Major Revelations Await: One Piece Season 2 Surprises Fans with an Exciting Post-Strike Update

Summary

Netflix's One Piece season 2 has received a positive update after the end of the Writers Guild of America strike.

The writers room for One Piece season 2 has now reopened.

Co-showrunner Matt Owens reveals that no scripts were completed before the strike began, so it will still take some time.

The latest news on the upcoming season of One Piece on Netflix is positive following the conclusion of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. This live-action adaptation of the popular manga series created by Eiichiro Oda has already been successfully translated into a long-running anime. The first season of One Piece received praise from audiences, with an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it garnered enough attention for a season 2 renewal within two weeks of its August premiere.

In a recent interview with Deadline, co-showrunner Matt Owens provided an update on the progress of One Piece season 2 after the writers strike came to an end. Despite some initial work on the season prior to the strike, no scripts were completed, so it is still expected to take some time to finish them. However, Owens expressed that the writers room is now back up and running, bringing positive momentum to the continuation of the series.

The writers room is currently in operation, progress is being made on scripts in order to proceed with design work, scheduling, and pre-production. We did initiate our Season 2 writers room briefly before the strike, during which we made some initial plans for the season and completed a few outlines. However, we have not yet completed any scripts for the season. It will still require some time investment.

When Might One Piece Season 2 Return?

Despite the possibility of completing the One Piece season 2 scripts more quickly than Owens predicts, there could still be a delay in its release. The ongoing strike by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which started in July, has prevented the cast from participating in promotional activities during the week when season 1 of One Piece was released. As the actors continue to advocate for fair compensation from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), they will not perform or promote any projects affected by the strike until a new agreement is reached.

If a deal is not reached by the end of the year to allow the One Piece cast to return for production in early 2024, the weather in their South Africa shooting locations may pose a problem. This could result in a production delay until the end of winter in August 2024. Nevertheless, even if these combined delays are problematic, it is likely that production for One Piece season 2 can be completed before the end of 2024.

The premiere of One Piece season 2 is expected to be in 2025 due to the production timeline. Netflix produces entire seasons at once, resulting in lengthy post-production periods. As a result, the effects-heavy show is likely to not return until the latter months of the year. It remains uncertain how this situation will unfold, but in the worst-case scenario, there could be a gap of two years or longer between seasons.