It’s been ten long months since the debut of the live-action seriesOne PieceonNetflix, andwe now have our first look at who will be portraying the agentsthat comprise the bounty hunter group,Baroque Works, in Season 2 of the hit series. Upon its debut in 2023,One Piecequickly became a massive hit for Netflix,amassing 140 million hours watched in its first week. Basedon the manga series created by Eiichiro Oda, the show follows the Straw Hat Pirates as they search for the fabled treasure known as ‘One Piece’ in the hopes of elevating their captain, Monkey D. Luffy, to ‘The King of the Pirates.’
Netflix’s One Piece
As perX(formerly Twitter), the officialOne Pieceaccount for Netflix broke the casting news this morning, revealing who will portray the four Baroque Works agents being added to Season 2. They include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) as Mr. 3, Camrus Johnson (Batwoman) as Mr. 5, Daniel Lasker (Raised by Wolves) as Mr. 9, and Jazzard Jaslyn (Warrior) as Miss Valentine. Check out the post below.
InOne Piecelore,Baroque Works was a syndicate created by Warlord Crocodileto help conquer Arabasta Kingdom by any means necessary,dealing in espionage, murder, and sabotage. Fans got their first glimpse of the organization in Episode 1 of Season 1 of the series by way of Ben Kgosimore, who portrayed Mr. 7. His character was quickly dispatched by Roronoa Zoro, portrayed by Mackenyu,after an invitation to join the syndicate was refused. The organization was further hinted at when it was revealed in Episode 2 that Vice-Admiral Garp (Vincent Regan) hadbeen investigating the group’s activity in East Blue. After that,no further mention of Baroque Works was madethroughout the rest of Season 1.
When Will One Piece Season 2 Be Released?
While there’s no word yet on if Crocodile will show up in Season 2 ofOne Piece, there’s also no word on when the next season will be released on Netflix. The streamer renewed the series for a second outing just two weeks after its debut in 2023, and filming is expected to get underway in June 2024 and last until January 2025. This means fans can expect the series to return at some point next year, most likely in the second quarter.
A report came out earlier this month speculating that Netflixwould be filmingOne PieceSeason 2 and Season 3 back-to-backbased on an interview with star Brashaad Mayweathermay, who portrays Patty, in where he said,“We’ll see if they flash back to it because they’re filming two seasons – season two and three – back to back starting soon. So we’ll see what happens.”
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That newshas since been debunked by Mayweathermay himself, after the actor clarified that his statement was only speculation among his fellow actors who thought that Season’s 2 and 3 were being filmed back-to-backbased on the long production schedule of seven months.
For now,fans will have to continue to wait a little while longerforOne Pieceto return to Netflix, but at least with the Baroque Works casting news released today, they havesomething to look forward tonext year. It should also be noted that, given the success ofOne Piece, a remake of the original animeis also in the works at Netflix. We’ll have moreOne Piececasting newsas it is released in the coming weeks.
