Bet Season 1 OTT Release: Fans of high-stakes drama and psychological thrillers can finally rejoice—“Bet” Season 1, the highly anticipated live-action adaptation of the popular anime and manga series Kakegurui, is officially making its OTT debut.
This gripping series, known for its intense gambling games and larger-than-life characters, will begin streaming on May 16, 2025, exclusively on Netflix.
Plot
Inspired by the wildly popular manga Kakegurui, the upcoming live-action series “Bet” brings a thrilling blend of psychological tension, high-stakes games, and a deeply personal mystery to the screen. At its center is Yumeko Jabami, a seemingly elegant and composed transfer student who hides a dangerously obsessive passion for gambling—and a dark past that refuses to stay buried.
Set within the elite and enigmatic Hyakkaou Private Academy, a school unlike any other, the series plunges viewers into a world where traditional metrics like grades or sports achievements are irrelevant. Here, social hierarchy is dictated entirely by how well you can manipulate risk and navigate ruthless gambling games. The academy’s twisted structure rewards the cunning and punishes the weak—students who lose are subjected to a humiliating life as house pets, stripped of status and voice.
Yumeko’s arrival turns this unforgiving system on its head. Unlike other students who gamble to gain status, wealth, or safety, Yumeko is driven by the thrill of the game itself. Her strategic brilliance and unnerving poise send shockwaves through the academy’s upper echelons, unsettling the reigning student council and threatening to unravel the very order they’ve worked to preserve.
But beneath her polished smile lies a more personal mission. Years ago, Yumeko’s parents were found murdered—an incident shrouded in mystery and conspiracy, believed to have occurred within the very walls of the academy. As she challenges powerful students and exposes the cracks in their system, Yumeko carefully peels back layers of secrets, inching closer to the truth about her family’s fate.
Stylish, chaotic, and gripping from start to finish, Bet offers more than just adrenaline-pumping games—it’s a psychological cat-and-mouse thriller with emotional stakes and a heroine who refuses to fold.