The second season of the live-action series One Piece announced the casting information for seven new characters who will participate in the new season.
While this may not come as a surprise to longtime manga and anime fans, taking a look at the ages and ethnicities of the characters certainly adds an element of intrigue.
It was also revealed that casting for the new season has been underway throughout the first half of the year as the production team prepares for filming, which is scheduled to begin in June 2024. A second season is commissioned with the codename 'Project Renaissance'.
Check out the newly revealed characters, their ethnicities and ages below:
first. Princess Vivi
Looking for: Female Age: 17-20 Ethnicity: Middle Eastern/North African or South Asian
2. Nico Robin
Search: Female Age: 20-39 Ethnicity: Spanish/Latino
3. Smoker
Looking for: Male Age: 25-35 Ethnicity: White
4. Tashigi
Search: Female Age: 20-29 Ethnicity: Asian
5. Miss Valentine
Search: Female Age: 20-29 Ethnicity: White
6. Grandfather. 5
Looking for: Male Age: 20-29 Ethnicity: Black
7. Crocus
Search: Male Age: 65-79 Ethnicity: Open
One Piece Live-action season 2 is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
Season 1 of the live-action adaptation of One Piece premiered on Netflix on August 31, 2023.
The cast includes Iñaki Godoy, who plays Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar will play Sanji. Colton Osorio plays young Luffy.
Furthermore, Peter Gadiot plays Shanks, Morgan Davies as Koby, Ilia Isorelanhs Paulino as Alvida, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III as Arlong and Vincent Regan as Garp.
Other cast members include:
Alexander Maniatis as Klahadore Steven Ward as Mihawk Craig Fairbrass as Chef Zeff Langley Kirkwood as Captain Morgan Celeste Loots as Kaya Chioma Umeala as Nojiko
It was previously revealed that the original Japanese voice actors will return to portray their characters in the Japanese dub of the live-action adaptation.
The live-action film's soundtrack, titled “Wealth, Fame, Power,” was composed by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli, best known for their work on “Wealth, Fame, Power.”The Witcher“.
Netflix exclusively streams the series produced by Tomorrow Studios, a collaboration between producer Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios.
Source: What's on Netflix