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5 days ago
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High-stakes drama unfolds: why 'Bet' is your next must-watch series
Miku Martineau as Yumeko in Netflix's latest teen-drama, "Bet". Image: Instagram. Netflix's latest series, "Bet", has become a binge-worthy obsession of viewers, including me. This gripping adaptation of the Japanese manga, "Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler", offers not just high-stakes gambling but a thrilling narrative steeped in dark revenge and moral dilemmas. "Bet" follows Yumeko (Miku Martineau), a transfer student at an elite boarding school. The students are children of leaders who run the world, underground and otherwise. They are taught how to be as ruthless as their parents are in hopes of one day ruling the world too. But here's the twist: At St. Dominic's Prep, underground gambling dictates their social order. The Top 10 best gamblers are part of the school's student council. Yumeko needs to be here. Yumeko, a skilled gambler herself, challenges the established hierarchy and the school's power structure - she intends to bring the school to its knees. But let's backtrack a bit. Yumeko's parents attended St. Dominic's Prep. They were murdered when she was just a little girl. She watched as they waved goodbye to her before jumping into their car, which was engulfed in flames. Now a young adult, the flames of revenge ignite within her core. She wants to know who ordered the hit on her parents and will go to any extent to avenge their deaths. In one episode, she constructs a bomb in her dorm room, places it under the seat of the man she thinks is responsible for her parents' deaths. Luckily for him, the bomb was defective. Later, she finds out he isn't the killer. Yumeko can't do this alone, so she's got a few sidekicks, Ryan, Mary and Michael, who later turns on her after finding out that his mafia father could be the killer. After several high-stakes bets, Yumeko finally makes the Top 10, and now the real game begins. Yumeko is faced with difficult truths about who killed her parents, as for how she handles it ... Well, I won't spoil it. What I will say is that "Bet" expertly intertwines elements of suspense, strategy, and personal drama, leaving viewers addicted and begging for another season.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Bet' Canadian star Hunter Cardinal reflects on 'emotionally uncomfortable' finale of Netflix show
Based on the manga Kakegurui, the Netflix show Bet takes us to the prestigious boarding school, St. Dominic's, with a social hierarchy determined by gambling between the students. When Yumeko (Miku Martineau) shows up as a new transfer, she shakes up the school's status quo, motivated by a secret revenge plan. Among the cast is Canadian actor Hunter Cardinal who plays Michael. Unlike his schoolmates, he doesn't gamble, but that's the foundation for what makes him one of the most intriguing characters in the series. For Cardinal, who's had an extensive theatre career, performing on stages across Canada and in New York, he's excited that Bet is finally out on Netflix for the world to see. "I'm mostly stoked because I think so often you can see a show and just see a person, but what you don't get to see is all of the communities of support that helped create that person, create that opportunity for that person to be there, and you have this beautiful web of relationships, of goodwill, of support," Cardinal told Yahoo Canada. "And I'm just so excited that the show's out so that we can start celebrating all the people that got us here, all the communities that we get to represent, and also the new community that we're building around this show." Cardinal highlighted that it was "intriguing" to navigate Michael's mystery in Bet, but identified that a core element of developing the character was establishing what brooding actually is. "I had to really think about what the heck brooding means," Cardinal said. "And I remember we had this really awesome card bootcamp where we got to learn how to do card handling, cardistry is what I hear it's called, ... and my character doesn't gamble at all. Again, he's brooding in the corner." "I was talking with Calvin Tong, one of the cardists that we got to work with, and I was like, OK so if you were trying to deconstruct and watch another card trick that someone was doing, ... you're kind of looking at how this person's doing it, what are you looking for?" "He took me in the room and he broke down how he would look for how people are misdirecting, how they're reading social cues, how they're understanding the social dynamics within that group. ... That became this really interesting window into Mike's survival in a world filled with people trying to devour one another. So for me I was like, oh my gosh Michael being on the outside, ... he's watching, and that was an incredible moment for me to then bring that into every scene. ... He's discovering. He's looking for things. He's listening for things. He has an idea of where that moment could go. And then oftentimes it doesn't go that way, and then we get to see that reaction."As we get to the end of the season, there's the big reveal that Michael's father Ray killed Yumeko's parents, with the Kakegurui Club responsible for their death. Ray also reveals that Yumeko's mother may still be alive. And then when Ray dies, that makes Michael the head of his father's criminal enterprise. Reflecting on the final moments of the show, Cardinal described it as "emotionally uncomfortable." "What I mean by that is, I feel like Mike's journey was really interesting, where, probably when he was younger, who's to say, I don't know, there was a decision made where he drew a line in the sand of this is right and this is wrong," Cardinal said. "And I feel like what we get to see, and the journey I went on as the audience member, getting to play Mike, was how that sort of forced him ... into a way of looking at the world where you can't un-see how often the world, the people around, sometimes end up on the side of wrong." "And then there's only so much you can do in some cases. Sometimes you just have to watch it happen. Sometimes you can try to help, sometimes it's actually worth risking upsetting someone, letting them hate you, if you love and care for them enough. But at the end of the day, I think what's interesting in that moment is we're starting to see someone realize that idea of one's own goodness might have been a gamble in the first place." But in order to find all these layers in the story, the collaboration with the show's creator, Canadian Simon Barry, was critical. "Simon was so open, was so aware of the precious process we were creating together, and it really ... set the tone beautifully for us to make offers, to show up as we are, sometimes make an offer that didn't work, because again, we're pursuing something ... that is a little bit greater than what we think we can do," Cardinal said. "But it's about that journey and that process." "I remember one day, I was just kind of taking in the moment, and I looked over and Simon had the same grin as a kid, just so thrilled." Now that Cardinal has cracked the Netflix audience, it all connects back to his youth, where spending time with his late grandmother from New York, watching Whose Line Is It Anyway?, sparked an interest in acting. "I remember just feeling a sense of being alive, of seeing how the performers were alive, how the audiences were alive, how everyone was connected," he recalled. "I just remember hearing my grandma's laugh in that Long Island accent. ... And so for me, I feel like acting ... has always been that pursuit of that form of connection." But it also still feels like a significant accomplishment when a Canadian talent can be seen on a platform with such a massive, global scope, but Cardinal celebrated the universality of stories told by Canadians. "We know that our stories, despite them being sometimes hyper-specific to Canada, have this incredible universality to it, and it is something that we can cherish and celebrate, because we also know that, at the end of the day, ... our stories are so much more than the words and the people performing them," he said. "They're relationships to the ideas that we love the most, to the communities that we love the most." "And so for me, it's an incredible opportunity to just continue a long tradition that we've always known, and that is us, and it's great." Now that he has Bet under his belt, Cardinal admitted that he's caught the love of working on camera. "Overall though, [I'm] fascinated by complex and deep characters, the ones that exist between labels," he said. "And I'm particularly interested in the stories, as well, that are sort of carving new paths for themselves, that are creating and telling narratives that need to be told." "And I'm also really excited to find the crews and the creative partners that understand that. Because, again, this was such an incredible process, where it was just a reminder of why I love doing this work."
Metro
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
TV fans defensive as they 'eat up' Netflix show that's 'better than expected'
There is always a risk when Netflix decides to turn a book adaptation into a series. Fans of the original creation can sometimes become defensive when big budgets are thrown at a new show. However, in the case of Bet – which is based on a manga comic book series titled Kakegurui – the opposite seems to have occurred. Starring Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, and Eve Edwards, the thriller charts the journey of a Japanese transfer student who arrives at a boarding school. While there, her rare talent at gambling threatens to overturn the entire system. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. After arriving on Netflix on May 15, the show has quickly made its way into the top 10 list and has so far earned more than 3.7million views globally. And, taking to X, viewers have praised the 10-part series, with @ite0luwakiishi writing: 'I actually liked the 'bet' series on Netflix…' @mxxnlitt added: 'People complaining about the bet series on Netflix but I'm eating it up idc I get entertained by anything.' @buffylipino also posted: 'Y'all idk but the new show on Netflix 'Bet' is actually good I hope there is a season 2.' @finkerzNFT, however, said: 'Anyone watch Bet on Netflix? There's some really cool cinematography and editing, the lead did good with the material and making the character fun, but I swear the writers had to be a room full of 5 yr olds with crayons with the amount of sense it made, plot holes n contradictions.' A description of the show on Netflix reads: 'At a private school where gambling determines social status, a skillful new student with a mysterious past is shaking things up — and betting on revenge.' Simon Barry, the director and showrunner, also revealed how he took the original manga and adapted it for the series. While there has been no confirmation of a second season, fans are clearly hoping for one. This also comes after Netflix viewers rushed to binge a British thriller series about a woman who faces a romance scam. First hitting screens last year on Sky, Love Rat stars Coronation Street's Sally Lindsay as Emma, a woman dreaming of a new start after her divorce from Pete, played by Neil Morrissey. Estranged from her daughter, she decides to escape her dull life and travel to Cyprus for a holiday. More Trending Once she arrives, she quickly forms a connection with Niko (Gerald Kyd), the handsome, wealthy owner of the hotel. This week the series was added to Netflix, where it's soared up the charts and is currently the third most watched programme on the streaming service in the UK. View More » Bet is currently available to watch on Netflix. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Julianne Moore reveals dark reason shows like Sirens and White Lotus are made MORE: 'Heartwarming' new comedy storms up Netflix chart with staggering 20,000,000 views MORE: 'Masterpiece' thriller perfect for fans of The Queen's Gambit finally available to stream
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Bet' Canadian star Hunter Cardinal reflects on 'emotionally uncomfortable' finale of Netflix show
Based on the manga Kakegurui, the Netflix show Bet takes us to the prestigious boarding school, St. Dominic's, which really function based on the gambling between the students. When Yumeko (Miku Martineau) shows up as a new student, she shakes up the school's social hierarchy, motivated by a secret revenge plan. Among the cast is Canadian actor Hunter Cardinal who plays Michael. Unlike her schoolmates, he doesn't gamble, but that's the foundation for what makes him one of the most intriguing characters in the series, because he doesn't participate, but he's always watching. For Cardinal, who's had an extensive theatre career, performing on stages across Canada and in New York, he's excited that Bet is finally out on Netflix for the world to see. "I'm mostly stoked because I think so often you can see a show and just see a person, but what you don't get to see is all of the communities of support that helped create that person, create that opportunity for that person to be there, and you have this beautiful web of relationships, of goodwill, of support," Cardinal told Yahoo Canada. "And I'm just so excited that the show's out so that we can start celebrating all the people that got us here, all the communities that we get to represent, and also the new community that we're building around this show amazing." Cardinal highlighted that it was "intriguing" to navigate Michael's mystery in Bet, but identified that a core element of developing the character is establishing that brooding actually is. "I had to really think about what the heck brooding means," Cardinal said. "And I remember we had this really awesome card bootcamp where we got to learn how to do card handling, cardistry is what I hear it's called, ... and my character doesn't gamble at all. Again, he's brooding in the corner." "I was talking with Calvin Tong, one of the cardists that we got to work with, and I was like, 'OK so if you were trying to deconstruct and watch another card trick that someone was doing, ... you're kind of looking at how this person's doing it, what are you looking for?" "He took me in the room and he broke down how he would look for how people are misdirecting, how they're reading social cues, how they're understanding the social dynamics within that group. ... That became this really interesting window into Mike's survival in a world filled with people trying to devour one another. So for me I was like, oh my gosh Michael being on the outside, ... he's watching, and that was an incredible moment for me to then bring that into every scene. ... He's discovering. He's looking for things. He's listening for things. He has an idea of where that moment could go. And then oftentimes it doesn't go that way, and then we get to see that reaction."As we get to the end of the series, there's the big reveal that Michael's father Ray killed Yumeko's parents, with the Kakegurui Club responsible for their death, with Ray also revealing that Yumeko's mother may still be alive. When Ray is dead, that makes Michael the head of his father's criminal enterprise. Reflecting on the final moments of the show, Cardinal described it as "emotionally uncomfortable." "What I mean by that is, I feel like Mike's journey was really interesting, where, probably when he was younger, who's to say, I don't know, there was a decision made where he drew a line in the sand of this is right and this is wrong," Cardinal said. "And I feel like what we get to see, and the journey I went on as the audience member, getting to play Mike, was how that sort of forced him ... into a way of looking at the world where you can't un-see how often the world, the people around, sometimes end up on the side of wrong." "And then there's only so much you can do in some cases. Sometimes you just have to watch it happen. Sometimes you can try to help, sometimes it's actually worth risking upsetting someone, letting them hate you, if you love and care for them enough. But at the end of the day, I think what's interesting in that moment is we're starting to see someone realize that idea of one's own goodness might have been a gamble in the first place." But in order to find all these layers in the story, the collaboration with the show's creator, Canadian Simon Barry, was critical. "Simon was so open, was so aware of the precious process we were creating together, and it really ... set the tone beautifully for us to make offers, to show up as we are, sometimes make an offer that didn't work, because again, e're pursuing something ... is a little bit greater than what we think we can do," Cardinal said. But it's about that journey and that process of pursuing that." "I remember one day, I was just kind of taking in the moment, and I looked over and Simon had the same grin as a kid, just so thrilled." Now that Cardinal has cracked the Netflix audience, it all connects back to his youth, where spending time with his late grandmother from New York, watching Whose Line Is It Anyway?, sparked an interest in acting. "I remember just feeling a sense of being alive, of seeing how the performers were alive, how the audiences were alive, how everyone was connected," he recalled. "I just remember hearing my grandma's laugh in that Long Island accent. ... And so for me, I feel like acting ... has always been that pursuit of that form of connection." But it also still feels like a significant accomplishment when a Canadian's talent can be seen on a platform with such a massive, global scope, but Cardinal highlighted the universality of stories told by Canadians. "We know that our stories, despite them being sometimes hyper-specific to Canada, have this incredible universality to it, and it is something that we can cherish and celebrate, because we also know that, at the end of the day, ... our stories are so much more than the words and the people performing them," he said. "They're relationship to the ideas that we love the most, to the communities that we love the most. "And so for me, it's an incredible opportunity to just continue a long tradition that we've always known, and that is us, and it's great." Now that he has Bet under his belt, Cardinal admitted that he's caught the love of working on camera. "Overall though, [I'm] fascinated by complex and deep characters, the ones that exist between labels," he said. "And I'm particularly interested in the stories, as well, that are sort of carving new paths for themselves, that are creating and telling narratives that need to be told." "And I'm also really excited to find the crews and the creative partners that understand that. Because, again, this was such an incredible process, where it was just a reminder of why I love doing this work."
Economic Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Bet: Netflix live-action show's plot, trailer, cast, release date and episode schedule
Netflix releases Bet, a live-action series based on the manga Kakegurui. The story follows Yumeko, a student at an elite school where gambling decides status. With revenge in mind, she shakes the school's power structure. The show debuts with 10 episodes on May 15. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Background Plot of Bet Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Trailer Cast, Release Date and Episode Schedule FAQs Netflix is set to expand its collection of anime adaptations with Bet, a live-action series inspired by the manga Kakegurui — Compulsive Gambler. The series premieres on May 15 and includes 10 is based on Kakegurui — Compulsive Gambler, a manga by Homura Kawamoto released in 2014. The manga was later adapted into an anime by MAPPA, the studio behind Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, and Attack on Titan's final season. Before Netflix's version, a Japanese live-action adaptation debuted in 2018. That version starred Minami Hamabe and is currently available on has been steadily building its library of live-action anime adaptations. The streamer recently found success with One Piece and Alice in Borderland, which is set for a third season. Other titles include Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Netflix is also revisiting Death Note with a new series from the creators of Stranger follows Yumeko, played by Miku Martineau. She joins a boarding school for elite students. The school operates on a gambling-based system. Yumeko begins gambling while hiding a revenge plan. Her skill changes the school's structure. Her success makes her a target for others who want characters use masks, eye patches and bold movements. Yumeko is very calm during games, which hides her true plan. Her talent in gambling disturbs the school's hierarchy, leading to show features Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O'Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo and Ryan Sutherland. Bet will premiere on May 15. All 10 episodes will be released on the same follows a student who enters a school where gambling controls power. She plays games to carry out a secret revenge plan, causing a shift in the school's Bet joins other Netflix live-action adaptations like One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho and Alice in Borderland, continuing the streamer's focus on manga-based stories.
