The journey of the Straw Hat Pirates continues in One Piece Season 2, one of the best shows to watch on Netflix.
While some fans were excited about the One Piece live-action adaptation of the same-named famous manga, the show premiered on Netflix and became a huge hit. Not that long after its premiere, it earned a Season 2 renewal.
But when might this Season 2 release? This is everything that’s come out so far.
What Is The One Piece Season 2 Release Date?
As of updating this in February 2025 , there has yet to be a set release date for One Piece Season 2, but we do have a timeframe of release – sometime in 2025, as reported by Deadline. This means it’ll be part of the 2025 TV premiere schedule.
The One Piece Season 2 Cast
One Piece is all about the Straw Hat Pirates and their adventures together, so there are plenty of members of the One Piece cast who will be back, according to Netflix Tudum These include:
- Iñaki Godoy as Luffy
- Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro
- Emily Rudd as Nami
- Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
- Taz Skylar as Sanji
- Morgan Davies as Koby
- Aidan Scott as Helmeppo
- Vincent Regan as Vice Admiral Garp
- Langley Kirkwood as Captain “Axe Hand” Morgan
- Craig Fairbrass as Zeff
- Peter Gadiot as Shanks
- Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida
- Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown
- Alexander Maniatis as Klahadore
- McKinley Belcher III as Arlong
- Steven Ward as Dracule Mihawk
- Michael Dorman as Gold Roger
I’m not surprised many characters will most likely be back, including Buggy, an instant fan-favorite, or Peter Gadiot as Shanks. And now, this just makes me more excited.
New Cast Members For One Piece Season 2
That Tudum article above also confirmed a plethora of new characters, all with names that we can tell you about. Here are the new characters you can expect to see:
- Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra
- Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha
- Mark Harelik as Dr. Hiriluk
- Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
- Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5
- Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
- David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
- Werner Coetser as Dorry
- Brendan Murray as Brogy
- Clive Russell as Crocus
- Callum Kerr as Smoker
- Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
- Rob Colletti as Wapol
- Ty Keogh as Dalton
- Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0
- Lera Abova as Miss All-Sunday
- Rigo Sanchez as Dragon
- Yonda Thomas as Igaram
- James Hiroyuki Liao as Ipponmatsu
- Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss Goldenweek
- Mark Penwill as Chess
- Anton David Jeftha as K.M.
Ya’ll, I don’t even know how to react to this. There are so many characters. I feel like Season 2 of this show is about to be filled to the brim and we don’t even know when it’s coming out yet. I’m going to need a trailer soon.
Chopper Will Be In Season 2
It’s finally been confirmed that Chopper, another long-awaited member of the Straw Hat Pirates, will appear in Season 2 of the show. According to an interview done with the showrunner of the series, Matt Owens, with Tudum, he said that the creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda, told them Chopper would appear in Season 2. There have been teases upon teases, but now we have official confirmation he’ll appear.
What Is One Piece Season 2 About?
With a show as highly anticipated as One Piece Season 2, there are plenty of directions the series could go in. Here are just a few story tidbits we’ve managed to pick up over the last couple of years:
Season 2 Might Focus On The Consequences Of Luffy Becoming A Wanted Man
While details of the plot of One Piece Season 2 are relatively unknown, Owens commented on what the story could bring next in a Deadline interview from October 2023. The co-showrunner said that now that Luffy is a wanted man, Season 2 could deal with the repercussions of that, and that not every Marine is like Garp, who will let him go:
While Garp may have been the Marine who was testing Luffy, not every Marine is going to give him any leeway because of who his grandfather might be. And so we’re going to see this very powerful, very driven marine as a major antagonist moving forward in the story.
The actor behind Luffy, Iñaki Godoy, did also tease the arc for Season 2 with a birthday post for Luffy on his Instagram in May 2024, zooming into the cake at the very end and focusing on the number ‘3’ – a tease of a fan-favorite criminal, Mr. 3, which has been cast as reported above.
We also know that Mr. 0 – known as Crocodile – will be a big part of Season 2. Joe Manganiello (who will be playing him) spoke about the role in an interview with ScreenRant in February 2025 that he’s eager for fans to see the story and that in reality, the villain isn’t that much different from Luffy:
In the early manga, come on, Crocodile's about as much fun as you can have as a villain. I use that term liberally because when you really get into his backstory, he's not that much different from Luffy in some ways when they were young pirates.
I have a feeling Season 2 is going to dig a lot deeper into how Luffy’s actions have affected those around him – and the consequences that come from it. The first episode, from Tudum, is called “The Beginning and the End,” according to the script’s page, so I’m really eager to see what this all means – and how it'll play out.
Season 2 Will Introduce Some “Pretty Cool Power”
If you were surprised by the amount of powers that were in One Piece, get ready, because Season 2 is only going to introduce more of those. In an interview with that Gold Derby did with Eric Litman, an editor for One Piece in May 2024, he revealed that Season 2 is going to include some “pretty cool powers” that we haven’t seen yet:
I have read some of the scripts for [One Piece] Season 2. I am pretty excited about where things are going. There are some pretty cool powers coming.
One Piece has probably some of the most outrageous and wacky powers in anime, and I for one can’ wait to see how these new ones are brought to us in live-action form.
Filming For Season 2 Has Finished
One Piece Season 2 has officially ended production. In February 2025, it was posted on the official One Piece Netflix X page that filming had come to an end:
Straw Hats, our course is set! Season 2 production has officially wrapped, and the Grand Line is fast approaching! 🌊 Destiny awaits, are you ready to answer the call? 🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/wxebRjswejFebruary 4, 2025
What this means for a release date, I’m not sure, but let’s just hope that means it’ll come out later this year as originally planned.
While it’s undoubtedly going to take some time for One Piece Season 2 to drop, I’m going to be counting down the days until we see the next adventure with the Straw Hat Pirates. Until then, I suppose I’ll rewatch the first season to spot all the big differences from the anime.
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