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One Piece Season 3 has received an exciting update.
Netflix’s live-action One Piece show premiered on the streaming service in 2023. The show is based on the 1997 Japanese manga of the same name, which was created by Eiichiro Oda; that manga was famously adapted into the anime series that began in 1999 and has since aired over 1,000 episodes.
The second season of One Piece, also known as One Piece: Into the Grand Line, just recently dropped on Netflix earlier this month. The show was already renewed for a third season back in August 2025.
What is the update on One Piece Season 3?
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, co-showrunner Joe Tracz said that One Piece Season 3 is “mostly” finished with the casting process, and that they’re already two months into filming.
Tracz serves as a co-showrunner on One Piece Season 2 with Matt Owens; however, Owens has departed the project, and Ian Stokes will serve as co-showrunner with Tracz on Season 3.
“Fans will know Ian’s work, even if they don’t know [they know it] because he’s been on the show from the beginning with Matt and Steve,” Tracz said. “He was there at the ground level. His stepping up was so natural because he was someone who knows this show inside and out from green light on. He has such an institutional memory of the show. Every season, he’s been out here in Cape Town helping us out on set. His experience level is incredible, and he’s such a great partner. We were obviously inheriting such a great cast and crew assembled by Matt and Steve in season one. So even as some faces come and go, there’s a sense of legacy for the show that, as we enter season three, we’re all carrying on.”
It’s previously been announced that Xolo Maridueña and Cole Escola have been cast in One Piece Season 3.
“I love Cole. In 2011, we worked on a theater project together,” Tracz explained. “They did a reading of mine, and they’ve been someone whom I always wanted to work with again. Like with Katey and with David, it’s how do I get Cole into something? Bon Clay is just the perfect role for them. Obviously, we’re talking season three, and that casting is already out there, but I just want to say that I can’t wait until people can see Cole’s version of Bon Clay.”
A release date for One Piece Season 3 has not yet been announced. The first two seasons are available to stream on Netflix.
