Netflix has released the official trailer for ‘One Piece‘, the live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga series.
For those of you unaware of ‘One Piece’, the story follows Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who, inspired by his childhood idol and powerful pirate “Red-Haired” Shanks, sets off on a journey from the East Blue Sea to find the titular treasure and proclaim himself the King of the Pirates. Putting together his crew, the “Straw Hat Pirates”, the gang experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling powerful enemies, all in order to reach the most coveted of all fortunes – One Piece.
The series stars Iñaki Godoy (‘Go’, ‘Youth!’, ‘Who Killed Sara?’) who takes the role of Monkey D. Luffy, with Mackenyu (‘Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter’, ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’) as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd (‘Fear Street’, ‘Hunters’) as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson (‘Greenleaf’, ‘All Rise’) as Usopp, Taz Skylar (‘Boiling Point’, ‘Villain’) as Sanji, Morgan Davies as Koby. (The End, The Evil Dead: Rise), Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Alvida. (The Sex Lives of College Girls, Me Time), Aidan Scott as Helmeppo. (Action Point, Between the Devil), Jeff Ward as Buggy. (Brand New Cherry Flavor, Hacks), McKinley Belcher III as Arlong. (Ozark, The Good Lord Bird), and Vincent Regan as Garp. (Troy, 300).
Steven Maeda (‘Lost’, ‘The X-Files’) serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer, with Matt Owens (‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, ‘Luke Cage’) as writer/executive producer. Tomorrow Studios’ Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements (‘Cowboy Bebop’, ‘Snowpiercer’, ‘Hanna’) also exec produce alongside author Eiichiro Oda.
‘One Piece‘ Season 1 premieres Thursday, 31st August 2023 on Netflix UK and worldwide.
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