Gren in the Cowboy Bebop anime and Mason Alexander Park, who will play them in the live-action series. Photo-Illustration: Vulture, Adult Swim and Mason Alexander Park/Instagram Iconic Japanese anime Cowboy Bebop won’t stop breaking barriers in its new live-action series. Gren, a soldier turned saxophonist in the series, will be nonbinary in the live-action remake, and played by a nonbinary actor, Mason Alexander Park. Netflix announced the news on Twitter on November 19, along with a video from Park, previously of the Hedwig and the Angry Inch tour and iCarly. “I will be playing my favorite role from the anime, Gren, who is a sexy nonbinary icon,” Park said in the video. “Being a nonbinary actor who is gien the opportunity to breathe new life into an existing nonbinary character has been the thrill of a lifetime. It’s remarkably meaningful to me, because I didn’t grow up with a lot of gender-variant representation in the media.” Gren, … [Read more...] about ’s Gren Will Be Nonbinary in Netflix’s Live-Action Series