Netflix has dropped a brand new live-action One Piece video for the upcoming premiere of its English remake of Eiichiro Oda’s long-running anime series of the same name. The video features Emily Rudd, who portrays the role of Nami, as she talks about her early exposure to anime and manga. She also revealed the anime shows she grew up watching including Dragon Ball Z.
In addition to the promo video, a new set of One Piece photos have been released, introducing the young actors who’ll be portraying the kid versions of Luffy, Zorro, Nami, Sanji, and Usopp. This confirmed that the live-action series will be adapting each Straw Hat Pirate member’s childhood.
Check out the live-action One Piece video below (watch more trailers):
What is the Live-Action One Piece series about?
Based on Eiichiro Oda’s iconic manga of the same name, the story follows Monkey D. Luffy, a pirate who gains the powers to turn his body to rubber after eating a “Devil Fruit.” He ventures around a fantastical world of exotic islands and vast oceans in search of the legendary treasure known as “One Piece.”
Netflix’s One Piece series will be led by Iñaki Godoy as Luffy, Mackenyu as Rorona Zoro, Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, Taz Skylar as Sanji, and Gadiot as Shanks. Additional cast includes Morgan Davies as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida, Aidan Scott as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III as Arlong, Regan as Garp, Alexander Maniatis as Klahadore, Steven Ward as Mihawk, Craig Fairbrass as Chef Zeff, Langley Kirkwood as Captain Morgan, Celeste Loots as Kaya, and Chioma Umeala as Nojiko.
The One Piece live-action series is written and executive produced by Steven Maeda (The X-Files) and Matt Owens (Agents of SHIELD), with Maeda set as the showrunner. Executive producers are Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios along with original manga author Eiichiro Oda.
