Netflix has confirmed the future of its live-actionOne Pieceadaptation ahead of season 2. Not even the most optimisticOne Piecefan could have predicted how good theNetflix live-action showwas going to be. Eiichiro Oda’s masterpiece is not an easy story to tell in live-action, but the first season ofOne Piecemade it work.
Following the success of season 1,One Piecewas renewed for a second season, which will arrive in 2026. We finally have atrailer forOne Pieceseason 2, but the most exciting news to come out ofOne PieceDayis that the live-action show has been given an early season 3 renewal.
One Piece’s Season 3 Confirmation Is Great News Given The Length Of The Manga
We have seen countless streaming shows get cancelled prematurely, so the fact thatOne Pieceis already renewed for season 3even before the second season comes out is both reassuring and exciting. Additionally, given the sheer length of the manga, it will take a while for Netflix’sOne Pieceto make any significant progress toward completing Luffy’s story.
Netflix and Oda confirmed last year thatOne Pieceseason 2 would cover Loguewton, Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island. That meant we would only get Arabasta in a third season. Now, we finally have confirmation thatOne Pieceseason 3 will happen, and that Arabasta will be adapted fully.
Production onOne Pieceseason 3 will start in Cape Town, South Africa, later this year. Assuming season 2 ends with the Straw Hats and their new doctor leaving Drum Island, season 3 will get to focus entirely on the fight against Crocodile and the officer agents of Baroque Works.
Netflix’s One Piece Will Need A Lot More Than Just 3 Seasons To Cover Luffy’s Journey
WhileOne Piece’s season 3 renewal is exciting and confirms that Netflix is confident about the show’s potential, the live-action adaptation will need a lot more than that to get to the major events of the manga. Even if we only look at the pre-time-skip era, it would still take several seasons for the Netflix show to cover everything.
WithOne Pieceseason 3 potentially arriving in 2027, the show will have taken four years just to get through East Blue and Arabasta. This was expected, though, considering that producing a live-action show of such scale demands a lot of time.
Hopefully, Netflix’sOne Piecewill run for a lot more than just three seasons. Regardless of how many arcs the show ends up covering, I cannot wait to revisit my favorite moments from the manga, now in live-action.
