One Piece, the live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, is currently in production for its second season in Cape Town, South Africa. It was revealed during the Netflix Geeked Week Live show that Joe Manganiello and Lera Abova have now joined the cast and will be playing the roles of Mr 0 and Miss All Sunday, respectively. During a behind-the-scenes video, it was also revealed that Chopper, a popular character in the mangas, will appear in the new season.
One Piece follows Monkey D Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his crew of Straw Hat Pirates as they go in search of the eponymous prestigous treasure. It is a collaborative effort between Shueisha, Tomorrow Studios, and Netflix. The second season's executive producers include showrunners Matt Owens and Joe Tracz, Oda, Adelstein, and Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, and Steve Maeda.
“To be trusted with one of the greatest characters ever in manga and fantasy; I’ve been waiting for a character like this my entire career,” said Manganiello. Along with Abova, he joins previously announced new cast members Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday, Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha, Mark Harelik as Dr. Hiriluk, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra, Brendan Sean Murray as Brogy, Callum Kerr as Smoker, Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5, Clive Russell as Crocus, Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9, David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3, Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine, Julia Rehwald as Tashigi, Rob Colletti as Wapol, Ty Keogh as Dalton, Werner Coetser as Dorry, and returning cast members Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, Taz Skylar as Sanji, Ilia Isorelys Paulino as Alvida, Jeff Ward as Buggy, and Michael Dorman as Gold Roger