One Piece Live Action season 2 reportedly begins filming in June 2024

Modified Mar 08, 2024 04:08 GMT

One Piece Live Action season 2 reportedly begins filming in June 2024 (Image via Netflix)

On Thursday, March 7, 2024, a post-production producer for One Piece Live Action season 2 revealed the crew has been scheduled to return to work on the series in June 2024. While these reports are officially unconfirmed as of this article’s writing, several reputable news sources reporting on the Live Action series have addressed them.

These latest reports on One Piece Live Action season 2 line up with comments from the series’ starring cast on their availability for the second half of the year. Specifically, both Taz Skylar and Mackenyu Arata have shared comments that indicate that they’ll be unavailable in the second half of the year for events outside of the South African region.

These comments are significant as Tomorrow Studios, the production company behind Netflix’s adaptation of author and illustrator Eiichiro Oda’s original manga series, is located in South Africa. Similarly, much of the filming for the first season of One Piece Live Action took place in South Africa, and this appears to be the case with season two as well.

Unconfirmed reports, comments from lead actors suggest One Piece Live Action season 2 begins filming in June

The first clue regarding One Piece Live Action season 2’s apparent June 2024 filming start date came from an interview done with The Hook about a month ago in which Taz Skylar discussed his plans for the second half of the year. In the interview, Skylar (who plays Sanji in the series) was quoted as saying that in the “second half of the year, I think there is a long stint in South Africa that I roughly know the dates for to shoot the second season of One Piece.”

Taz’s specific mention of the second half of the year and the shooting dates being roughly mapped out initially raised curiosity from fans but wasn’t enough to substantiate a claim. However, footage from an appearance Mackenyu made earlier this week for the One Piece card game lends further credence to the idea of a June 2024 filming start date.

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In the clip, Mackenyu is asked about which areas within Japan he can go to for the One Piece card game tournaments. Mackenyu responded that he wouldn't be able to go, emphasizing that he wouldn’t be in the country at the time and that he’s set to begin filming the second season soon. He even added that unless there’s a tournament in South Africa, he’ll be unable to join in any of the upcoming events.

While Mackenyu didn’t specifically say he’d be in South Africa shooting for One Piece Live Action season 2, his comments, combined with Taz’s and the location of Tomorrow Studios being in South Africa, suggest filming is set to begin soon. Likewise, with the latest unconfirmed reports further suggesting this June 2024 date, it seems the series will be back in production in the near future.