Netflix’s newest One Piece project confirms how important the brand has become to them, suggesting a promising future for the live-action show.
Netflix’s recently announced One Piece remake is great news for the live-action One Piece show, which has been renewed for season 2 but will need multiple seasons to cover the whole story. One of the most famous and influential works of fiction of its era, One Piece by Eiichiro Oda has received several adaptations in the form of anime series, anime movies, plays, and a live-action show. One Piece season 1’s ending matched the end of the East Blue saga, but there is still a lot to be covered in the Netflix show.
Even before the One Piece anime remake announcement, it was already clear that Netflix was seeing a lot of potential in the story of Luffy and the Straw Hat pirates. One Piece avoided several mistakes made by the previous Netflix live-action anime adaptations, with the series largely pleasing new viewers and long-time fans alike. Now, the new chapter in the collaboration between the streaming giant and One Piece confirms how important it is to have a more accessible version of the story when it comes to welcoming new fans. This is what The One Piece can achieve, but it is also what One Piece live-action has managed to do.
The One Piece Remake Shows How Important The Brand Is For Netflix After The Live-Action
The One Piece is set to be a new anime adaptation of the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda starting from the very beginning in the East Blue saga. It will be developed by WIT Studios, which has worked on the first three seasons of Attack on Titan, and it will be released exclusively on Netflix. A streaming platform exclusively releasing a new entry in an established anime franchise is major news, and it shows how important One Piece is for Netflix. This unprecedented collaboration means Netflix could become the home for One Piece content going forward, which is great news for the live-action series.
Netflix has had high hopes for the live-action One Piece show from the start, as the series was heavily marketed around the world. One Piece season 2 was confirmed not too long after the release of the first season, which confirmed how successful it had been for the streaming platform. While it is unclear whether the success of the live-action played a role in this new collaboration between Netflix and One Piece, the fact is that Luffy and his friends are becoming some of the platform’s most important characters. With Netflix focusing so much on One Piece, the future of the live-action show looks promising.
Netflix’s One Piece Push Suggests The Live-Action’s Future Is Guaranteed
The One Piece remake strongly suggests that Netflix wants to become the home for new One Piece fans to engage with the story that has been going on since 1999. If so, it would not make sense to cancel or conclude the live-action series after just a couple of seasons. Instead, One Piece can become one of Netflix’s flagship titles, similar to Stranger Things or Wednesday, with the show going on for multiple seasons that could air concurrently with the new anime remake. This would avoid a major Netflix flaw, which is canceling a promising series after just one or two seasons.
The fact that Netflix is working on a One Piece anime remake does not necessarily mean that the live-action show will run as long as Stranger Things or Cobra Kai, but it does indicate a very promising scenario. Having both a live-action and an anime remake releasing new seasons on the platform would make for a great synergy strategy, allowing viewers to pick which version of the story they want to follow. Those who enjoyed the live-action series could then jump to the anime or vice versa. Therefore, the chances of the live-action One Piece lasting multiple seasons may have gotten much bigger.
Netflix Will Now Have Multiple One Piece Starting Points For New Fans
One of the best things about Netflix’s One Piece show was how it provided new audiences the chance to know what One Piece is about. In just eight hour-long episodes, One Piece live-action covered all of the East Blue saga, which, in the original anime, takes more than 20 hours to be concluded. Now, The One Piece remake can be a companion to the live-action show, likely offering a more manga-accurate version of the same story. That is not to mention the Episode of East Blue anime movie, which is also available on the platform in some regions.
