Following the conclusion of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, Netflix’sOne PieceSeason 2 has received a positive update. This popular series, based on Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga, continues to captivate audiences with the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates. Their relentless pursuit of the legendary “One Piece” treasure, which would crown their captain, Monkey D. Luffy, as the “King of the Pirates,” remains at the heart of the story. However, they face competition from numerous rivals, all vying for the same prized treasure.
Matt Owens, the co-showrunner of the series, recently provided an insight into the progress in an interview withDeadline. Although the writing team had started outlining ideas for the upcoming season before the strike’s disruption, no scripts had been completed at that time. However, Owens confirmed that the writers' room is now back in full swing, working on crafting the scripts needed to move the project forward. While they have a clear direction for the season, including a few outlined concepts, they still have a considerable journey ahead. Therefore, fans can expect it to besome time before Season 2 is readyfor their screens.
“The writers room is up and running, yes, getting scripts done so that we can get into design work, scheduling and pre-production, all of that kind of stuff… We did start our Season 2 writers room for a little bit before the strike. We didn’t get much further than starting to plan out what the season is going to be and got a couple of outlines done. But that’s as far as we got. So there are not actually any scripts for the season that are done. It’s still going to take some time.”
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Jamie Lee Curtis Eager to Join One Piece Netflix Series as Dr. Kureha
Jamie Lee Curtis expressed her desire toplay the character Dr. Kurehain the Netflix adaptation. On her Instagram page, she posted an image of the character and confirmed her interest in the role, but she also mentioned that her pursuit would wait until the actors' strike is resolved with a fair contract.
Showrunner Matt Owens recently revealed that his team is also keen on having Curtis join the cast. They believe she is a perfect fit for the character of Dr. Kureha. To manifest this dream, theOne Piecewriters room even sent her a figure of the character with a congratulatory note after she won an Oscar.
“We have opportunities to stunt cast some roles, some rules that are very important, and it came out that Jamie Lee Curtis is a One Piece fan. As soon as she said that, we were like, okay, we have to try and get her on the show. What can we do? And Doctor Kureha, very luckily, is a character who is coming up in our story, and is someone who is perfect for Jamie Lee Curtis.
So we tried to start manifesting this dream of ours. After she won her Oscar, the writers room sent her a figure of Doctor Kureha with a nice note that said, ‘Congratulations on your statue, here’s another one to put next to it. Hope to speak to you soon.’
When she reposted that, it got a lot of fan interest, and I commented on it. We’re trying to manifest it. Yes, as of right now, SAG is still striking so there have not been real conversations. But as soon as there can be, I’m ready. I will take her out to dinner, we’ll talk about it. We’ll do all of it because at this point we’re writing for her — we really, really want her to come and play with us in Season 2.”
