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Are you ready to continue with the story of Luffy and the Straw Hats? Check out the details of the second season of the live action ‘One Piece’
Adaptations of manga and anime to film or television are complicated, as they have very different languages and styles. Of course Netflix knows how difficult it is to do this job, as it has learned through trial and error how to bring these stories to the small screen. However, Things were very different with the live action of One Piece.
It was in 2023 when The streaming giant premiered its version of the story created by Eiichiro Oda (here you can check out our talk with him), where we follow the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy (played by Mexican Iñaki Godoy), and his pirate crew as they explore exotic islands and endless oceans in search of the treasure that will make him the next Pirate King.
The second season of the live action ‘One Piece’ is coming
To the surprise of many, the live action of One Piece it was all a success. Not only did the hardcore fans who faithfully follow the plot like it, but also those who didn’t know what this series was about and got hooked on watching it. Not for nothing It spent eight weeks in Netflix’s global Top 10 and reached the Top 10 in 93 countries.
Besides, earned a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, one of the highest ratings ever for a series. That is why after the premiere of the series, we were not surprised when a few days later, the streaming giant announced with great fanfare that They renewed their adaptation of Oda’s work for a second season.
Of course the news made us very excited, because the first part turned out to be very entertaining. And yes, little by little, Netflix has released more details about the new season of One Piece live action that increased our expectations. That is why here we tell you everything that is known so far.
What will we see in the next episodes of the series?
As you will remember, At the end of the first season of the live action One Piece, we saw the closure of the East Blue sagawith Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji and Nami beginning their adventure to the Grand Line to fulfill their dreams. It is from this point where the story of the Straw Hat crew will become even more intense, fun and exciting. So hold on.
Following the order of the arcs that have been published since that point in history, everything indicates that In the second season of the series they will show us the complete saga of Arabasta (which includes the Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, Drum, and Alabasta arcs), one of the fans’ favorite parts where Luffy and company face the first Sea King that they encounter, Crocodile, along with his criminal organization.
But not only that, at this specific moment of One Piecein addition to seeing epic moments of the work, Several characters that will be important for the future also appear, such as Tony Tony Chopper and Nico Robin (who will join the Straw Hat crew) and Portgas D. Ace (Monkey D. Luffy’s older brother).
Although yes, It’s not clear if to condense the story, they’re going to skip the Loguetown arc, which is partly important later, because here we meet another important person for Luffy’s story. We will have to wait for the second season of the series to premiere to confirm if this plot will appear.
The new names joining the cast of the live action One Piece
Now, the only thing that yes it is 100% confirmed by Netflix is the cast that will join the second season of the live action of One Piece. Something they did very well in the first part was selecting the actors who would play all the great characters.since it seems that they tried too hard to find people who looked almost the same as those who appear in the manga and anime.
There was great expectation among fans for the casting of Smoker, who was introduced in the final minutes of the season 1 finale as a preview of what will come in the second part. Although the character’s face was not revealed at that time, there was There were important clues, including Smoker’s distinctive naval uniform and the two cigars he was smoking at the same time.
However, after much waiting We finally know who will be the actor who will play Smoker in the second season of the live action One Piece. But not only that, Netflix also went above and beyond by hiring big names for this project, such as David Dastmalchian, who will play none other than Mr. 3…just as they read it.
Although yes, They still need to reveal the cast that will give life to key characters for this part of the story, such as Crocodile, Nefertari Vivi, Nico Robin, Portgas D. Ace and Dr. Kureha. But while we wait for them to release this information, below we leave you with the confirmed cast for the new episodes of the series.
- David Dastmalchian – Mr. 3
- Jazzara Jaslyn – Miss Valentine
- Camrus Johnson – Mr. 5
- Daniel Lasker – Mr. 9
- Werner Coetser – Dorry
- Brendan Murray – Brogy
- Clive Russell – Crocus
- Callum Kerr – Smoker
- Julia Rehwald – Tashigi
- Rob Colletti – Wapol
- Ty Keogh–Dalton
How are you? Are you excited for the second season of the live action of One Piece? It definitely seems that Netflix will go all out to put together this part of Eiichiro Oda’s story that will surely leave us on the edge of our seats. So get ready, because things are going to get very good.
