"Netflix's forays into live-action animation, like Cowboy Bebop and Avatar: The Last Airbender, have met with varying degrees of success. But the stakes have never been higher than with , the streamer's attempt to adapt the longest-running single-story anime in history. The anime recently aired Episode 1165, and it's been amassing an increasingly large fan base since 1999, so the stakes for Netflix are high."
"One Piece Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on March 10, 2026, a little over two and a half years since Season 1 arrived in August 2023. It returns with the intriguing title of One Piece: Into the Grand Line, a reference to the band of sea dotted with islands and pirates. Hopefully, the Netflix adaptation can either abridge the original anime or pick up the pace,"
"One Piece: Into the Grand Line brings together the original crew of the Going Merry from Season 1, including: Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy Emily Rudd as Nami Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp Taz Skylar as Sanji But Season 2 also introduces some new faces, including: Callum Kerr as Captain Smoker Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9 Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valenti"
One Piece Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on March 10, 2026 under the title One Piece: Into the Grand Line. The season will deliver a new batch of eight episodes and continues the live-action adaptation after Season 1. The principal Going Merry crew returns: Iñaki Godoy (Luffy), Emily Rudd (Nami), Mackenyu (Zoro), Jacob Romero Gibson (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji). New cast members include Callum Kerr (Captain Smoker), Daniel Lasker (Mr. 9), Charithra Chandran (Miss Wednesday), and Jazzara Jaslyn (Miss Valenti). The season premieres at midnight PT (3:00 a.m. ET). The source anime began in 1999 and has aired over 1,165 episodes, raising high expectations for the adaptation's pacing and faithfulness.
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