One Piece Season 2 Update: Producer Says Scripts Are ‘Ready’

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One Piece Season 2 Update: Producer Says Scripts Are ‘Ready’

Netflix’s One Piece ended its first season after eight episodes. As fans wonder when more may arrive, a producer on the series has offered up a One Piece Season 2 update.

What is the latest update on One Piece Season 2?

The latest One Piece Season 2 update comes from Marty Adelstein, the CEO of One Piece production company Tomorrow Studios and one of the producers on the Netflix series. Speaking to Variety, Adelstein said that scripts are actually ready for a second season.

Tomorrow Studios president Becky Clements even offered up a timeline on when to expect the series’ return once the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes end.

“Realistically, hopefully, a year away, if we move very quickly, and that is a possibility,” Clements said. “Somewhere between a year and 18 months, we could be ready for air.”

What is One Piece about?

The live-action One Piece series will be led by Iñaki Godoy as Luffy, Mackenyu as Rorona Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Skylar as Sanji. Joining them are Peter Gadiot as Shanks, Morgan Davies as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III as Arlong, Craig Fairbrass as Chef Zeff, Vincent Regan as Garp, Steven Ward as Mihawk, Langley Kirkwood as Captain Morgan, and more. For its Japanese-dubbed version, the original anime cast reprise their respective roles.

Based on Oda’s iconic manga of the same name, the series follows Monkey D. Luffy, a pirate who gains the powers to turn his body to rubber after eating a “Devil Fruit.” He ventures around a fantastical world of exotic islands and vast oceans in search of the legendary treasure known as “One Piece.”

The One Piece live-action series is written and executive produced by Steven Maeda (The X-Files) and Matt Owens (Agents of SHIELD), with Maeda set as the showrunner. Executive producers are Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios along with original manga author Oda.