One Piece (stylized in all caps) is a fantasy adventure television series developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix. The series is a live-action adaptation of the 1997 Japanese manga series One Piece by Eiichiro Oda, who also serves as a creative consultant. It is produced by Kaji Productions and Shueisha, the manga's publisher. The series stars Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, and Mikaela Hoover as the Straw Hat Pirates; other members of the main cast including Morgan Davies, Vincent Regan, Jeff Ward, Charithra Chandran, Lera Abova, Joe Manganiello, and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
One Piece received a straight-to-series order in January 2020, and filming occurred between January and August 2022. The first season was released in its entirety on Netflix on August 31, 2023. Two weeks after its release, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, with scripts completed by September 2023, though filming was delayed by the SAG-AFTRA strike. The season, titled Into the Grand Line, was later filmed between June and December 2024, and it was released on March 10, 2026. In August 2025, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which went into production in November 2025, ahead of the second season's premiere. The season, titled The Battle of Alabasta, is expected to premiere in 2027.
The series has received positive reviews from critics and fans, with praise for its performances, visuals, action sequences, humor, and faithfulness to the source material. Many critics considered the series to be one of the best live-action adaptations of a manga or anime. One Piece was the most-watched Netflix show (among individual series seasons) during the second half of 2023.
Premise The series follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they pursue their individual goals together and seek the "One Piece"; a legendary treasure found and hidden by the former "King of the Pirates", Gold Roger. But in order to achieve their goal, they must travel the seas to strange islands, avoid capture from the marines, meet new allies and fight various foes who possess unique abilities from eating Devil Fruits.
Cast and characters
Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, a young pirate bestowed with the power of stretching by eating the Gum-Gum Fruit. His goal is to always live free, find the One Piece and become the next King of the Pirates. Colton Osorio as young Luffy Emily Rudd as Nami, an expert cartographer and burglar. She joins the Straw Hat Pirates as their navigator to follow her dream of drawing a complete map of the world. Lily Fisher as young Nami Sophie Ellenbogen as toddler Nami Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, a great swordsman and ex-bounty hunter who becomes Luffy's first mate shortly after their first encounter. He utilizes an unorthodox "Three Swords Style". Zoro trains regularly to become the world's greatest swordsman. Maximilian Lee Piazza as young Zoro Jacob Romero as Usopp, a boisterous marksman, master storyteller and estranged son of an infamous pirate. Usopp values fame and loyalty as he aspires to be a brave warrior of sea. Kevin Saula as young Usopp Taz Skylar as Sanji, a charming master chef and martial artist who protects his hands by utilizing only his legs for fighting. He is searching for the All Blue, a mythical connection point of the Four Seas. Christian Convery as young Sanji Vincent Regan as Monkey D. Garp (season 1, guest season 2), a Marine Vice Admiral and Luffy's estranged grandfather. While he shares Luffy's value of freedom, he also believes that the Marines are the only ones capable of maintaining world order. Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown (season 1, guest season 2), the circus-themed captain of the Buggy Pirates. Buggy has the power to split his body into pieces and control each part remotely due to eating the Chop-Chop Fruit. Morgan Davies as Koby (season 1, guest season 2), a cabin boy of the Alvida Pirates, until Luffy saves him from Alvida's tyranny, thus being able to pursue his dream of becoming a Marine. Charithra Chandran as Nefertari Vivi / Miss Wednesday (season 2–present), the princess of the desert kingdom Alabasta. She first encounters the Straw Hats undercover as a frontier agent of Baroque Works. Aroop Shergill as young Vivi Mikaela Hoover as the voice and facial capture of Tony Tony Chopper (season 2–present), a reindeer capable of walking and talking like humans after consuming the Human-Human Fruit, who studies as a medical practitioner. N'kone Mametja serves as Chopper's On Set Proxy Gavin Gomes as Heavy Point Chopper Lera Abova as Nico Robin / Miss All-Sunday (season 3, recurring season 2), the second in command of Baroque Works. Her Flower-Flower Fruit allows her to duplicate her limbs. Joe Manganiello as Sir Crocodile / Mr. 0 (season 3, guest season 2), the head of Baroque Works and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea whose Sand-Sand Fruit ability enables him to generate, control, and become sand Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra (season 3, guest season 2), the king of Alabasta and the patriarch of the Nefertari family
Episodes
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2: Into the Grand Line (2026)
Season 3: The Battle of Alabasta (2027)
Production
Development In July 2017, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano announced that Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) and Shueisha would commence production of an American live-action television adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga series as part of the series' 20th anniversary celebrations. Oda was set to serve as executive producer alongside Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements. The series was planned to begin with the East Blue saga and was noted for its high production ambitions.
In January 2020, it was revealed that Netflix had ordered a 10-episode first season. Production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though scripts were already completed. In 2021, production resumed under the codename Project Roger, Steven Maeda and Matt Owens were serving as co-showrunners.
In 2023, Netflix confirmed a second season development, though production was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. A second season was officially announced on September 14, 2023. A third season was officially announced in August 2025, with series writer Ian Stokes serving as co-showrunner alongside Tracz.
Changes from the manga
In a July 2023 open letter, Oda stated that there were numerous scenes he felt "weren't good enough to put out into the world", so the film crew re-shot them. Oda also felt some of Luffy's lines did not feel like the character on paper; however, he changed his opinion after seeing Godoy's performance of them. In an interview with The New York Times, Oda highlighted that the live-action show has more dialogue than the manga as the latter needs more space for illustrations. When asked if he was worried about the One Piece adaptation, given that other similar adaptations have been unsuccessful, Oda said, "thankfully, Netflix agreed that they wouldn't go out with the show until I agreed it was satisfactory. I read the scripts, gave notes and acted as a guard dog to ensure the material was being adapted in the correct way". Costume designer Diana Cilliers was directly influenced by Oda's Color Walk compendiums when creating the show's designs. She made minor changes to the original designs to either "spice up scenes with variation" or to address safety concerns during live-action filming.
The adaptation made several structural changes with Oda's approval, such as focusing on Garp and revealing his connection to Luffy much earlier as well as moving Arlong's introduction up and swapping him with Don Krieg's storyline. Maeda commented that they wanted to make Arlong the season's "big bad" and by introducing him at the Baratie they were able to "ramp up towards the last two episodes". He also stated that they wanted Garp as "a more present character" along with the immediate Marine pursuit of the Straw Hats crew "to keep the stakes up and let it feel like it wasn't just a fun adventure where we were meeting different antagonists and different villains and pirates, but there was an actual kind of organized presence and fearsome presence that was behind Luffy and pursuing". Polygon highlighted that increased focus on the Marines means "Koby goes from being a side character to a supporting one immediately" and "changes the framing" of the Marines.
Casting In November 2021, the main cast portraying the Straw Hat Pirates was revealed via a series of wanted posters: Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Additional supporting cast for the first season includes Morgan Davies as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III as Arlong, Vincent Regan as Garp and Peter Gadiot as Shanks.
New cast members for the second season include Callum Kerr as Smoker, Julia Rehwald as Tashigi, David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3, Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0 and Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday. Other notable additions include Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha, Mark Harelik as Dr. Hiriluk, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra, and Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday. Mikaela Hoover voices Tony Tony Chopper.
Manganiello, Abova, Ramamurthy, and Hoover were promoted to main cast for the third season. New cast members for the season include Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1, and Daisy Head as Miss Doublefinger.
Filming Principal photography began on January 31, 2022 in Cape Town Film Studios and ended on August 22, 2022.
Filming for the second season began on July 1, 2024 in South Africa and wrapped on December 15, 2024.
Filming for the third season began on November 24, 2025, and wrapped on June 30, 2026.
Music Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli composed the series score.
The soundtrack includes singles such as "Wealth Fame Power" and "My Sails Are Set" featuring Aurora.
Release The first season of One Piece, consisting of eight episodes, premiered on Netflix on August 31, 2023. The second season was released on March 10, 2026. Like the first season, it consists of eight episodes and adapted several arcs from the original manga. The third season was confirmed for a 2027 release window.
Marketing On June 17, 2023, the series' premiere date and teaser trailer were revealed by the main cast in-person during the fourth edition of Tudum at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil. The presentation took place at the Ibirapuera Auditorium for an audience of 11,000 people, and was streamed live on Netflix's official YouTube channels to 78 million viewers. The three-day event was held between June 16 and 18 and featured a One Piece-themed immersive experience, which displayed a life-size replica of the pirateship Going Merry at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo, located inside the park. On June 29, 2023, a promotional website for the series was launched. Billed as the "Straw Hat Grand Fleet", the website features behind-the-scenes content as well as a section for creating custom wanted posters. On July 21, 2023, Netflix released the official trailer and a personalized letter from Oda.