‘BET’ Renewed for Season 2!!

Today just got much more exciting for fans of Netflix’s hit manga adaptation, BET, as the 60% Rotten Tomatoes series just scored a Season 2 renewal. Created and developed by Warrior Nun’s Simon Barry, the teen drama premiered on Thursday, May 15, with all ten episodes of the first season released simultaneously. Upon its release, it debuted as the ninth-biggest show in its first week, with 2.4 million views, approximately 13.7 million hours watched globally, and spent three weeks in the global Top 10 English-speaking shows.

News of BET‘s renewal was first announced by lead actress Miku Martineau, who said on Netflix’s X (formerly Twitter): “Hey Netflix, it’s Miku and I have some crazy news to tell you. You see that? Bet is officially getting renewed for Season 2, and I bet you are going to love it. I’m so excited. I’ll see you there.” This new season will comprise ten 30-minute episodes and will most likely feature the return of the main cast, including Martineau herself.

BET is the loose English adaptation of Homura Kawamoto and Tôru Naomura’s Japanese manga Kakegurui and centers on the students at a boarding school for the global elite, Saint Dominic, where underground gambling determines the school’s hierarchy. In Season 1, when Yumeko (Martineau), a mysterious transfer student, arrives, her gambling prowess puts her in the crosshairs of the powerful Student Council, while her secret quest for revenge (i.e: to find the truth behind the murder of her parents and to bring those responsible to justice) threatens to upend the school’s status quo entirely.

The Incredible Cast and Crew of ‘BET’

In addition to Martineau, the main cast of BET’s debut season featured Ayo Solanke as Ryan Adebayo, Eve Edwards as Mary Davis, Clara Alexandrova as Kira Timurov, Hunter Cardinal as Michael, Anwen O’Driscoll as Riri Timurov and Wendy, Aviva Mongillo as Dori Ahlstrom, Laura Afelskie as Runa Von Ludwig, Dorian Giordano as Chad White, Emma Elle Paterson as Blake Samuels, and Ryan Sutherland as Suki Hennessey. Peter Outerbridge recurred as Arkadi Timurov.

Executive producers attached to BET are creator/showrunner Barry, Jeff F. King, David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Jon Rutherford and Nick Nantell. Commenting about the murder mystery’s delightful renewal, Barry said in a statement:

“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.”

No release date has been set for BET Season 2, but all episodes of Season 1 are streaming on Netflix.