The first One Piece Season 2 trailer dropped this weekend, already revealing Netflix greenlit Season 3.
The live-action adaptation is finally taking the Going Merry to the Grand Line! The first One Piece Season 2 trailer dropped this weekend, already revealing Netflix greenlit Season 3. The mega red streamer debuted the new trailer in honour of the annual One Piece Day celebration in Tokyo, on Saturday, August 9th. While it was a short, minute-and-a-half sneak peek, it teased enough of what is to come in Monkey D. Luffy’s (Iñaki Godoy) next arc in Season 2.
One Piece Season 2′s first look highlights multiple characters and moments, taken from the original manga by Eiichiro Oda (aka Oda-sensei). Alongside familiar faces established in Season 1, such as Luffy, Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero), and Roronoa Zoro (Mackenyu), the footage shows off a few newcomers, including Lera Abova as Nico Robin and Callum Kerr as Smoker. Where there is Captain Smoker, Tashigi is also nearby. In the last shot, otakus will notice a certain iconic whale, who goes by the name Laboon. Cue the tears now!
Based on the trailer, One Piece Season 2 looks like it will most definitely cover the small arcs leading up to Alabasta, such as Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island. One of the first scenes showed Luffy looking at where Gol D. Roger was executed, revealing they are going to be stopping by Loguetown. Whether they will do Luffy’s execution and encounter with Dragon is not yet confirmed.
There was also a shot of Robin, who is, of course, Miss All Sunday for now, since she is a part of Baroque Works. Broggy was shown in the trailer as well, introducing the giants like Dorry, too, from Little Garden. Since they already teased Tony Tony Chopper in the last teaser, this would make sense as a reasonable stopping point on Drum Island. One Piece Season 3 will probably be the entire Alabasta arc. In the anime, Portgas D. Ace is introduced at the end of Drum Island, so this could also be a major tease at the end of Season 2. No actor has been signed on for the fan-favourite character.
Overall, the live-action series is keeping up a good pace, despite condensing a lot of character-building moments. Based on Season 1, they have been hitting the story beats—just missing some emotional beats. My best guess is that the CloverWorks update/remake of the One Piece anime will be upping the pace like the live-action, but primarily focused on removing fillers and redundant plot points.
Still, One Piece Season 2 does not have an official release date, but is expected to set sail in 2026. However, Netflix is confident in the series, as they confirmed in the same trailer that Season 3 was already in the works. Whether this production crunch will pay off for Netflix in the long run is yet to be determined when Season 2 and 3 air. Stay updated on the Netflix One Piece official socials for updates!
