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One Piece, a live-action adaptation of the ongoing 1997 Japanese manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, was created by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix and began to air a few hours ago on the streaming service. Fans immediately binge-watched all the new episodes within a few hours, leaving devoted viewers wondering if the show will continue.
Especially for the fans who have devoted a lot of their own time to viewing this series for a long and have showed tremendous love for the franchise over the years, this issue has to be answered rather fast as it has begun to spread like wildfire around social media. So, if you’re curious in this famous series and want a short rundown of all you need to know, you’ve come to the perfect spot. Here is what we know about Netflix’s One Piece’s second season’s likely renewal status.
One Piece Season 2 Release Date
Without postponing the renewal’s revelation any further, let’s explain its situation.
Since the first season’s eight episodes just debuted, there has not yet been an official announcement regarding the series’ renewal for a second season; therefore, we assume it is nearly impossible for the network to evaluate the show’s overall reception before confirming its approval for additional seasons, especially since the possibility of ending the series as a standalone is not entirely off the table as many major networks have started cost-cutting. One Piece, on the other hand, is a long story with more than a thousand chapters and episodes to read through.
Therefore, it is reasonable to wonder what course the live-action adaptation of the 1997 Japanese comic series will take in terms of the storyline. Therefore, there is a good chance that the series will be given the go-ahead for a second season if it manages to perform admirably by maintaining the overall reception and viewership around the world in the upcoming weeks, just like the other manga adaptations have been able to do over the weeks. The possibility of a second season happening anytime soon is therefore much too early to predict, so the fans will simply have to wait patiently and see what the future holds.
Additionally, the first season of the programme has been referred to be one of Netflix’s most expensive productions with an estimated $18 million per episode expenditure. Viewing metrics are already important in Netflix’s renewal decision-making process, but they become much more so for expensive programmes like One Piece because the first season of One Piece’s production cost a stunning $144 million. Netflix won’t spend a boatload of money on a programme that no one is watching as a consequence. Therefore, it’s imperative that many people tune in and watch the first season to improve the viewing figure and demonstrate the demand for the programme if you want to enhance the possibility that One Piece Season 2 will materialise and continue as a franchise.
However, if early reviews are taken into account, there is a potential that the network may decide to renew it, changing its mind and announcing it within a month or two after the premiere. This makes late 2024 the optimum time for One Piece Season 2 to return, assuming it does! The choice to continue the programme ultimately rests with the show’s creators, who must decide whether there is sufficient public interest to support a second season. The network may then work together to allocate funds and launch production on schedule. We thus advise readers to pay greater attention to social media in order to get updates if the renewal notification is verified.
In the meanwhile, fans may still enjoy the new episodes and speculate about what fresh themes might be investigated in a hypothetical second season, should it be revived at some point this year.