Netflix Ends Speculation Over 'One Piece' Season 3

By Griff Griffin

Contributing Pop Culture Writer

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How long can "One Piece' continue? We've just got our answer.

According to Tomorrow Studios executive producer Becky Clements, Netflix's live-action adaptation of the iconic manga and anime is just getting started.

“We have multiple years beyond this,” she tells IGN in the video below. “We have plans, and it depends on who you talk to. I'm just someone who loves it so much I want to do 10, 12, 15, 20 [seasons].”

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"I think there are certain parts of it, just from a live-action construction, there are certain moments where it makes sense to get to them…we have many years ahead.”

The series debuted on Netflix in Aug. 2023. After dominating the streaming charts and receiving high critical acclaim, resulting in a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the streamer quickly commissioned a follow-up.

Now, following the successful second season, showrunners are finally confident enough to publicly reveal story beats and characters months and even years ahead of schedule.

For instance, “One Piece” co-showrunner Joe Tracz has announced plans to unveil a fan-favourite character in Season 3: the pet and royal transport of Princess Nefertari Vivi, Karoo.

“Here's the thing about Karoo,” Tracz says. “We wrote Karoo into Season 2. Karoo was originally in our first drafts. At some point in the room I was like, 'I will not make this show if we have to cut Karoo, I love Karoo.' And then we did end up having to make the decision to cut Karoo.”

“So, he's in Season 3?” asked the interviewer.

“Karoo fans should get out their popcorn,” Tracz replied.

What is 'One Piece' Season 3 About?

Netflix has confirmed what will happen in "One Piece" Season 3. According to the streamer, via Tudum, "After agreeing to help Princess Vivi at the end of Season 2, Luffy and the Straw Hat crew face a brewing war in the desert kingdom of Alabasta, Vivi’s homeland."

"Formidable new enemies and brand-new worlds await in this upcoming installment, in which the stakes are the highest they’ve ever been."

It's worth remembering the show only has the rights to the manga, not the anime, so expect it to adhere to Eiichiro Oda's original source material rather than Toei Animation's 1999 series.

"I see a lot of people refer to our show as an anime adaptation," says Tracz. "In fact, we're adapting the manga. I love watching the anime, but on one hand you gotta kind of put that aside...the manga is the original source material. That's the bible."

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