One Piece Season 2: Renewal, Cast, Anime Story, Everything We Know

Summary Season 2 of the live-action One Piece adaptation is confirmed and will follow the Arabasta Saga, continuing Monkey D. Luffy's journey to become King of the Pirates.

The confirmation of season 2 was well-received due to the success of the first season, which received positive reviews and praise from viewers.

The new season will feature both returning and new cast members, including introducing live-action Chopper.

Season 2 of the Netflix live-action One Piece adaptation is on the way, and there's already plenty of cast, story, and release date news when it comes to what's next for Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates. Based on the One Piece manga and anime, the live-action Netflix show tells the story of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates. The first season saw Luffy get the gang together — despite Zoro and Nami's initial hesitation — and set out to find Gold Roger's treasure, the One Piece, on the Grand Line.

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Since it's based on the manga and anime by Eiichiro Oda, there's already much to discuss for the next season of One Piece on Netflix. The live-action One Piece season 2 would follow the events from the first, which covered the manga's East Blue Saga. Monkey D. Luffy has sworn to become a great pirate, and by the end of One Piece season 1 is on the way to achieving his goals by getting his own wanted poster, ship, and crew. One Piece season 2 follows the next arc in the manga and anime, the Arabasta Saga, showing the first legs of the Straw Hat Pirates' journey to the Grand Line.

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Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Recent News

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It's clear that Netflix is prioritizing the series and attempting to rush production a lot more than many of their other flagship shows which are still languishing between seasons.

After months of silence regarding the anime adaptation's sophomore season, the latest news confirms the shooting start date for One Piece season 2. Renewed back in September 2023, One Piece will now begin filming in June 2024 with a lengthy production period that will stretch into January 2025. Though no release date has been set yet, It's clear that Netflix is prioritizing the series and attempting to rush production a lot more than many of their other flagship shows which are still languishing between seasons.

The Netflix Live-Action One Piece Is Renewed For Season 2

More Straw Hat Madness Is Coming Soon

Netflix has renewed One Piece for season 2. The confirmation came in September 2023, two weeks after the show's premiere. Netflix renewing One Piece for another season was somewhat unsurprising, though the news was still incredibly well received. One Piece received incredibly positive reviews and has been a hit with subscribers, sitting at 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and the audience score is even higher at 94 percent.

Netflix's One Piece dropped all episodes of season 1 on August 31, 2023.

Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Production Status

Filming Begins In June 2024

Though the news has been rather thin since the show was renewed in September 2023, it has now been revealed that One Piece season 2 goes into production in June 2024 and will wrap in January 2025. The visual effects-heavy series will probably have an extended post-production period, meaning the earliest the sophomore season could premiere would be in the latter months of 2025.

Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Cast

The Straw Hat Crew Returns

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The Netflix One Piece season 2 cast will most likely bring back characters from the first season in the main roles. Captaining the Going Merry in the One Piece cast as Monkey D. Luffy is Iñaki Godoy, alongside Mackenyu Arata as his second-in-command, Roronoa Zoro. Emily Rudd portrays the ship’s navigator, Nami, and Jacob Romero Gibson plays the crew’s sniper Usopp. Finally, Taz Skylar takes on the role of the chef, Sanji.

Also expected to return in season 2 are Vincent Regan as Garp, Morgan Davies as Koby, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, and Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida. There will also be a lot of new characters that the next season of the live-action One Piece adaptation will need new actors to fill. There are still 3 Straw Hat Pirates due to join the crew in season 2 — Chopper, Nico Robin, and Jinbe (although Jinbe's appearance may not be until after the next season).

The presumptive cast of One Piece season 2 includes:

Actor One Piece Role Iñaki Godoy Monkey D. Luffy Mackenyu Arata Roronoa Zoro Emily Rudd Nami Jacob Romero Gibson Usopp Taz Skylar Sanji Vincent Regan Garp Morgan Davies Koby Aiden Scott Helmeppo Jeff Ward Buggy Ilia Isorelýs Paulino Alvida

Related One Piece: How Netflix's Live-Action Cast Compares To The Anime The live-action cast of Netflix's One Piece brings the bombastic anime to life, with every character from mains to minor-but-memorable feeling right.

Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Story

The Arabasta Saga In Live-Action

The Netflix One Piece season 2 story is likely to follow the events from the Manga series. The first season followed the East Blue Saga and then went into some of the Loguetown Arc. It looks like the live-action One Piece season 2 story will probably finish off the Loguetown Arc and then continue on to the Arabasta Saga, which is the second saga of the Manga following the East Blue Saga. When it comes to finishing off the Loguetown Arc, the Straw Hats will have to battle Captain Smoker, which was teased in the season 1 finale but also have to fight off enemies wanting the bounty. Monkey D. Dragon is also introduced here.

As for the Arabasta Saga, this had 117 chapters, so it is unclear how much would appear in the Netflix One Piece season 2 story. Of course, the East Blue Saga was 100 chapters and only has the last section remaining to play out. As for big moments that the Straw Hats could face, these include their ship getting swallowed by a giant whale, the introduction of Mr. 9 and Ms. Wednesday (both from Baroque Works), an island full of dinosaurs, and the eventual introduction of the evil Baroque Works leader Crocodile, who is part of a massive civil war in Arabasta.