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One Piece Season 2 Potential Release Date, News, Cast & Rumors

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June 27, 2024

After a long silence, news about the second season of One Piece is finally coming. Several actors have just joined the cast of the pirate saga and they will play vicious criminals and pirates.

In the past, Netflix hasn’t had much luck with live-action anime adaptations. The infamous 2017 Death Note movie was criticized and the Cowboy Bebop series was canceled after just one season. However, one production has bucked the trend.

One Piece, a live-action series based on a manga by Eiichirō Oda, was a surprising success. According to Netflix’s website, the show was viewed 18.5 million times in the first weekend after its premiere.

The secret behind its success is retaining the spirit of the original, as well as great casting, inventive set design and excellent CGI. It’s no wonder fans are eagerly awaiting the next part of the show. Here’s everything you need to know about One Piece’s second season.

Possible release date of One Piece season 2

Netflix has officially renewed One Piece for a second season. Check out the official announcement below, which also confirms that Tony Tony Chopper will be joining the crew next season:

The show’s producers Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements told Variety that the scripts are ready to go, although they cannot move forward until the SAG-AFTRA strike is resolved. If the studios reach a deal, the two estimate it will take 12 to 18 months before the series airs.

That’s a similar timeline to Season 1. Production on this began in January 2022 and ended in August of the same year, but the show debuted on Netflix a year later. Based on all that information, we won’t see One Piece season 2 until 2025 or later.

One Piece Season 2 Plot

Eiichirō Oda’s manga is one of the most extensive Japanese series: it consists of more than 1,000 chapters, collected in 106 volumes. In the show’s first season, Netflix only adapted 95 chapters, meaning there’s still plenty of comedic material for the showrunners to cover.

Season 1 is about the formation of the crew, setting common goals and the battles with the Marines. In Season 2, the serious treasure hunting will likely begin, as the Straw Hat Pirates decided to travel to the Grand Line. The journey is unlikely to be peaceful: the crew must fight their way through a stretch of sea called the Calm Belt, populated by gigantic beasts.

Furthermore, the young pirates will likely still be followed by Vice Admiral Garp and the Marines. The Straw Hat Pirates may have to battle with the sinister organization, the Baroque Works. As you may recall, Roronoa Zoro killed one of its members in the first episode of the series.

It is also possible that we will encounter more old enemies in season 2, such as Captain Alvida and Buggy the Clown.

One Piece season 2 cast

If the series is greenlit for a second season, we can expect the following cast:

Iñaki Godoy – Monkey D. Luffy
Mackenyu Arata -Roronoa Zoro
Emily Rudd – Nami
Jacob Romero Gibson – Usopp
Taz Skylar – Sanji

According to the latest news, Netflix has chosen four actors to play villains from the crime syndicate known as Baroque Works.

David Dastmalchianthe star of the horror Late Night With the Devil, Mr. 3 games, also known as “Loan Shark” Galdino.

Camrus Johnsonwho you may remember from Batwoman, will star as Mr. 5, also known as Gem of the Border.

Jazzara Jaslynknown from the Warrior series, plays Miss Valentine, an officer-agent also known as Mikita.

Daniel Laskerwho appeared in Raised by Wolves, has been cast as Mr. 9, a young agent who likes to wear a golden crown.

Get a sneak peek of the actors and their characters below:

But that is not everything.

The cast of the second season will also be present Clive Russell, known from Game of Thrones. The actor will play Crocus. He is an old doctor, supervisor of the Twin Cape Lighthouse and caretaker of the whale Laboon.

Brendan Murraywho starred in Warrior and Raised by Wolves, will play Brogy the Red Ogre, co-captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates.

Werner Coetser will star as Dorry the Blue Ogre, Brogy’s brother and co-captain of their pack.

In the second season we may also see the return of: