Netflix’s long awaited One Piece Season 2 has finally got a release window.
Based onEiichiro Oda’s groundbreaking shonen manga, theOne Piecelive-action adaptation is among Netflix’s most ambitious projects. With a massive budget and careful detailing, executive producer and co-showrunner Matt Owens successfully translated the anime into the live action.
The mainOne Piece castwill return in Season 2 to reprise their roles. Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Gibson, and Taz Skylar are all coming back as Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji respectively. Amajor One Piece villainis also expected tomake their debutin the upcoming season.
Matt Owens will continue as a co-showrunner in the second season. This time joining him is Joe Tracz, who will also act as the writer and executive producer of the series. Season 1 showrunner Steve Maeda will continue to be a part of the project as an executive producer.
A co-executive producer of Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Tracz has confirmed the release window of One Piece Live Action Season 2 as well as his involvement with the project. Giving his statement toDeadline, he confirmed his role as the newOne Piece co-showrunnerand the direction Season 2 will take the story.
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“I’ve been lucky to work on big adaptations of several beloved series, and they don’t come bigger or more beloved than One Piece,” Tracz commented. “I’m a huge fan of Oda-san’s incredible imagination and I was blown away by what the live-action team created in Season 1. So it’s a dream and a joy to come aboard the Going Merry as it enters the Grand Line for an even more giant Season 2.”
Owens also commented on Tracz joining One Piece Season 2, saying, “We’re incredibly lucky to have him as a co-captain of this ship. The best crew on the seas grows larger!”
TheOne Piece live actionseries is one of the highest rated shows on Netflix and Season 2 will hopefully garner the same level of appreciation from viewers. With how big the One Piece fandom is, the series is sure to have a massive viewership.
Anamika Das was an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She previously wrote for platforms like Otakus' Notes and Seinen Manga. Anamika is an avid fan of anime, the shounen genre in particular. She loves My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and is obsessed with One Piece.
