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After producing the second season, Owens decided to focus on improving his mental well-being and left the show.




Matt Owens, who is in charge of the live-action adaptation of One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda, has stated on his Instagram account that he will be leaving the show after completing work on its second season. He explained that he needs time for his mental health and will return with renewed energy for future adventures.

Last July, the production of the second season of the show commenced. According to Variety, filming has now come to an end. As stated by the show's creator, Oda, the second season will encompass events leading up to the Drum Island arc. This will involve portraying Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Twin Cape, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island in detail.

According to previous reports from Deadline, the second season of the live-action series is expected to be released in 2025. However, this is only speculation at this time. ( link ) According to Netflix's recent announcement, the show won't be available for streaming until 2026. ( link ) It was previously announced that a LEGO set based on the TV show's second season would be released later this year. However, any information about the release date has since been taken down.

In the second season of the show, two new individuals have been added to the team - Joe Tracz from Percy Jackson and the Olympians as a writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner, along with Matt Owens from the first season who is also a writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. Steve Maeda from the first season remains on board as an executive producer.

The newly appointed ensemble for season 2 has been revealed.

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- Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
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- Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday [highlight white text for spoiler]
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- Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday [highlight white text for spoiler]
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra
- Yonda Thomas as Igaram
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- Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
- Clive Russell as Crocus
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- Brendan Murray as Brogy
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- Anton David Jeftha as K.M. (known as Kuromarimo in the manga/anime)
- James Hiroyuki Liao as Ipponmatsu



In August 2023, the exclusive release of the live-action One Piece series took place on Netflix. Initially, it was reported that there would be ten episodes in the first season, but this was later changed to eight episodes. Despite this change, the show still managed to win awards for "Outstanding Original Song for a Children's or Young Teen Program" and "Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Program" at The 3rd Annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards.

Tomorrow Studios is a joint venture between producer Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios that produced the first live-action season of their show. Becky Clements was an executive producer alongside Maeda in this season.


In Japan, the One Piece anime series will begin broadcasting on April 6th during Sunday evenings at 11:15 p.m., specifically on Fuji TV and its affiliate stations, starting with Part 2 of the Egghead arc.


Sources: Matt Owens ' Instagram account ( link ) , Variety ( link ) (Selome Hailu)