One Piece live-action season 2: Release date, trailer, and which manga favorites are headed to Ne...

Season 2 of Netflix's zany adaptation brings several more beloved characters to life. One Piece liveaction season 2: Release date, trailer, and which manga favo

Season 2 of Netflix's zany adaptation brings several more beloved characters to life.

One Piece live-action season 2: Release date, trailer, and which manga favorites are headed to Netflix

Season 2 of Netflix's zany adaptation brings several more beloved characters to life.

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Published on August 11, 2025 12:55PM EDT

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Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy in season 2 of 'One Piece'. Credit:

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- Netflix's live-action adaptation of *One Piece *is returning for season 2.

- Charithra Chandran (*Bridgerton*), Joe Manganiello (*True Blood*), and David Dastmalchian (*The Suicide Squad*) are among the new additions to the cast.

- *One Piece *season 2 will premiere on Netflix in 2026.

**Warning: This article contains spoilers for *One Piece *season 1*.***

******Transforming a wildly popular, hyperactive manga with more than 1,100 episodes into a live-action series is no easy feat, but Netflix's reimagining of *One Piece* pleased noobs and fans alike.

The streamer's spin on *One Piece* debuted in 2023, with Iñaki Godoy starring as the straw-hatted Monkey D. Luffy, a loud-mouthed misfit who links up with an eccentric crew to form his own gang of treasure-hunting pirates. His goal? To become King of the Pirates.

Season 1 of Netflix's *One Piece* introduced Luffy, the body-stretching powers he gains upon eating Devil Fruit, and the unique personalities of his fellow Straw Hat Pirates, which include navigator Nami (Emily Rudd), swordsman Zoro (Mackenyu), marksman Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson), and chef Sanji (Taz Skylar).

Together, they work their way to the perilous and unpredictable Grand Line ocean route in search of the legendary hidden treasure known as One Piece.

Despite some behind-the-scenes shakeups, the show's new season will up the ante by super-sizing its cast with several notable names. Read on for everything we know about *One Piece* season 2.**

How did One Piece season 1 end?

Vincent Regan as Vice Admiral Garp on 'One Piece'.

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Season 1 of Netflix's *One Piece* adaptation ended with Luffy and the Straw Hat gang liberating Nami's hometown of Coco Village from Arlong (McKinley Belcher III), the spiky-nosed fish-man with hopes of turning the village into a fish-men empire.

Garp (Vincent Regan), Luffy's grandpa and a vice admiral in the Marines, rains on the team's parade when he orders his grandson to quit pirating. Luffy refuses, and he and his team cement their bond as they set sail for the Grand Line.

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They'll have company, though. While Luffy is thrilled to see one of his dreams fulfilled when a wanted poster with his face on it begins to circulate, it draws the attention of some unsavory characters.

They include rival pirates Buggy the Clown (Jeff Ward) and Alvida (Ilia Isorelýs Paulino), as well as a mystery man who puts out a cigar on the poster. Fans of the manga know that the mystery man is Smoker, a Marine captain who serves as a major antagonist.**

Who's joining the One Piece season 2 cast?

Callum Kerr as Captain Smoker in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

Courtesy of Netflix

Godoy, Rudd, Mackenyu, Gibson, Skylar, Ward, and Regan will return for season 2, but their journey across the Grand Line's choppy waters will feature loads of new heroes, villains, and chaos agents.

Most prominent among them is Smoker, who's poised to be one of the season's primary antagonists. The cigar-chomping Marine captain will be played by Callum Kerr, a veteran of series like Hulu's *Monarch* (2022), Netflix's *Virgin River* (2024), and Prime Video's *The Wheel of Time* (2025). Julia Rehwald, who led Netflix's *Fear Street* trilogy (2021), plays Smoker's colleague, Tashigi.

Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

Courtesy of Netflix

Season 2 will also feature several fan-favorite characters from the manga. Joe Manganiello, the *True Blood* alum and *Deal or No Deal Island* host, will play Mr. 0, the head of Baroque Works, a criminal organization.

Several of Mr. 0's flunkies have also been cast, with David Dastmalchian (*Late Night With the Devil)* as Mr. 3, Camrus Johnson (*Batwoman*) as Mr. 5, and Daniel Lasker (*Raised By Wolves*) as Mr. 9.

Lera Abova (*Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin*), Sophia Anne Caruso (*The School for Good and Evil*), Charithra Chandran (*Bridgerton*), and Jazzara Jaslyn (*Lioness*) will also play Baroque Works agents.

Brendan Sean Murray as Brogy and Emily Rudd as Nami in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

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Katey Sagal (*Sons of Anarchy*) has been cast as Dr. Kureha, a role initially coveted by Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis. Despite her age, the elderly doctor, an ally to the Straw Hat Pirates, dresses like a teenager, with a crop top, bellybutton ring, and tight jeans emblazoned with flames. Mark Harelik (*The Morning Show*) will play her eccentric colleague, Dr. Hiruluk.

They serve as parental figures for Tony Tony Chopper, a human/reindeer hybrid who plays a key part in *One Piece*'s future. After being teased in two different promotional clips, Tony Tony Chopper was properly introduced at a Netflix Tudum event in May. Watch the video below.

The nugget is voiced by Mikaela Hoover *(Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, ****Superman***), who also performed facial capture for the character. **

Jacob Romero as Usopp in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

Courtesy of Netflix

Other characters slated for season 2 include Wapol (Rob Colletti), Chess (Mark Penwill), K.M. (Anton David Jeftha), Dalton (Ty Keogh), Ipponmatsu (James Hiroyuki Liao), Dragon (Rigo Sanchez), Crocus (Clive Russell), Igaram (Yonda Thomas), Brogy (Brendan Murray), Dorry (Werner Coetser), and Nefertari Cobra (Sendhil Ramamurthy).**

What is *One Piece *season 2 about?

Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

Courtesy of Netflix

First and foremost, *One Piece* season 2 will follow our seafaring heroes as they set sail for the Grand Line. And, if the season 1 finale is any indication, they'll be pursued by Buggy and Alvida's pirate gangs, each seeking not just revenge, but also the 30,000,000-berry reward.

As the voluminous cast list demonstrates, though, they aren't the only obstacles standing between the Straw Hat Pirates and the One Piece. Marines Smoker and Tashigi are notable antagonists from the manga, as is Mr. 0 and the motley crew of oddballs that comprise his Baroque Works criminal enterprise.

But Luffy and his pals will also meet some new friends, specifically Sagal's Dr. Kureha and the pint-sized Tony Tony Chopper, a much-beloved character from the manga.

According to a letter shared by Netflix and series creator Eiichiro Oda, season 2 will take its characters to key locations from the mega-popular manga, including "Loguetown, Reverse Mountain (Twin Capes), Whiskey Peak, Little Island, and Drum Island."

Is there a One Piece season 2 trailer?

During the annual *One Piece* Day celebration in Tokyo on August 9, Netflix revealed the first teaser trailer for season 2.

"Everything I've done, everywhere I go, is for the One Piece," says Godoy's Luffy in the teaser. We also catch glimpses of the returning Straw Hats crew and get introduced to new faces set to join the story.**

Among the new cast members shown in the trailer are Abova's Miss All-Sunday, Chandran's Miss Wednesday, Kerr's Smoker, and Murray's Brogy.

The first-look teaser also ends with a big surprise: *One Piece* has already been renewed for season 3. Production on the third season is set to begin later this year in Cape Town, South Africa.

Is there a One Piece season 2 release date?

Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

Courtesy of Netflix

*One Piece* season 2 will premiere on Netflix in 2026, though an exact release date is yet to be announced.**

Where can I watch One Piece?

The ship Going Merry in season 2 of 'One Piece'.

Courtesy of Netflix

The live-action *One Piece* series is now streaming on Netflix. The anime is available to watch on Hulu and Crunchyroll.

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