Netflix swung and missed badly with their Cowboy Bebop live-action series. But will they find greater success with One Piece, another show based on a beloved long-running manga? At the very least, it seems to be capturing the right tone and positive voice of its central straw hat-wearing character, Monkey D. Luffy, played by Iñaki Godoy.
The timing of this new trailer is curious, as it arrives mere hours away from its debut on August 31st. It’s a sign that Netflix is trying hard to convince people to give One Piece a shot. Newcomers will find this footage a pretty good introduction to the Straw Hat Pirates, who travel the seas and beyond to find a fabled treasure while being pursed by the Navy led by Grand Admiral Tharp.
Also in the cast are Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Matt Owens and Steven Maeda are writers, executive producers, and act as showrunners.
One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda is aboard as an exec-producer and has been kept closely involved in the series, which should make fans very happy.
