All hands on deck: Netflix’s live-action One Piece cast reunites for new special
Netflix announced the live-action One Piece ensemble will reunite in voice form for a new animated special, highlighting the rare crossover from its hit adaptation to anime.
If you haven’t clocked it already, Netflix is completely obsessed with One Piece at this stage. Every episode of the mammoth anime—yes, all 1,167 of them—can be streamed right now. That’s without even mentioning the live-action remake, which landed back in 2023 and just pumped out its second season this March. By the way, that season landed a spotless 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, which isn’t something you see every day, especially with anime adaptations. Now, if you thought Netflix was done with the franchise, think again—there’s plenty more incoming, and the latest addition is a bit more, er, plastic than usual.
LEGO Heads to the Grand Line
The next spin on the One Piece carousel: a LEGO animated special. It’s a two-parter that’s going to retell the first two seasons of the live-action show, only this time, everyone’s made of bricks. So get ready for Monkey D. Luffy’s high-seas adventure, but with more clicky, blocky mayhem.
The basics: the plot sees Usopp—he’s the one who loves making his stories a bit too epic—regaling Tony Tony Chopper about how this crew of misfits came together. The catch is, Chopper only joined near the end of what the live-action show covers, so there’s a good chance Usopp’s version of events starts unravelling once he gets to bits Chopper already knows. Feels very on-brand, if you ask me.
Returning Cast – Who’s Voicing Who?
Netflix isn’t penny-pinching on the voices either. The entire main cast from the live-action series are back to reprise their roles (presumably in more comfortable recording booths, rather than being doused in fake sea spray):
- Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy (gets to be a plastic legend next)
- Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro (swordsman, doesn’t get less cool as a minifig)
- Emily Rudd as Nami (navigator, hair probably perfectly in place for LEGO)
- Jacob Romero as Usopp (master storyteller, now with 100% less actual nose)
- Taz Skylar as Sanji (the chef, ready to kick but definitely not bendy as plastic)
- Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper
- Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha
- Jeff Ward as Buggy
- Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday
- Callum Kerr as Smoker
Behind the Scenes—A Proper LEGO Lineup
It’s not just Netflix cashing in either—the LEGO Group’s on board, along with Japanese manga publisher Shueisha, and Atomic Cartoons (they’ve previously LEGO’d the likes of Star Wars and Jurassic World, so it’s not their first brick-building rodeo). Tom Hyndman, who’s penned episodes of the live-action show, is running the ship for this new LEGO adaptation.
Dates for Your Diary
This LEGO-fied adventure will drop on Netflix on 29th September, 2026, in two parts. If you’re dying for a sneak peek, a new teaser is dropping tomorrow, 20th July. Slightly sneaky move from Netflix, but probably wise—they need to keep fans sorted while they’re waiting for the third season of the live-action One Piece, which won’t be here until sometime in 2027 (most likely, a fair bit later in the year, if you ask me).
If that wasn’t enough, Netflix is also cranking out another brand-new One Piece anime series, simply titled The One Piece, kicking off February 2027. That one promises to adapt the original manga, right from the first panel. At this rate, if there’s a format out there, Netflix will stick a straw hat on it.