Netflix has renewed the live-action “One Piece” series for a second season.
The news was made by Netflix on social media on Thursday, precisely two weeks following the show’s launch on the streaming platform.
Based on the well-known manga and anime series of the same name, “One Piece” tells the story of juvenile pirate Monkey D. Luffy as he explores the Blue Sea in search of the fabled One Piece treasure. If he succeeds, he will rule the pirates as their king.
Starring as Luffy is Iaki Godoy. Along with Mackenyu playing Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd is playing Nami, Jacob Romero is playing Usopp, and Taz Skylar is playing Sanji. Vincent Regan, Ilia Isorel’s Paulino, Morgan Davies, Aidan Scott, Langley Kirkwood, Jeff Ward, Celeste Loots, Alexander Maniatis, McKinley Belcher III, Craig Fairbrass, Steven Ward, and Chioma Umeala are other actors who have joined the cast.
The show’s creators, executive producers, and showrunners are Matt Owens and Steven Maeda. Along with Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, “One Piece’s” original creator Eiichiro Oda also serves as an executive producer. The show was made by Netflix and Tomorrow Studios in collaboration with Shueisha.
