NetflixOne Piece Season 2 – aka One Piece: Into the Grand Line – is fast approaching, and now we know when the new episodes will arrive, plus fans have got a first look at Drum Island.
Get ready to sail the four seas because Netflix’s One Piece is soon to hit the Grand Line, with more characters, and fresh stories. Season 1 of the binge-worthy TV show landed on Netflix in 2023, and Season 2 wrapped filming at the end of 2024.
However, there’s a downside. While we’ll definitely see Stranger Things Season 5 in 2025, the same can’t be said for the anime adaptation, which is returning in 2026.
While we wait, let’s look at what’s ahead for the One Piece cast and characters, including details of the many actors who have joined the ensemble.
One Piece Season 2 release window
One Piece Season 2 will drop on March 10, 2026.
NetflixThat announcement was made on October 28, 2025, when the streamer also released pictures of Drum Island, which is an important location in the second season.
Critical responses to Season 1 were positive, with our One Piece review giving the show 4 stars, “While many anime live-action adaptations often feel like soulless recreations, One Piece at least seems like it’s trying to create something new out of what has come before, and it’s doing so with a passion just as infectious as Luffy’s.”
In an interview with Deadline shortly after filming began, Tomorrow Studios President Becky Clements provided an update on the filming schedule for season 2, claiming that the team is still “a long time out” from wrapping.
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“July and August are the tougher months, and we adjusted our schedule so that most of our exterior stuff would shoot closer to the end of the year, summer. This is a very VFX-heavy year, so it’s going to be a while. We are a long time out. We film into December.”
Instagram: missnataliewalshCape Town-based stuntwoman Natalie Walsh posted a photo alongside fellow stuntpeople and choreographers working on One Piece Season 2 with the caption: “Wrap Party vibes”.
The studio looks to be on track for One Piece Season 2’s 2026 release window and with filming all wrapped up, promotional material and trailers shouldn’t be too far away.
One Piece: Into the Grand Line plot
Here’s the official synopsis for One Piece: Into the Grand Line: “Netflix’s epic high-seas pirate adventure, One Piece, returns for Season 2 – unleashing fiercer adversaries and the most perilous quests yet.
“Luffy and the Straw Hats set sail for the extraordinary Grand Line – a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn. As they journey through this unpredictable realm in search of the world’s greatest treasure, they’ll encounter bizarre islands and a host of formidable new enemies.”
NetflixAccording to the showrunner, Season 2 will follow the Straw Hats as they enter the Grand Line and conflict with the Baroque Works criminals, with the main theme surrounding “the challenge of leadership.”
“From Luffy’s perspective, he’s got his crew now, and they are setting out to the Grand Line. They’re doing the thing, and there are a lot of challenges that come with that responsibility. And that theme ties into some other stories and characters that I won’t give away just yet. But the challenge and leadership is a big theme for us in Season 2,” Showrunner Matt Owens added to Deadline.
Smoker was teased at the end of Season 1, with Owens confirming he’ll be integral to what we see next. “That character in the end is a very important character moving into our next season, and as Garp says to [Luffy] as well, you’re on your own. 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.”
NetflixThe new co-showrunner, Joe Tracz, also added, “It’s a dream and a joy to come aboard the Going Merry as it enters the Grand Line.” Tracz also promised the adventures would get “even grander.”
There’s plenty of future material for the show to cover, so if the next chapter does well, expect a lot more.
One Piece Season 2 cast
Main cast members such as Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, and Emily Rudd are expected to return for Season 2, while new faces include Rigo Sanchez, Yonda Thomas, and James Hiroyuki Liao.
Netflix- Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
- Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro
- Emily Rudd as Nami
- Taz Skylar as Sanji
- Vincent Regan as Vice Admiral Garp
- Jacob Gibson as Usopp
- Jeff Ward as Buggy the Clown
- Morgan Davies as Koby
There were initially rumors that acting icon Jamie Lee Curtis would appear in Season 2. “Doctor Kureha, very luckily, is a character who is coming up in our story and is someone who is perfect for Jamie Lee Curtis, so we tried to start manifesting this dream of ours,” Owens told Deadline. “We’ll do all of it because, at this point, we’re writing for her — we really, really want her to come and play with us in Season 2.”
However, Curtis began filming for Freakier Friday instead, with the role going to Katey Sagal.
Confirmed new cast includes:
- 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.
- 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
- Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper
You can catch up with the first look at Tony Tony Chopper below:
While we wait for more episodes, check out our guides to Luffy vs Kizaru, One Piece treasure, One Piece Episode 1074, Oda’s message on live-action, strongest One Piece characters, and Oda’s plans after One Piece.