One Piece season 2 is getting ready to set sail once more, with a recent wave of news giving us plenty of reason to return to the Grand Line with the Straw Hats. The hit Netflix series based on one of the best anime of all time has had a ton of news for us to dig our teeth into recently (including the reveal of the best Doctor around). Yes, there's even a first look at Chopper to feast your eyes on.
If you are unfamiliar with Luffy and his Crew, One Piece is the live-action adaptation of the hit manga and anime from Eiichiro Oda. Luffy is on a quest to find the treasure "aptly named The One Piece" that would declare him King of the Pirates. However, the seas are a treacherous place filled with wacky villains, not to mention dangerous powers granted by Devil Fruits. The One Piece season 1 ending left us with a cliffhanger and more Straw Hat crew members to find, so to get us ready for Luffy's next voyage, we've compiled everything you need to know so far. That includes the One Piece season 2 release window, confirmed cast, plot theories, first-look images, trailers, and more.
Ready to take on the Grand Line? Here is everything there is to know about One Piece season 2. And, while you wait, check out our release schedule for the One Piece Egghead Arc to make sure you don't miss a second of the new anime.
One Piece season 2 release date speculation
As confirmed at Tudum, One Piece season 2 won't arrive until 2026, but we are still waiting for official confirmation from Netflix on its exact release date.
Filming wrapped on February 4, after the production started in June 2024. You can see Netflix's post sharing the update along with a first-look image down below.
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
Season 3 is also reportedly being filmed simultaneously, which could mean an even shorter wait for the third installment.
After the success of the first season, the renewal was officially confirmed in a video by Netflix, featuring creator Eiichiro Oda saying, "It seems people around the world have been enjoying the show, which makes the hard work from the production team truly worth it. To everyone who's been a fan of One Piece for years and to those who experienced One Piece for the first time, thank you so much. Two weeks after the launch, I just received some great news. Netflix has decided to renew the show! The adventures of Iñaki and the live-action Straw Hats will continue onward!"
In March 2025, One Piece co-showrunner Matt Owens announced he's stepping down from the Netflix show, saying in an Instagram post that he is taking a break "to focus on myself and my mental health".
One Piece season 2 story: what chapters are being adapted?
One Piece season 1 adapted chapters 1-95 of Oda’s long-running manga, leading us to the very end of the Arlong Park arc. The 100 chapters equals one season seems to be as good of a guideline as any to use right now, and points us to where the show could go next in One Piece season 2.
If things continue at a similar pace, the second season could adapt the Loguetown arc (chapters 96-100) to begin. That's backed up by the title of the first episode being called 'The Beginning and The End', a reference to Loguetown. That could be followed by Reverse Mountain arc (chapters 101-104), Whisky Peak (chapters 106-114), and Little Garden (chapters 115-129) within the first few episodes.
Those arcs – minor spoilers here, but we’ll keep things vague – see Luffy and the Straw Hats face off against Smoker, meet the whale Laboon, head to new locations, encounter fresh allies, and confront the officers of Baroque Works. That all chimes with the casting news so far, so we're fairly confident that it will come to pass.
The rest of the season will likely adapt the Drum Island arc (chapters 130-154), which sees one of the crew fall ill. It also introduces the aforementioned Dr. Kureha. Finally, things will be rounded off – with the bulk of the season; we expect – with the epic Arabasta arc (chapters 155-217).
Let’s hope Netflix expands the season count to 10 episodes so they can fit everything in – especially as events in the Kingdom of Arabasta deserve, arguably, at least five episodes to account for its new characters and climactic events. If you need a One Piece refresher, you can also check out our how to watch One Piece in order guide. We also have a One Piece filler guide in case you want a snappy rewatch as well.
One Piece season 2 cast
First up, it's apparent that the bulk of the main cast will return in One Piece season 2. That includes Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Nami (Emily Rudd), Zoro (Mackenyu), Sanji (Taz Skylar), and Usopp (Jacob Romero).
Other standouts returning are Buggy the Clown (Jeff Ward), Koby (Morgan Davies), and Luffy's grandfather Monkey D. Garp (Vincent Regan). If you're familiar with the source material, you'll be acutely aware that characters such as Shanks (Peter Gadiot) and Alvida (Ilia Isorelýs Paulino) will have a more significant role to play down the line.
Daniel Lasker, Camrus Johnson, Jazzara Jaslyn, and David Dastmalchian join the cast as Mr. 9, Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, and Mr. 3, respectively. In the manga series, the quartet are members of the Baroque Works group, a criminal syndicate whose ultimate goal is to take over the Arabasta Kingdom.
Speaking about the Arabasta Kingdom, Princess Vivi (aka Miss Wednesday) has now officially been cast as well. Charithra Chandran will be taking on the role of Miss Wednesday, who (as anime fans already know) will play a big part in the upcoming season as the Netflix series takes on the Arabasta Saga. Joe Manganiello will play Mr 0, and Lera Abova will play Miss All Sunday (aka Nico Robin and future Straw Hat).
On June 26 last year, Netflix also announced Clive Russell as Crocus, Werner Coetser as Dorry, and Brendan Murray as Brogy. The next day, the streamer announced Julia Rehwald as Tashigi, Ro Colletti as Wapol, and Callum Kerr as Smoker – the big bad teased in the season 1 post-credits scene.
However, the biggest addition to our cast is the Straw Hat crew member Chopper (aka the cutest doctor a pirate could ask for). As revealed in May 2025, Chopper (teased at the end of the first season) will be voiced by Mikaela Hoover.
Read the One Piece season 2 cast list below:
- Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
- Emily Rudd as Nami
- Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro
- Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
- Taz Skylar as Sanji
- Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown
- Vincent Regan as Monkey D. Garp
- Morgan Davies as Koby
- David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
- Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
- Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5
- Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
- Clive Russell as Crocus
- Werner Coetser asDorry
- Brendan Murray as Brogy
- Callum Kerr as Smoker
- Rob Colletti as Wapol
- Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
- Ty Keogh as Dalton
- Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday
- Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0
- Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday (aka Nico Robin)
- Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss Goldenweek
- Anton David Jeftha as K.M
- Mark Penwill as Chess
- Yonda Thomas as Igaram
- James Hiroyuki Liao as Ipponmatsu
- Rigo Sanchez as Dragon
- Mikaela Hoover as Chopper
When can we expect a One Piece season 2 trailer?
While it isn't a trailer, above you can watch the teaser of production kicking off in South Africa, released by Netflix earlier in 2024.
Netflix also released a behind-the-scenes teaser during Geeked Week that has since been made private. In the clip, we saw the cast having a table reading, and we got a brief look at Chopper as well! The streamer also released a set tour video (which is still live) that showed fans a bunch of costumes and impressive-looking props like canons and whatnot ( you know, typical pirate things).
We don't expect there to be a proper One Piece season 2 trailer until footage is edited and special effects are added, at the very least. So, realistically, it will only be in mid-2025 when we see some more meaty clips. So stay tuned, folks!
While waiting for a new trailer, you can check out our guide on the One Piece manga release schedule.
How many seasons of One Piece will there be?
Right now, only two pieces of One Piece have been officially confirmed. There have been talks of mapping out story plans for six seasons, while the producers are eyeing up to 12 seasons to adapt the bulk of the source material.
"We’re over 1,080 chapters at this point in the manga. We have plans with [co-showrunner] Matt Owens for how we would break multiple seasons, and I think even if we did six seasons, we would probably only use up half of the chapters of the manga. It really could go on and on and on," producer Becky Clements told Deadline.
She added: "We've definitely had more thorough conversations about what we would do with Season 2 should we have the opportunity, and then less extensive conversations about where we would go for season three to six."
Fellow producer Marty Adelstein said, "We have hopes for 12 seasons, there's so much material." While we don't have 12 seasons confirmed, it's looking like season 3 may have already been quietly greenlit.
"Hopefully there's a flashback scene with Patty. We'll see if they flashback to it, because they're filming two seasons – season two and three – back to back starting soon," Patty actor Brashaad Mayweather revealed in an interview with Bruce Crossey (H/T ComicBook.com). "So, we'll see what happens."
For more on One Piece, here’s what you should read next after watching the Netflix series. Then, read our interview with co-showrunner Steven Maeda on the cliffhanger ending. If you need to fill out your watchlist, here are the best anime series on Netflix you should be watching right now.
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