on Netflix this May 15.
A synopsis for the series reads: “BET follows the students at a boarding school for the global elite, where underground gambling determines the school’s hierarchy. When Yumeko, a mysterious transfer student arrives, her gambling prowess puts her in the crosshairs of the powerful Student Council, while her secret quest for revenge threatens to upend the school’s status quo entirely.”
From the trailer and the synopsis, it looks like the story will largely follow the premise of the original manga, but will transplant the characters to a Western high school named St. Dominic’s, instead of the original’s Hyakkaou Private Academy. This will also mark the second time Kakegurui has been adapted to live-action, with the first being an all-Japanese production from MBS and TBS.
BET stars Miku Martineau as Yumeko, Rami Khan as Rex, Ryan Sutherland as Suki, Eve Edwards as Mary, Ayo Solanke as Ryan, Dorial Giordano as Chad, Clara Alexandrova as Kira, and Hunter Cardinal as Michael.
