Despite the anime being on hiatus, One Piece has once again managed to become the talk of the town with the release of Season 2 of the Netflix live action. Much like the first season, Season 2 of the live action has completely exceeded expectations, leaving fans only wanting more. Naturally, the big question on everyone’s mind is when Season 3 will come around with the Alabasta Arc in all its glory.
Given the almost 3-year-long wait between Season 1 and 2, there is understandable concern that Season 3 could take just as long. Fortunately, this may not actually end up being the case and Season 3, as well as future seasons of Netflix’s One Piece may release much sooner than fans thought.
The second season of Netflix’s live-action One Piece ends by promising future adventures. Here’s everything we know about One Piece season 3 so far.
One Piece’s Live-Action Cast Hint Season 3 Will Not Take As Long
Straw Hat crew following season 1 of One Piece before Chopper and Robin.
In an interview with Collider, the main cast of Netflix’s One Piece opened up on the topic of future seasons and the pressure surrounding releasing new seasons. On the whole, the cast acknowledged fans’ excitement and expressed wanting to get these future seasons out as quickly as possible, albeit without sacrificing the quality of the series in return.
That said, Emily Rudd, who plays Nami, provided especially keen insight into the turnaround times, noting that they had to pause production because of the strikes. This is likely in reference to the SAG-AFTRA strike that spanned July to November 2023 and the WGA strike that took place between May to September 2023.
“We had to pause because of the strikes, but now we obviously want to work and do this show. We have so much fun doing it. I think the fans want to see more.”
– Emily Rudd to Collider
One Piece Season 3 Has No Obstacles in Its Path
Joe Manganiello as Crocodile in season 2 of One Piece
Both strikes would have greatly impeded the production of Season 2, and would perfectly explain why it took so long for the new season to release. However, with the strikes having been long resolved, there’s nothing holding back Season 3 at the moment, and it also seems like production is going smoothly so far, with filming for Season 3 having already kicked off back in November 2025.
As for post-production, Rudd also went on to comment on the time consumed by post-production in the interview with Collider, adding:
“There’s a certain amount of time that we have to put into post-production. We have so much that we have to add to the show, even though a lot of what we do is practical. But I think we’re all keen to move at a pace that is as quick as humanly possible, so that’s what we’re doing.”
The heavy amount of post-production needed, especially for Season 2, may have also added to this delay. From Laboon and Chopper, to the Giants, dinosaurs, and all the funky new devil fruit powers such as Robin’s, Smoker’s, and Wapol’s Season 2 of One Piece certainly had to do some heavy lifting in the practical effects and CGI departments, which likely also bogged down the turnaround time.
CBR Exclusive · One Piece Quiz WHICH ONE PIECE LEGEND ARE YOU? Set sail — Quiz sequence initiated ⚓ The Grand Line stretches endlessly before you. Across its treacherous waters, legends are born — forged in Devil Fruit power, unbreakable will, and the fierce loyalty of a crew that would sail into any storm. Twenty questions. One legendary result. Your adventure begins now. 🌊
🍖Luffy
⚔️Zoro
🗺️Nami
📖Robin
🍳Sanji
01
The Going Merry is ready to leave port. What’s your first move? 🚢 How you set sail says everything about who you are at sea.
02
A Marine warship is blocking your route. You: 🏴☠️ Crisis response reveals your true pirate nature.
03
You find a Devil Fruit on the table. What do you hope it is? 🍈 The fruit you crave is the power you were always meant to have.
04
What is your one, unshakeable dream? 🌟 Every great pirate sails for something deeper than treasure.
05
The Thousand Sunny docks at a new island. First stop? 🏝️ What you do first in port reveals your deepest priorities.
06
Your greatest weapon aboard the ship? ✨ Every Straw Hat has one thing that makes them irreplaceable.
07
What’s your natural role when things get tense? 🪝 The pressure moment is where your true function reveals itself.
08
Honest confession — what is actually your biggest flaw? 😬 Even the greatest pirates have one thing they’re still working on.
09
A crewmate is in serious danger. You: 💪 How you protect the people you sail with is who you truly are.
10
Halfway across the Grand Line. What keeps you going? 🌟 Not the crew’s reason. Yours. The private one.
11
You lost the fight. The crew is watching. Now what? 😳 How you rise after falling is what separates legends from passengers.
12
Your bounty poster just went up. What’s on it? 💰 The World Government describes you the way your enemies see you.
13
Free day on a peaceful island. What actually happens? 🌴 How you rest is a window into what drives you when no one’s watching.
14
What does your crew actually say about you behind your back? 📋 The people who sail with you see the version you can’t.
15
Which Haki do you feel most aligned with? 🔮 The Haki you master reflects the deepest truth of who you are.
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What does it truly mean to you to be a pirate? 🌊 Not Garp’s definition. Not the Marines’. Yours.
17
In a hundred years, what will they say about you? 🎬 The Void Century has room for one more name. What does yours mean?
18
A Warlord of the Sea is blocking the path forward. You: 👀 Warlords don’t intimidate legends. They reveal them.
19
The crew celebrates a big victory. Your contribution? 🎉 How you celebrate says as much as how you fight.
20
You reach Laugh Tale. The One Piece is real. What do you do? 🔥 Twenty questions. One truth. No turning back now.
⚓ The Grand Line has made its judgement ⚓ YOUR ONE PIECE LEGEND
Your scores are revealed below! The character with the highest number is your One Piece counterpart. Read their profile to discover your true pirate destiny. 🌊
🍖 Luffy
⚔️ Zoro
🗺️ Nami
📖 Robin
🍳 Sanji
You don’t understand the word impossible — not because you’re naive, but because you genuinely never accepted that it applied to you. You charge into every situation with the full force of your personality, your body, and your heart, and somehow the universe rearranges itself to accommodate you. You don’t lead through command; you lead through being so completely, recklessly yourself that everyone around you becomes a better version of who they were. You eat too much, feel too loudly, and care too deeply. The world calls it recklessness. Your crew calls it home. 🍖
You have made exactly one promise and you have organised your entire existence around keeping it. Stoic to a fault, terrifying in combat, and somehow always facing the wrong direction — you are the immovable foundation that the whole crew leans against when everything else shakes. You don’t ask for recognition. You don’t need it. The work is its own reward. The sword is the path and the path is the sword. You will lose a thousand times before you reach the top, and you will get back up every single time. That is not stubbornness. That is who you are. ⚔️
You are sharper than anyone in the room and you know it — but you also know exactly when not to show it. Pragmatic, resourceful, and carrying more than you ever show on your face, you are the reason the ship reaches anywhere at all. Every route was planned by you. Every impossible weather reading, every near-catastrophe avoided — that was you. The world tried to take everything from you once, and you built something extraordinary out of the wreckage. You love the people you’ve chosen fiercely, quietly, and without much ceremony. The map isn’t finished. You’ll get there. 🗺️
You spent so long being hunted for what you know that you forgot — briefly, painfully — that you were also worth loving for who you are. You carry the weight of erased history in your memory and the quiet certainty of someone who has survived what should have been unsurvivable. Calm where others panic, perceptive where others miss everything, and in possession of a dark humour that still catches people off guard. You don’t trust easily, and when you do, it is the most complete and devastating loyalty imaginable. You want to know the truth. You deserve to live to read it. 📖
You have principles carved so deep they function like a skeleton — invisible, structural, and the thing holding everything else upright. You cook for people because food is love expressed at its most honest. You fight for the crew because protecting them is the most natural thing in the world. You are elegant, occasionally absurd, capable of extraordinary tenderness and absolutely terrifying combat in the same five-minute span. You came from darkness and chose light so deliberately and so completely that it became your defining act. The sea called and you answered. All Blue is out there. You’ll find it. 🍳
However, Season 3 will likely be far less demanding in terms of post-production, with the bulk of it likely being Karoo, desert creatures such as the Kung-Fu Dugongs, and the devil fruit abilities of Crocodile and the remaining agents of Baroque Works. All that to say, while Netflix has yet to lock down a release window, it is safe to say that Season 3 of One Piece definitely won’t be taking another three years.
