The premiere of one piece in Netflix It was one of the big surprises of last year in terms of the series season. The challenge was great, after other somewhat unsuccessful anime adaptations on the platform such as Cowboy Bebop either Death note, but with this one he finally hit the nail on the head and managed to conquer even the most demanding fans of Eiichirō Oda’s work. But the first season barely covered a small part of how ambitious and big it is. one pieceand in its next installment Netflix has decided to go all out to maintain the level to which it has already accustomed viewers.
After confirming that there would be a second season, Netflix has announced the new cast so that fans can get an idea of what they will see in this continuation. Not only that, but the platform has cleared up all kinds of doubts regarding which characters each of the new additions will play. In a time when every announcement always involves some mystery, Netflix has decided to move on from that and reveal which new and important characters from the original manga will appear in Luffy’s Going Merry and his friends.
In the first season we met a cast led by Monkey D. Luffy in the role of Iñaki Godoya young Mexican actor who had already appeared in series such as Who killed Sara?. Godoy was accompanied by Mackenyu, a Japanese actor in charge of giving life to the swordsman. Roronoa Zoro and that he was the only Japanese in the main cast. Because the person in charge of playing Nami, the third in contention within the Going Merry ship, was Emily Ruddwho had been seen in another Netflix series like The street of terror. But for this second season, what does the platform have prepared. Well, there are big surprises.
Because this announcement is largely marked by the presentation of the Baroque Works, a criminal organization created by the former Warlord of the Sea Crocodile and who throughout the manga become great enemies of Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat pirates. Among them stands out Mr. 3, also known as Galdino or Usurerand everything indicates that he will be one of the main antagonists of the second season.
But the best of all is that this character will have a great Hollywood actor giving him life, none other than David Dastmalchian. We have seen the Canadian since The dark knight starring in the latest horror hit, The last Late Night, and opens the door to the most recognized stars to participate in the series. In addition, Dastmalchian has confessed to being a big fan of the original series so there will not only be professionalism but also a certain passion behind his interpretation. Regarding the rest of the Baroque Works team, we have Mr. 9, who will be played by Daniel Lasker (Raised by Wolves). Also to Mr, 5, who will give life Camrus Johnson (The Cat and the moon). And finally Miss Valentine, who will be played by Jazzara Jaslyn (Professionals). All of them will accompany Mr. 3 in this new adventure that fans are already eagerly awaiting and we will have to see when it finally arrives on the platform.
