‘One Piece’ Season 3 Starts Production; Mikaela Hoover, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova, Sendhil Ramamurthy Promoted to Series Regulars
Netflix promoted four Season 2 cast members to series regulars as Season 3 production begins, following nearly 100 million views and strong show popularity.
- On Monday, Netflix’s One Piece Season 3 began production in Cape Town, South Africa, more than four months ahead of Season 2’s March 10, 2026 premiere.
- Ahead of its next season, Netflix renewed One Piece for Season 3 ahead of Season 2’s March 10, 2026 premiere, after the show amassed nearly 100 million views.
- Season 2 cast members Mikaela Hoover, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova, and Sendhil Ramamurthy have been promoted, and Cole Escola and Xolo Maridueña recently joined as Bon Clay and Portgas D. Ace.
- Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes will take over leadership after Matt Owens announced he would step down to focus on his mental health.
- The production credits list a Shueisha partnership, with Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements as executive producers through Tomorrow Studios, while some reports list Cape Cod as a production site.
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'One Piece' Starts Production on Season 3 Ahead of Season 2 Launch
“One Piece” began production on Season 3 on Monday, more than four months before the premiere of Season 2. Production is taking place in Cape Cod. As for the second season of the live-action manga and anime adaptation, it will premiere on Netflix on March 10, 2026. Season 3 will see the return of the original Straw Hat crew, which includes Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D. Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp) and Taz Skylar (San…
We know that One Piece will return to Netflix in March 2026, as the second season of real action adaptation is getting closer and closer. We also know that there is a third season on the way and that a veteran of Cobra Kai has joined the cast. But when will the production begin? We already have the answer to that question. In a post on social media, it is stated that the production of the third season has begun and that it will take the story to…
"One Piece" Casts Two Baroque Works Agents
Newcomer Awdo Awdo and actress Daisy Head (“Shadow and Bone,” “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”) have landed new key roles in the upcoming third season of Netflix’s live-action “One Piece” series. Awdo will play Mr. 1 (aka ‘The Killer’ Daz Bonez), a proficient hand-to-hand martial artist who can turn any part of his body into sharp steel blades. The third season will adapt the Arabasta Arc of the manga and anime. In that, Mr. 1 is the hi…
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