ONE PIECE live-action Season 2 has cast Joe Manganiello as Crocodile and Lera Abova as Robin (Mr. 0 and Miss All Sunday respectively). These are among the last major reveals reveals for the season, with fans still expecting news on Chopper and Ace. Previously, the cast for Vivi Nefertari were revealed.
Joe Manganiello is an American actor best known for voicing the werewolf Alcide Herveaux in True Blood. Lera Abova is a Russian actress and model, who played Thea in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin.
The live-action series has Matt Owens (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage) and Steven Maeda (The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Lost) serving as writers, executive producers, and showrunners. The creator, Eiichiro Oda, is also among the show’s executive producers.
We got the chance to interview the Director of Photography for the first 2 episodes of the first season, Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, and we talked a bit about the production, cast, staff, challenges, fun and more. Check out the full interview.
The first season made its debut on August 31, and it topped Netflix’s producers previously said that the sequel’s production could last between 12 to 18 months after the SAG-AFTRA strike ended. The strike ended on November 9, 2023.
The ONE PIECE manga is written and drawn by Eiichiro Oda. VIZ Media licensed it in English, while Crunchyroll and Netflix stream the anime. They describe the story:
Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who’ll never give up until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!
Source: Official X
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