Season 2 Of Netflix’s One Piece Is Already Written

One Piece Netflix Going Merry

Netflix’s live-action One Piece has proven to be a smash hit, with the series having been viewed over 18.5 million times in its first few days on the service. It’s been reviewed fairly well too, achieving a score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes — although recent reporting has shown Rotten Tomatoes to be a bit scandalous.

With the success of the One Piece series, many have been wondering if there’s a second season on the way. It makes sense – there’s still a lot of One Piece story left to tell – but Netflix has been very quiet on the topic. Marty Adelstein, the CEO of Tomorrow Studios, which produces the series, has made some noise though, and says that scripts for a second season are ready to go.

Tomorrow Studios president Becky Clements said similarly, telling Variety that if the SAG-AFTRA strikes come to an end, a second season could be airing as soon as a year or 18 months away.

“Realistically, hopefully, a year away, if we move very quickly,” Clements told Variety, “Somewhere between a year and 18 months, we could be ready for air.”

That could be a while off though, as big studios and streamers like Netflix refuse to negotiate in good faith with actors and writers who are on strike. The full list of negotiation proposals from SAG-AFTRA were fairly reasonable – including residuals for streaming revenue and paying background actors for each episode in which they appear – but the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the vast majority of the requests.

The ongoing strikes and the AMPTP’s refusal to negotiate with actors and writers has shone a light on the industry, prevented actors from promoting works in which they appeared and even delayed the 75th Emmy Awards. The strikes have reportedly cost Warner Bros. between $300 and $500 million, and movies like Dune: Part 2 have been moved into 2024, all of which is likely hitting companies in the hip pocket, perhaps rightly so.