# One Piece (2023 TV series) season 2
**One Piece season 2**, officially titled *ONE PIECE: Into the Grand Line*, is the second season of Netflix's live-action adaptation of [Eiichiro Oda](https://www.edgepedia.org/eiichiro-oda)'s manga *One Piece* (ワンピース). It consists of eight episodes, premiered on March 10, 2026, and follows [Monkey D. Luffy](https://www.edgepedia.org/monkey-d-luffy) ([Iñaki Godoy](https://www.edgepedia.org/inaki-godoy)) and the Straw Hat Pirates into the Grand Line, where they face Baroque Works, a secret society of assassins.[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date) • [2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title | *ONE PIECE: Into the Grand Line*[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date) |
| Premiere | March 10, 2026, only on Netflix[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date) |
| Episodes | 8[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-renewed?inapp=true) |
| Manga arcs covered | Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date) • [4](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/live-action-shows/where-to-read-in-the-manga-and-what-episodes-to-watch-after-one-piece-season-2/) |
| Filming location | Cape Town, South Africa, with imported fake snow for Drum Island[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date) |
| Debut viewership | 16.8 million views in the first week (March 9–15, 2026), about 40% below the season 1 debut[5](https://as.com/meristation/series/la-mayor-apuesta-de-netflix-se-la-pega-en-audiencia-casi-un-40-menos-respecto-a-su-temporada-1-f202603-n/) |
| Follow-up | Renewed for a third season, with Ian Stokes joining Joe Tracz as co-showrunner[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-2-first-look) |
## Announcement and production
Netflix announced the season's 2026 worldwide exclusive release at the fan event Netflix TUDUM 2025, held on June 1, 2025 Japan time.[7](https://one-piece.com/news/72850/index.html) The March 10, 2026 premiere date was revealed on October 28, 2025, together with first-look photographs of the season's locations.[8](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/netflix-reveals-one-piece-season-2-release-date-and-first-look-at-the-straw-hats-on-drum-island)
**Filming.** Like the first season, season 2 was filmed in [Cape Town](https://www.edgepedia.org/cape-town), South Africa. Because Cape Town has no snow, the production brought in piles of fake snow for Drum Island, a winter island whose Drum Kingdom sits among tall cylindrical mountains with Drum Castle at the tallest peak. Co-showrunner Joe Tracz described the location as the show's "medieval Winterfell," a haunted-seeming castle on a snowy mountain inhabited by someone the villagers call a witch.[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date)
The season's visual effects were handled by the studio Eyeline. VFX supervisor Derek Spears noted that although *ONE PIECE* is a live-action show, it takes place in a fanciful world, and the studio created the season's creatures.[9](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/how-eyeline-helped-bring-the-creatures-of-one-piece-season-2-to-life)
## Story and adaptation
The season picks up where the first left off. Season 1 concluded after the Arlong Park Arc, leaving the Loguetown Arc for the second season.[10](https://comicbook.com/anime/list/7-major-changes-netflixs-one-piece-season-2-made-from-the-manga/) Season 2 covers five manga arcs, taking the [Straw Hats](https://www.edgepedia.org/straw-hats) from Loguetown, where the pirate king Gold Roger was executed, through Reverse Mountain, a perilous summit with a river that flows upward, the pirate-friendly island of Whiskey Peak, the prehistoric island of Little Garden, and Drum Island.[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date) • [4](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/live-action-shows/where-to-read-in-the-manga-and-what-episodes-to-watch-after-one-piece-season-2/)
The central antagonists are Baroque Works, the secret society of assassins teased at the end of season 1.[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix) The season is not a one-to-one adaptation of the manga. It compresses some worldbuilding for pacing, and it moves some story elements earlier than the manga did; for example, the musician Brook, who in the source material joins the Straw Hats much later during the Thriller Bark Arc, appears in this season.[10](https://comicbook.com/anime/list/7-major-changes-netflixs-one-piece-season-2-made-from-the-manga/) • [11](https://comicbook.com/anime/list/one-piece-season-2-7-major-changes-the-live-action-series-makes-from-the-anime/) Tracz framed the season as making good on the first season's promise of entering the Grand Line, with each island testing one of the Straw Hats in a unique way.[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix)
## Cast
The five Straw Hats return: Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu as [Roronoa Zoro](https://www.edgepedia.org/roronoa-zoro), Jacob Romero as Usopp, and [Taz Skylar](https://www.edgepedia.org/taz-skylar) as Sanji.[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix) New cast members include [Joe Manganiello](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-manganiello) as Mr. 0, the leader of Baroque Works;[12](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix?inapp=true%2F) Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday;[13](https://cdn.nflxext.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-2-charithra-chandran-vivi-miss-wednesday) Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday;[14](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/one-piece-season-2-first-reviews/) Callum Kerr as Smoker;[15](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/galleries/one-piece-season-2-cast-announcement?mediaIndex=0) and Michael Dorman as Gold Roger.[1](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date)
## Reception
Season 1 had earned a Certified Fresh Tomatometer score of 86% and a Popcornmeter score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the first reviews for season 2 were more effusive still, with critics calling it an effective expansion of the story's world with an infectious energy.[14](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/one-piece-season-2-first-reviews/) Reviewers highlighted the enlarged ensemble, the jump in the volume and quality of the special effects, and the score by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli.[14](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/one-piece-season-2-first-reviews/) The GamesRadar review concluded that it is hard to imagine a better version of *One Piece* in live action, crediting the season's devotion to the source material.[16](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/one-piece-season-2-review/) On Metacritic, the season's critic score is based on 9 reviews.[17](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/one-piece-2023/season-2/)
## Viewership
The season debuted with 16.8 million views during its first week, March 9 to 15, 2026, which the Spanish outlet Meristation reported as almost 40 percent below the season 1 debut.[5](https://as.com/meristation/series/la-mayor-apuesta-de-netflix-se-la-pega-en-audiencia-casi-un-40-menos-respecto-a-su-temporada-1-f202603-n/) A later CinemaBlend report, citing a Bloomberg analysis measured across the first four weeks of release, stated that while production on season 3 was underway the series had reportedly lost more than 30% of its audience from season 2.[18](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/netflix-why-users-abandon-shows-season-1-internet-knows)
## Season 3
Netflix renewed the series for a third season, announced at the annual ONE PIECE Day celebration in August alongside a first look at season 2.[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-renewed?inapp=true) Production on the third season was set to begin in Cape Town, South Africa, with Ian Stokes joining Joe Tracz as co-showrunner, writer, and executive producer.[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-2-first-look)
## References
1. [The ONE PIECE Season 2 Release Date Has Been Revealed, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/one-piece-season-2-release-date)
2. [ONE PIECE Season 2 Cast: Meet the Live-Action New and Returning Characters, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix)
3. [Follow ONE PIECE Season 2 Into the Grand Line, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-renewed?inapp=true)
4. [Where to read in the manga and what episodes to watch after One Piece season 2, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/live-action-shows/where-to-read-in-the-manga-and-what-episodes-to-watch-after-one-piece-season-2/)
5. [La mayor apuesta de Netflix se la pega en audiencia: casi un 40% menos respecto a su temporada 1, Meristation (AS)](https://as.com/meristation/series/la-mayor-apuesta-de-netflix-se-la-pega-en-audiencia-casi-un-40-menos-respecto-a-su-temporada-1-f202603-n/)
6. [One Piece Live-Action Season 2 First Look Revealed, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-2-first-look)
7. [Netflixシリーズ実写ドラマ版『ONE PIECE』シーズン2が2026年に世界独占配信決定！, ONE PIECE.com](https://one-piece.com/news/72850/index.html)
8. [Netflix reveals 'One Piece' season 2 release date and first look at the Straw Hats on Drum Island, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/netflix-reveals-one-piece-season-2-release-date-and-first-look-at-the-straw-hats-on-drum-island)
9. [How Eyeline Helped Bring the Creatures of One Piece Season 2 to Life, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/how-eyeline-helped-bring-the-creatures-of-one-piece-season-2-to-life)
10. [7 Major Changes Netflix's One Piece Season 2 Made From The Manga, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/anime/list/7-major-changes-netflixs-one-piece-season-2-made-from-the-manga/)
11. [One Piece Season 2: 7 Major Changes The Live-Action Series Makes From The Anime, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/anime/list/one-piece-season-2-7-major-changes-the-live-action-series-makes-from-the-anime/)
12. [ONE PIECE Season 2 Cast (Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0), Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-cast-live-action-netflix?inapp=true%2F)
13. [How Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Introduces Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday, Netflix Tudum](https://cdn.nflxext.com/tudum/articles/one-piece-season-2-charithra-chandran-vivi-miss-wednesday)
14. [One Piece: Season 2 First Reviews, Rotten Tomatoes](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/one-piece-season-2-first-reviews/)
15. [One Piece Season 2 Cast Announcement, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/galleries/one-piece-season-2-cast-announcement?mediaIndex=0)
16. [One Piece season 2 review, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/superhero-shows/one-piece-season-2-review/)
17. [One Piece (2023) season 2 Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/one-piece-2023/season-2/)
18. [Netflix Doesn't Get Why Users Keep Abandoning Shows, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/netflix-why-users-abandon-shows-season-1-internet-knows)
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