Netflix’s One Piece Season 2 starts filming soon, teases star

Somehow, Netflix’s One Piece managed to be one of the rare live-action anime adaptations that’s actually good, to the point we’re excited about Season 2 – and it sounds like production is starting soon.

Premiering in August 2023, Netflix’s One Piece transported Monkey D Luffy and the Straw Hats into live-action without losing any the charm and joy of the original anime show.

Showrunners Matt Owens and Steven Maeda adapted Eiichiro Oda’s manga with grace and finesse, retaining the cartoony nature without making the whole thing seem ridiculous or needless.

The response to the Netflix show was so strong, we’ve been waiting for news on another season ever since. Production was expected to occur sometime this year, since everyone involved seems ready and another season was greenlit less than a month after it launched. Now, we appear to have gotten confirmation it’ll be soon.

One Piece Season 2 will start filming soon

Mackenyu Maeda, who plays Roronoa Zoro in Netflix’s One Piece, revealed during the Bandai Card Games Fest final in Chiba, Japan, that the second season is due to begin production in the near future. “I won’t be in this country any more, I will be in another One Piece,” he told announcers, when asked if he’ll be taking part in any tournaments.

They nervously laughed about whether he’s allowed say that – there was likely a request not to mention any news on One Piece – and he shrugged it off by adding that he hasn’t specified a time period, before wondering if there’ll be any events in South Africa. So, it seems like he’ll be busy with the Straw Hats for a considerable amount of the year.

Finding time to get One Piece moving would be a logistical struggle, since two of the stars, Iñaki Godoy and Jacob Romero, are also in Netflix’s remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender. That show released only a couple of weeks ago, so there are probably some press commitments still be fulfilled before everyone’s schedule is free again.

Regardless, it sounds like we might get One Piece Season 2 relatively soon. If you’d like to learn more about the anime, our One Piece filler guide will tell you the crucial episodes to watch.