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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s teen psychological play bid Bet has added a popular prima to its cast.
Icy Grl prima Saweetie has joined nan show alongside bid prima Miku Martineau arsenic nan 2nd play of nan show starts accumulation successful Toronto.
Bet follows nan students astatine a boarding schoolhouse for nan world elite, wherever underground gambling determines nan school’s hierarchy. When Yumeko, played by Martineau, a mysterious transportation student arrives, her gambling prowess puts her successful nan crosshairs of nan powerful Student Council, while her concealed quest for revenge threatens to upend nan school’s position quo entirely.
It’s unclear what characteristic Saweetie is playing. It is her latest acting role, having antecedently starred successful Starz’s BMF.
The live-action bid is based connected Japanese manga Kakegurui. It became a deed connected Netflix erstwhile it launched successful May 2025 pinch 2.4M views successful its first week. The show spent 3 weeks connected Netflix’s English-language apical 10 and reached nan apical 10 successful 77 countries.
It marks Saweetie’s latest gig for Netflix; nan Tap In vocalist hosted sex-positive drama typical titled Sex: Unzipped successful 2021.
“There’s a psychological separator to nan world of Bet that instantly brought maine successful and nan characteristic instantly called to me. The truth it’s rooted successful manga, this Japanese storytelling contented that’s been shaping thoroughfare civilization and manner for years, is what sealed it. Bet, for illustration me, doesn’t play it safe,” Saweetie said.
Bet besides stars Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O’Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo, Ryan Sutherland, Laura Afelskie, Rami Khan and Bryn Samuel.
Produced by Boat Rocker Studios, nan bid was developed by Simon Barry, who directs alongside Jacquie Gould and James Genn. Barry besides exec produces alongside Boat Rocker Studios’ Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier, Jon Rutherford and Nick Nantell.
It marks nan latest Netflix bid filmed successful Toronto aft Vladimir, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, Wayward and nan upcoming play of Ginny & Georgia.
