One Piece (upcoming TV series)
One Piece is an upcoming adventure fantasy streaming television series. It is a live action series based on the ongoing 1997 Japanese manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda. It is produced by Tomorrow Studios and is set to premiere on Netflix. It is created by Steven Maeda and Matt Owens and stars Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson and Taz Skylar as members of the Straw Hat Pirates. Premise. The series follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as they explore the oceans  in search of the "One Piece", a fabled treasure that will allow Luffy to become King of the Pirates. Production. Development. On July 21, 2017, "Weekly Shōnen Jump" editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano announced that Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) and Shueisha would commence production of an American live-action television adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's "One Piece" manga series as part of the series' 20th anniversary celebrations. Eiichiro Oda will serve as executive producer for the series alongside Tomorrow Studios CEO Adelstein and Becky Clements. The series will reportedly begin with the East Blue  arc. Adelstein also said the production cost could set new records. In January 2020, Oda revealed that Netflix ordered a first season consisting of ten episodes. On May 19, 2020, producer Marty Adelstein revealed during an interview with Syfy Wire, that the series was originally set to begin filming in Cape Town at Cape Town Film Studios sometime around August, but has since been delayed to around September due to COVID-19. He also revealed that, during the same interview, all ten scripts had been written for the series and they were set to begin casting sometime in June. However, executive  producer and writer Matt Owens stated in September 2020 that casting had not yet commenced. In March 2021, production started up again with showrunner Steven Maeda revealing that the series codename is "Project Roger". In September 2021, the series revealed its first look at the logo for the series. On September 23, 2021, it was reported that Marc Jobst will direct the pilot episode of the series. In March 2022, alongside the release of additional casting announcements, it was said that Head Writer and Executive Producer Matt Owens would serve as Co-Showrunner alongside Steven Maeda. Casting. In November 2021 , the main cast portraying the Straw Hat Pirates was revealed via a series of wanted posters: Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. In March 2022, Netflix added Morgan Davies as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III as Arlong, Vincent Regan as Garp and Peter Gadiot as Shanks to the cast in recurring roles. Filming. Maeda officially announced that principal photography had begun on January 31, 2022. One Piece (upcoming TV series