Bet Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
The streamer has renewed the teen drama for a second season, TVLine has learned. Bet, which debuted on Netflix last month, spent three straight weeks on the streamer's global Top 10 English-language shows after its release.
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Based on the Japanese manga Kakegurui, Bet stars Miku Martineau (Star Trek: Section 31) as teen gambler Yumeko, who transfers to elite boarding school St. Dominic's, where underground gambling decides who gets to climb the social ladder. '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,' per the official description.
The cast also includes Ayo Solanke as Ryan, Eve Edwards (The Good Doctor) as Mary, Clara Alexandrova (A Million Little Things) as Kira, Hunter Cardinal as Michael, Anwen O'Driscoll (Burden of Truth) as Riri, Aviva Mongillo (Workin' Moms) as Dori, Laura Afelskie (Painkiller) as Runa, Dorian Giordano (Avatar: The Last Airbender) as Chad, Emma Elle Paterson as Blake and Ryan Sutherland as Suki.
'I'm extremely happy for our amazing Bet fans from all over the world, who get to enjoy another season, and for this incredible cast and crew to return to St. Dominic's for more gambling and general madness,' director and showrunner Simon Barry said in a statement.
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