According to ComicBook, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda (Romance Dawn) excites fans with new update for the second season of the live-action adaptation of the series. Oda claims that the second season will surpass the first after personally getting closer look at the production. Oda went on X to share some new photos on set and share more information on the second season.
“I went to South Africa!! Cape Town is where the Netflix live-action show is being filmed!!,” Oda’s message to fans begins. “I got to see first hand the hard work of so many crew members across various fields!! The sets? Huge! The attention to detail? Insane! The crew’s love for the project? Off the charts!! And the food? Amazing!! Now I feel an even greater sense of responsibility given my role.” As Oda continued his message to fans, he also opened up about meeting the newest additions to the cast face-to-face for the first time
Oda then explained that meeting these new additions confirmed they were the “perfect” choices for their characters, “I also managed to speak with not only the returning cast from Season 1 but also each of the new cast members. My own casting selections were made from Japan over photos and videos, but seeing them all in person convinced me: ‘They were absolutely the perfect choice!!!’ The vibe on set was just the best, too! Trust me, this is going to surpass Season 1! Stay turned for Season 2!”
Below is Oda’s full post on X.
Many new faces will be seen in the second season as new cast members have been added in the last few months, including Daniel Lasker (The Signal) as Mr. 9, Camrus Johnson (Batwoman) as Mr. 5, Jazzara Jaslyn (Lioness) as Miss Valentine, David Dastmalchian (Prisoners) as Mr. 3, Clive Russell (Book of Blood) as Crocus, Werner Coetser (Diepe Waters) as Dorry, Brendan Murray (Good Witch) as Brogy, Callum Kerr (Monarch) as Smoker, Julia Rehwald (Alethea) as Tashigi, Rob Colletti (No Names) as Wapol, Ty Keogh (Dominion) as Dalton, Katey Sagal (Futurama) as Dr. Kureha, Mark Harelik (42) as Dr. Hiriluk, Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes) as Cobra Nefertari, Charitha Chandran (Eternals) as Vivi Nefertari, Lera Abova (Anna) as Nico Robin and Joe Manganiello (Mythic Quest) as Sir Crocodile.
The first season of One Piece’s live-action is available to stream on Netflix.