One Piece Season 2, officially titled One Piece: Into the Grand Line, premiered on Netflix on March 10, 2026, dropping all eight episodes at once. The season adapts five manga arcs: Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island, exactly as creator Eiichiro Oda confirmed in his August 2024 letter. Production ran from June 24, 2024 through February 4, 2025, filming primarily in Cape Town, South Africa.
I’ve watched both seasons back to back and tracked every casting announcement since Geeked Week 2024. There are faces here from Bridgerton, True Blood, DC Comics, and even Broadway. Here is exactly who plays who, and where you have seen them before.
Who Are the Returning Straw Hat Pirates in Season 2?
The five core Straw Hats all return: Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Godoy, a Mexican actor, broke out through the teen drama Who Killed Sara on Netflix. Mackenyu is the son of legendary Japanese action star Sonny Chiba. Vincent Regan also returns as Vice Admiral Garp.
Who Plays Crocodile in One Piece Season 2?
Joe Manganiello plays Sir Crocodile, also known as Mr. 0, the calculating leader of Baroque Works and the season’s primary villain. Most viewers know Manganiello from True Blood, where he played werewolf Alcide Herveaux across six seasons, or from the Magic Mike franchise. He also played Deathstroke in the DC universe. Manganiello himself called the role “the coolest thing I have ever done.” His Crocodile is a supporting role in Season 2 and becomes the central antagonist in Season 3 during the Alabasta arc.
Who Plays Miss Wednesday and Where Is She From?
Charithra Chandran plays Miss Wednesday, the Baroque Works agent who is secretly Princess Nefertari Vivi of Alabasta. Chandran is best known internationally for playing Edwina Sharma in Bridgerton Season 2, the season that centered on Anthony Bridgerton’s romance arc. She also appeared in Alex Rider, Dune: Prophecy, and the film How to Date Billy Walsh. Her Miss Wednesday reveal, that she is a princess in disguise, is the emotional backbone of the Whiskey Peak and Little Garden arcs.
Who Plays Miss All-Sunday and What Has She Been In?
Lera Abova plays Miss All-Sunday, whose real name is Nico Robin, the second-in-command of Baroque Works. Abova is a model-turned-actress, previously appearing in the action thriller Anna alongside Sasha Luss and Luke Evans, and the comedy-mystery Honey Don’t. Robin’s casting was considered one of the most significant for the show’s long-term future, as she eventually joins the Straw Hats. Her Devil Fruit ability, the Hana Hana no Mi, which sprouts limbs from any surface, received strong early visual effects praise.
Who Voices Tony Tony Chopper and What Else Has She Done?
Mikaela Hoover voices and performs facial capture for Tony Tony Chopper, the reindeer-boy hybrid doctor making his live-action debut. The announcement came at Netflix’s TUDUM live event on May 31, 2025, making her the 33rd new cast member confirmed. Hoover starred in three James Gunn projects: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Suicide Squad, and Superman, where she plays Cat Grant. Chopper is rendered entirely through performance capture, a production choice co-showrunner Joe Tracz explained was essential to preserve the character’s emotional range.
Who Plays Mr. 3 and David Dastmalchian’s Background?
David Dastmalchian plays Mr. 3, the wax-manipulating Baroque Works agent known for elaborate traps. Dastmalchian is a character actor with a remarkably dense filmography: he played Dave Lizewski’s friend in Ant-Man, Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad, Count Orlok in Late Night with the Devil, and appeared in The Dark Knight, Dune, and The Suicide Squad. He is one of the most experienced genre actors in the entire Season 2 cast, and his theatrical energy is a strong match for Mr. 3’s theatrical villain persona.
Who Plays Dr. Kureha in One Piece Season 2?
Katey Sagal plays Dr. Kureha, the sharp-tongued, 139-year-old doctor on Drum Island who trained Tony Tony Chopper. Sagal is best known for playing Peg Bundy in Married… with Children and Gemma Teller in Sons of Anarchy, for which she won a Golden Globe in 2011. Co-showrunner Matt Owens confirmed Dr. Kureha was always planned for Season 2 from the first writers’ room meeting. Her Drum Island arc, where Chopper’s origin is revealed, is one of the most emotionally demanding storylines in the season.
Who Plays Smoker and Tashigi in Season 2?
Callum Kerr plays Captain Smoker and Julia Rehwald plays Tashigi, the Marine duo introduced in the Loguetown arc. Kerr previously appeared in the British series Cobra and the Scottish drama Guilt. Rehwald is known for the horror film Fear Street Part One: 1994 on Netflix. Smoker is the first Marine antagonist since Garp to actually pose a serious physical threat to Luffy, and his introduction in Loguetown sets up a rivalry that runs through multiple future seasons of the manga.
Who Plays Nefertari Cobra and What Will He Do in Season 3?
Sendhil Ramamurthy plays King Nefertari Cobra of Alabasta, Miss Wednesday’s father. Ramamurthy is best recognized for playing Mohinder Suresh in Heroes, Dr. Ramsey Rossa (Bloodwork) in The Flash, and Mohan Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever. His role in Season 2 is brief, but Cobra becomes a central figure in Season 3 when Baroque Works’ full conspiracy against Alabasta is revealed. Ramamurthy has also voiced Dr. Samuelson in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory on Netflix.
Who Is Playing Portgas D. Ace and When Does He Appear?
Xolo Maridueña plays Portgas D. Ace, Luffy’s older brother, but he appears in Season 3, not Season 2. The casting was confirmed by Netflix in November 2025, during Season 2 production. Maridueña starred as Miguel Diaz across all six seasons of Cobra Kai and played the title role in DC’s Blue Beetle. Iñaki Godoy, who plays Luffy, said publicly he was thrilled because Maridueña is already a personal friend. Season 3 began filming in November 2025 in Cape Town, confirming Netflix’s commitment to a fast production turnaround.
The Real Reason This Cast Works Beyond Just Famous Faces
What separates One Piece Season 2 from most live-action anime adaptations is not just the name recognition on the call sheet. It is that every piece of casting went through Eiichiro Oda himself, who serves as executive producer and has approval over major character decisions. The choice to use performance capture for Chopper rather than a costume, the decision to cast a physical presence like Manganiello as Crocodile specifically for Season 3, and the early confirmation of Maridueña as Ace before Season 2 even aired all suggest this production is thinking several seasons ahead. That long-game planning is what makes this cast guide more than a list. It is a map of where the story is actually going.
