Netflix’s live-action “One Piece” co-showrunner declares, “We’ll keep making this show until Netflix says no,” and confirms season 2 writers’ room is “up and running.”

Building on the blockbuster success of Netflix and Tomorrow Studios’ live-action films. one piece Series co-showrunner Matt Owens is not only happy with the upcoming second season, but is ready to focus on directing the Straw Hats’ adventures far into the future.

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Owen is one pieceIn a post-release interview with Deadline’s Nelly Andreeva, he talked about the future of .

Asked by Andreeva, “Where exactly are you in the writing process for Season 2?” the showrunner responded that series producer and Tomorrow Studios’ Marty Adelstein said “the script is ready” for Season 2. Contrary to previous claims, the following was clarified: , “Prior to the strike, we started a little bit of a writer’s room for Season 2. We started planning what this season would be and completed some outlines. But… That’s as far as we got.”

“So, actually, none of the scripts for the season have been completed,” he added. “It looks like it will still take some time.”

Owens looked at his approach to the writing process for the series, explaining: ”

“We had some outlines, we had a very solid plan, and we communicated based on that.” [series creator Eiichiro] Oda looked back on this. “Part of my trip in April was to talk to him about some of the early ideas we had and to make sure our ideas were in line with his. It was about talking to him about it.”

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“One of the really fun aspects of this show for me is that the manga has been going on for so long, but sometimes Oda revisits past locations over time, or takes part in an event, or learns something. or revealing information about a particular character who has a character,” Owens added with a laugh. “And we can take all of that and play with it in today’s story.”

“Some fans may understand what two things I might be alluding to with a statement like this, but it’s about my relationship with Oda as we prepare for Season 2. It was also part of the conversation,” he continued. Can I leave this person here because I know what’s going to happen years from now? ” And he was like, “Yeah.” He enjoys that as well, and enjoys seeing the depth of his knowledge and love for the source material, and overall he wants to tell the story in a way that still fits his vision but looks a little different. He forgives us. ”

“The communication was open and we got some insight from him, got him to sign off on some things, and we started the process,” the showrunner said. “We’re back up and running as of this week. We’re going to work hard to take the appropriate amount of time we need to get things back up and running, but we’re going to try to get things up and running as soon as possible.” . “

Noting Owens’ last statement, Andreeva said, one piece The Writers Guild of America strike is over, and the writers’ room is back to work.

The showrunner then confirmed, “The writers’ room is up and running. Yes, we can finish the script and get to work on design work, scheduling, pre-production, etc.”

After briefly discussing the fan-favorite role of Jeff Ward’s Buggy the Clown, Andreeva asked Owens, “How many seasons do you have a goal of doing it?” and he confidently declared. “I do. I want to go as long as I can.”

“There’s a lot of original material,” the showrunner said. “And I’m obsessed not only with One Piece, but with planning in general, so I have an idea of ​​what future seasons could look like, what’s in them, how they could be done on a macro level. Thanks to the wealth of materials we have, we can put some things together.”

“I’m going to make this show until Netflix says no more,” he concluded.

With about 993 chapters in and more adaptations left, Owens definitely has his work cut out for him.

But if Netflix and Tomorrow Studios continue to treat the series with the same care and respect as they did in season 1, even if it doesn’t get adapted, it’s not out of the question. all,live-action one piece It may still have quite a long life ahead of it.

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