The second season of Netflix‘s live-action “One Piece” series has added three new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.
Rigo Sanchez (“Outerbanks,” “Goliath”), Yonda Thomas (“Redemption,” “Seriously Single”), and James Hiroyuki Liao (“Barry,” “Presumed Innocent”) are all set to appear in Season 2. Sanchez will play Dragon, Thomas will play Igaram, and Liao will play Ipponmatsu.
The trio will appear alongside returning cast members Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Jeff Ward, and Michael Dorman. New cast members for the second season include: Charithra Chandran, Joe Manganiello, Katey Sagal, Lera Abova, Mark Harelik, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Brendan Sean Murray, Callum Kerr, Camrus Johnson, Clive Russell, Daniel Lasker, David Dastmalchian, Jazzara Jaslyn, Julia Rehwald, Rob Colletti, Ty Keogh, and Werner Coetser. Additional cast will be revealed at a later date.
Sanchez is repped by Independent Artist Group and Alchemy Entertainment. Liao is repped by SMS Talent and Koopman Management.
“One Piece” is based on the long-running manga series of the same name created by Eiichiro Oda. The official description of the series states:
“Monkey D. Luffy (Godoy) is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom since he can remember. Luffy sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, One Piece, to become King of the Pirates! But in order to find the ultimate prize, Luffy will need to assemble the crew he’s always wanted before finding a ship to sail, searching every inch of the vast seas, outpacing the Marines, and outwitting dangerous rivals at every turn.”
Matt Owens and Joe Tracz serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on Season 2 of “One Piece.” Oda is also an executive producer along with Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, and Steven Maeda. The series was created in partnership with Shueisha and is produced by Tomorrow Studios, an ITV Studios partner, and Netflix.
