One Piece Season 2 — officially titled One Piece: Into the Grand Line — premieres on Netflix on March 10, 2026. The date was set after a wave of first-look images and location teases rolled out this week. The season streams exclusively on Netflix in the U.S.
Co–showrunner, writer, and executive producer Joe Tracz previewed the bigger scope: “Everything gets bigger. We are going to see giants and dinosaurs. We end up in the belly of a whale. Basically, our mantra for season two is: ‘Scale it all up.’ At the end of the first season, our characters made this pledge around a barrel to achieve their dreams, and in season two, we put those dreams to the test.”
Tracz also framed the journey ahead: “Luffy and the Straw Hats set sail for the extraordinary Grand Line—a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn. As they journey through this unpredictable realm in search of the world’s greatest treasure, they’ll encounter bizarre islands and a host of formidable new enemies.”
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Cast & creators
- Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
- Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro
- Emily Rudd as Nami
- Jacob Romero as Usopp
- Taz Skylar as Sanji
- Charithra Chandran joins as Miss Wednesday
The live‑action series is based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga, created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner) and Netflix.
New locations: Drum Kingdom and more
Season 2 heads to the winter island of Drum Kingdom. Tracz called it “our medieval Winterfell, Game of Thrones location,” complete with a haunted‑seeming castle atop a snowy mountain. Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, where production “brought in piles and piles of fake snow” to sell the frigid setting even during summer shoots.
Beyond Drum Kingdom, the adventure moves deeper “into the Grand Line,” with each island testing a different Straw Hat and forcing the crew to rely on one another to keep their dreams alive.
How this fits with One Piece 2026 anime plans
2026 will also bring changes to the long‑running One Piece anime. Starting that year, Toei Animation ends the franchise’s 27‑year tradition of year‑round scheduling and moves to a seasonal model: two seasons per year, for a total of 26 episodes annually. A short hiatus at the start of 2026 precedes the shift, with the post‑break run set to spotlight the Elbaph arc.
What to expect from Season 2
With the Straw Hats entering the Grand Line, expect encounters with giants, dinosaurs, and a whale large enough to swallow a ship. The crew’s barrel pledge from Season 1 now collides with real tests that push Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji to the edge. New adversaries and allies emerge across strange islands, while Miss Wednesday adds intrigue to the mix.
Production’s embrace of practical world‑building — like the fake‑snow build in warm‑weather Cape Town — suggests a season leaning into tactile scale as much as CG spectacle. The aim, as Tracz puts it, is to “scale it all up.”
Why the Netflix date matters
Netflix setting a firm March 10, 2026, launch positions the live‑action series to ride the renewed global spotlight on the IP as the anime shifts formats early that year. The unified timing keeps momentum with fans following both versions of the story.
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Where to start watching
Season 1 of One Piece is streaming now on Netflix. Season 2 — One Piece: Into the Grand Line — drops on March 10, 2026. If you follow both the live‑action and the anime, the 2026 schedule change provides a clean on‑ramp to dive back in when the anime returns after its short break.
Conclusion
One Piece returns in 2026 with a bigger canvas, a wintery Drum Kingdom set piece shot in Cape Town, and clear stakes for every Straw Hat. The Netflix date is locked; the anime is shifting gears. For fans tracking every iteration of the franchise, One Piece: Into the Grand Line on March 10, 2026, is the next port of call.
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