Netflix has revealed on Sept. 15 that it has renewed the live-action series “One Piece” for season 2.
Eiichiro Oda, “One Piece” creator, illustrator and executive producer, announced in a message video to fans that Netflix decided to have a second season of the series.
"One Piece" (Netflix)
“To the Straw Hat Grand Fleet: What did you think of Season 1 of the live-action ONE PIECE? I spent a long time working on it with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios. It seems people around the world have been enjoying the show, which makes the hard work from the production team truly worth it,” he said.
He added, “To everyone who's been a fan of ONE PIECE for years, and to those who experienced ONE PIECE for the first time, thank you so much.”
“Two weeks after the launch, I just received some great news. Netflix has decided to renew the show! The adventures of Iñaki and the live-action Straw Hats will continue onward!” he said.
According to him, “It'll still take a while to get the scripts ready, so please be patient. From here on, it seems to me the Straw Hats will need a great doctor… We will see!”
“One Piece” was released on Netflix on Aug. 31 and topped the streaming video platform’s weekly Global Top 10 list.
Since its release, “One Piece” is the #1 title globally on Netflix with 37.8 million views amassed in less than two weeks. It reached the top 10 in 93 countries, and debuted at No. 1 1 in 46.
The live action adaptation earned a high audience score of 96 percent from 10,000+ ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, and is currently among Netflix’s highest audiences scores ever.
“One Piece” also became a social media sensation with more than four billion search impressions for #onepiecenetflix on TikTok alone, and continues to generate buzz and trend globally across social platforms.