One Piece‘s Season 1 breakout, Jeff Ward‘s Buggy, might be again for Season 2 of the favored Netflix pirate journey collection. Additionally returning subsequent season are fellow villain Alvida, performed by Isorelys Paulino, in addition to Michael Dorman‘s Pirate King Gold Roger whose execution opened the present, setting off the race to seek out his hidden treasure.
The live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga has began manufacturing in South Africa for a 2025 launch. The streamer marked the event with a video that includes the Straw Hat Crew, stars Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D. Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp) and Taz Skylar (Sanji) as they reunite on the The Going Merry set in Cape City. (You possibly can watch it beneath.)
Buggy’s return was by no means unsure in gentle of the character’s popular culture fame and TikTok intercourse image standing.
“I knew that individuals would love him,” One Piece Season 1 showrunner Matt Owens mentioned of Ward’s efficiency final fall. “To the extent that they’ve, to the extent that they’ve been sexy for him, that’s new for me, however I’m glad to see him getting the eye that he deserves as an artist.”
Alvida’s comeback is sensible as she and Buggy crew as much as take down Luffy.
In his October interview with Deadline, Owens defined why One Piece villains like Buggy and Alvida don’t die, permitting them to return again.
“Goals are crucial within the One Piece world, and Oda has mentioned earlier than that what’s worse than demise is a dream being taken away. So while you see lots of the villains that we meet, they’ve these machinations, they’ve these needs — usually nefarious — and the Straw Hats take these away from them,” Owens mentioned. “For Oda as an artist, the way in which that he has described it, that may be a destiny worse than demise. In order that’s one thing that he likes to concentrate on in villain confrontations as an alternative, and what it additionally permits him to do although is, when there may be demise in One Piece, it’s much more impactful since you’re not coping with demise each single story arc essentially.”
Beforehand introduced new solid members becoming a member of Season 2 embody Brendan Sean Murray as Brogy, Callum Kerr as Smoker, Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5, Clive Russell as Crocus, Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9, David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3, Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine, Julia Rehwald as Tashigi, Rob Colletti as Wapol, Ty Keogh as Dalton, and Werner Coetser as Dorry.
Created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios accomplice) and Netflix, One Piece follows Luffy as he units off from his small village on a deadly journey to seek out the legendary fabled treasure, One Piece, to change into King of the Pirates. However with a view to discover the final word prize, Luffy might want to assemble the crew he’s all the time needed earlier than discovering a ship to sail, looking out each inch of the huge seas, outpacing the Marines, and outwitting harmful rivals at each flip.
Owens and Joe Tracz function writers, govt producers and co-showrunners of Season 2. Oda additionally govt produces together with Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements by way of Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes and Steven Maeda.