One Piece (Live-Action Series)

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One Piece is an upcoming live-action television series based on the manga of the same name, produced by Tomorrow Studios for the streaming service Netflix. The series will premiere on August 31, 2023.

Eiichiro Oda will serve as executive producer for the series alongside Tomorrow Studios' CEO Marty Adelstein and President Becky Clements. Steven Maeda is the series' showrunner and, along with Matt Owens, an executive producer and writer. Other writers include Diego Gutierrez, Allison Weintraub, Ian Stokes, Lindsay Gelfand, Laura Jacqmin, Jason Cho, Damani Johnson, and Tom Hyndman.

The series was first announced on July 21, 2017 by Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano to commemorate the manga's 20th anniversary.

Production
With the series' announcement, Oda commented that "the first condition [he] presented is that the live-action [sic] will be faithful to the fans who have supported ‘One Piece’ for 20 years". A few days later, Adelstein predicted that its budget "could set a new record for the highest production cost in television drama history" as "the work's worldwide fame merits this scale of production". The series will reportedly begin with the East Blue Saga. In May 2020, Tomorrow Studios had planned to begin filming the series in South Africa by the end the year. However, in December Variety magazine reported that One Piece had not "set a start date" in an article about South Africa's lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

In September 2020, Matt Owens discussed adapting the series on a YouTube live-stream hosted by fans of the franchise. Owens explained that he hoped to introduce the franchise to new audiences through live-action version and that writers' ambition for each episode is to replicate the manga's ability to make readers "laugh," "cry" and "go 'holy shit!'"; however, the East Blue arc will be less episodic and the series' humor will be suited to contemporary Western sensibilities. Owens also recounted that he was given Oda's approval after explaining how significant the franchise had been in his life.

In March 2021, a social media post by Maeda, which featured a photo of an office door labeled Project Roger, suggested that in-person work on the series had resumed. On February 1, 2022, Netflix confirmed that the series was in production. The series filmed under the codename Project Panda.

On June 17, 2023, an official teaser trailer for the series was released on YouTube. A full-length trailer released on July 22, 2023.

Episodes
The first season will consist of eight episodes, with the plot starting at the East Blue Saga.


 * 1) "Romance Dawn"
 * 2) *Directed by Marc Jobst, teleplay by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda.
 * 3) *"Monkey D. Luffy, an optimistic young pirate with dreams of finding the One Piece, sets off in search of the loyal crew he needs to navigate the vast oceans. His journey begins when he helps Koby, a deckhand forced into servitude, escape an undesirable situation. While in Shells Town, Luffy meets Roronoa Zoro, a famed pirate hunter, and Nami, a Master thief, and the three form a tenuous alliance."
 * 4) "The Man in the Straw Hat"
 * 5) *Directed by Marc Jobst, written by Ian Stokes.
 * 6) *"Luffy, Zoro, and Nami find themselves imprisoned on an island overtaken by the deranged clown pirate, Buggy. Koby joins the Marines and proves his mettle."
 * 7) "Tell No Tales"
 * 8) *Directed by Emma Sullivan, written by Matt Owens & Damani Johnson.
 * 9) *"Luffy, Zoro, and Nami land in Syrup Village, where they meet Usopp, a local who introduced the group to Kaya, a sickly shipyard heiress under the care of trio of overbearing house staff. With the help of Koby, Vice Admiral Garp, a powerful marine, sets off in search of Luffy."
 * 10) "The Pirates Are Coming"
 * 11) *Directed by Emma Sullivan, written by Tiffany Greshler and Tom Hyndman.
 * 12) *"Luffy, Zoro, and Nami fight their way through Kaya’s mansion, which has now become a prison. Usopp enlists the help of Koby, Helmeppo and the Marines. Luffy finally gets the ship of his dreams as Garp closes in."
 * 13) "Eat at Baratie!"
 * 14) *Directed by Tim Southam, written by Laura Jacqmin.
 * 15) *"Luffy and the gang are tested in their ability to fight together on the high seas. They arrive at Baratie, a floating restaurant, where they encounter Sanji, a young chef with a love of fine dining. A duel on the docks shocks the group."
 * 16) "The Chef and the Chore Boy"
 * 17) *Directed by Tim Southam, written by Steven Maeda and Diego Gutierrez.
 * 18) *"The group is ambushed by a threat no one sees coming. After a hard-fought battle at Baratie, Sanji finally follows his dreams, while another crew member shows their true colors."
 * 19) "The Girl with the Sawfish Tattoo"
 * 20) *Directed by Josef Wladyka, written by Tiffany Greshler & Ian Stokes and Allison Weintraub & Lindsay Gelfand.
 * 21) *"The crew comes to the aid of a member in dire need of family."
 * 22) "Worst in the East"
 * 23) *Directed by Josef Wladyka, written by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda.
 * 24) *"A new pirate crew is born."

Cast


Cast members were first revealed on November 9, 2021, starting with the actors for the first five Straw Hats being announced on the official series Twitter. Further cast member were announced on on March 8 and June 6, 2022. Additionally, Jean Henry and Len-Barry Simons reportedly announced their own casting on social media.

On July 1, 2023, it was announced that the Straw Hats' (Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji) voice actors from the Toei anime would reprise their roles for the Japanese dub. Additionally, Godoy and Skylar will voice their own characters (Luffy and Sanji, respectively) for the Spanish dub.

Trivia

 * On March 8, 2019, a listing for One Piece appeared on Netflix in the “American Programmes” category, but was removed the next day. It reappeared with the Netflix Original branding once the first season was announced in January 2020.
 * According to South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, this series is Netflix's largest production in the continent of Africa.

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