With the streaming series adaptation setting sail on August 31st, we have a look at the official teaser trailer for Netflix’s One Piece.
The folks behind Tomorrow Studios (Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop, TNT’s Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha‘s take on author Eiichiro Oda‘s manga One Piece have been making it clear that the live-action series would be making its presence known in a big way heading into Netflix’s global fan event TUDUM. And that’s included Eiichiro Oda posting an artistic countdown to Netflix’s big event emanating from Brazil. We also had stars such as Iñaki Godoy, aka Monkey D. Luffy; and Emily Rudd, aka Nami, explaining to new One Piece fans just how massively huge the manga & anime franchise is around the world.
Netflix’s One Piece stars Iñaki Godoy (Who Killed Sara?) as Monkey D. Luffy, Peter Gadiot (Yellowjackets) as Shanks, Mackenyu (Ruroni Kenshin: Final Chapter) as Rornoa Zoro, Emily Rudd (Fear Street) as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson (All Rise) as Usopp, Taz Skylar (Boiling Point) as Sanji, Morgan Davies (The Evil Dead) as Koby, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino (The Sex Lives of College Girls) as Alvida, Aidan Scott (Action Point) as Helmeppo, Jeff Ward (Hacks) as Buggy, McKinley Belcher III (Ozark) as Arlong, Vincent Regan (Troy) as Garp, Langley Kirkwood as Captain Morgan, Celeste Loots as Kaya, Alexander Maniatis as Klahadore, Craig Fairbrass as Chef Zeff, Steven Ward as Mihawk, and Chioma Umeala as Nojiko. Now here’s a look back at the behind-the-scenes featurette showcasing just how massive of production the live-action series take on One Piece has become (including some amazing looking examples of how the concept art is coming to life):