One Piece Season 3 Greenlit and a New Look at Season 2
Out of today’s annual One Piece Day celebration in Tokyo, Japan, Netflix shared a new look at the highly anticipated second season of the epic pirate adventure series, returning in 2026.
The series has also been given an early Season 3 renewal, which will begin production in Cape Town, South Africa, later this year. Ian Stokes is set to join Joe Tracz as co-showrunner for the third season.
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.
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece is based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series of all time by Eiichiro Oda, with over 100 volumes and 500 million copies sold worldwide. The epic high-seas adventure follows Monkey D. Luffy on his quest to find the legendary fabled treasure, the One Piece, and become King of the Pirates.
The beloved franchise has a vast, multigenerational global fan base. Upon its debut in 2023, the Netflix live-action series became a global phenomenon, spending eight weeks on the Global Top 10, reaching #1 in over 75 countries, and making history as the first Netflix English-language series to debut at #1 in Japan.
The show has nearly 100 million views and is one of Netflix’s most downloaded shows of all time. One Piece was nominated for 11 awards at the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Young Teen Series.
The beloved adaptation offers fans ways to engage year-round, off-screen, with a brand new immersive experience set to open at Netflix House, and fans can bring the world of the live-action show into their everyday lives with products like LEGO, Moose Toys, and more at Netflix Shop and retailers worldwide.
The show is created in partnership with Shueisha and is produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner). The executive producers include Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein, and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, Christoph Schrewe, and Steven Maeda.
Matt Owens and Joe Tracz are the co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers for the second season. Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes are the co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers for the third season.
