The live-action One Piece series has released a new glimpse into its world.
Netflix released a new video, in which actor Iñaki Godoy, who will play the role of main character Monkey D. Luffy, alongside showrunners Matt Owens (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,) and Steve Ownes (The X-Files) introduce a first look at concept art and some of the massive sets that will be featured in the new show. In addition to a few quick shots of the Going Merry, the Straw Hat Pirates' beloved first sailing vessel, and Iron Mace Alvida's flagship, the Miss Love Duck, the video reveals a first look at the live-action version of the Baratie, the floating restaurant that serves as the main setting for the fourth arc of the manga.
Netflix also announced some new additions to the live-action remake's cast, which now includes Langley Kirkwood (Black Sails) as Captain Ax Hand Morgan, one fo the first Marines that Luffy encounters on his adventure. Joining Kirkwood will be Celesta Loots (Home Affairs), who will portray Kaya, a young doctor, and Alaexander Maniatis (Warrior) as Klahadore, also known as Kuro of a Hundred Plans. Craig Fairbrass (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) will play the role of Chef Zeff, Sanji's adoptive father and mentor, while Steven Ward (The Day We Didn't Meet) will portray Mihawk, a swordsman whom Roronoa Zoro is seeking to defeat. Last but not least, Nojiko, Nami's older sister, will be portrayed by Chioma Umeala (Isono).
In addition to the new cast members and Godoy, the upcoming show's cast also includes Taz Skylar (Boiling Point) as the fighting chef Sanji, Mackenyu (Chihayafuru) as the swordsman Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd (Fear Street) as the navigator Nami and Jacob Romero Gibson (Greenleaf) as the sniper Usopp. Ilia Isorelýs Paulino (The Sex Lives of College Girls), will portray the previously mentioned pirate captain Alvida, while Vincent Regan will play Luffy's grandfather, Monkey D. Garp. Peter Gadiot, who played Cyrus in ABC's Once Upon A Time in Wonderland, will portray the characte of Red-Haired Shanks, the charismatic pirate captain whjo inspired Luffy to take up the life of a swashbuckler.
One Piece was created by Eiichiro Oda and kicked off its adventure on the high seas in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998. In the 24 years since its debut, the story of Luffy and his ragtag crew of Straw Hat pirates has become the best-selling manga series of all time, with approximately half-a-billion copies in circulation around the world. Oda is serving as an executive producer on the live-action adaptation.
Source: Netflix