One Piece live action season 2 officially starts production, confirms 3 returning cast members

One Piece live action season 2 has started filming in South Africa, per the series' official social media account. It has also been confirmed that three cast members from the first reason are poised to make a comeback. This includes the trio of Ilia Isorelys Paulino as Alvida, Jeff Ward as Buggy, and Michael Dorman as Gold Roger, who are all set to reprise their roles from the first season.

Furthermore, the reason social media posts already hinted at some of the arcs that will be adapted from author Eiichiro Oda's manga for One Piece live action season 2. Most fans of the series, both in manga and anime format, can rest assured that the Alabasta arc will be the main focus of the upcoming season.

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One Piece live action season 2 has started filming, and three cast members have been confirmed to return

It has been confirmed that the One Piece live action season 2 has started filming, with a recent social media account post displaying the crew heading to South Africa to begin the project in question. Furthermore, the majority of the video in the post was focused on the main five members of the cast while also showing glimpses of the scenery in Africa.

It was also revealed that three recurring cast members are poised to return - Ilia Isorelys Paulino as Alvida, Jeff Ward as Buggy, and Michael Dorman as Gold Roger. The role of the first two will return as recurring antagonists in the story, while the latter will appear during the flashback scenes since Roger died years prior to the series' beginning.

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What could happen in One Piece live action season 2?

Nico Robin is poised to show up for the first time in this adaptation (Image via Netflix)

One Piece live action season 2 is set to cover the Alabasta arc, which covers several adventures in the Straw Hats' path through the Grand Line. As they begin their journey in this new sea, they meet the Alabasta princess, Nefertari Vivi, who requests their help to free her kingdom.

It turns out that an evil pirate, Sir Crocodile, has been manipulating the masses for his own gain and has orchestrated a civil war. This is also the arc where the Straw Hats meet Nico Robin, a powerful yet mysterious woman with many secrets connected to the series' lore.

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