One Piece Live Action: The Arcs Sailing Into Seasons 2 and 3

The live-action One Piece train just picked up speed. Netflix finally stamped a date on Season 2 (March 10, 2026), and Season 3 added two big names: Cole Escola as Bon Clay and Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace. Between the new casting and a fresh batch of episode titles, we basically know Season 2’s roadmap. Season 3 is still hazy, but with only those two new roles confirmed, expectations are starting to form. Here’s how the next two seasons look, and where I think they’ll stop before things get too crowded.

What Season 2 will cover (and where Season 3 likely goes next)

Season 2 moves the Straw Hats out of East Blue and into the Grand Line, and the episode titles all but spell out the arc order. Season 3 is built around Alabasta, with the possibility of one more fan-favorite pit stop at the end.

1. Loguetown (Season 2) — One episode, kicks off the season.
   Episode title: "The Beginning of the End." The crew hits the birthplace and execution site of Gol D. Roger. Luffy runs into Smoker (Callum Kerr), Zoro butts heads with Tashigi (Julia Rehwald), and we may even get a quick glimpse of Monkey D. Dragon. It’s the final shove into the Grand Line.
2. Reverse Mountain (Season 2) — One episode.
   Episode title: "Good Whale Hunting." Netflix’s official YouTube first look already teased Laboon, and Crocus is confirmed, played by Clive Russell (yes, Bryden Tully from Game of Thrones). The @onepiecenetflix Instagram even previewed him in costume. Expect Charithra Chandran’s Miss Wednesday to pop up here for the first time.
3. Whisky Peak (Season 2) — One episode.
   Episode title: "Whisky Business." The Straw Hats land on what looks like a pirate-friendly paradise that turns into a Baroque Works ambush after dark. The big set-piece should be Zoro vs. basically the entire island. Mr. 5 (Camrus Johnson) and Miss Valentine (Jazzara Jaslyn) show up, and it would not be shocking if Crocodile sneaks in a quick appearance.
4. Little Garden (Season 2) — Two episodes.
   Episode titles: "Big Trouble in Little Garden" and "Wax On, Wax Off." This is where the crew meets the giant legends Dorry and Brogy, and where Miss Wednesday reveals herself as Nefertari Vivi and starts riding with the Straw Hats in everything but name. Mr. 3 (David Dastmalchian) is the main problem here, backed by Miss Goldenweek (Sophia Anne Caruso). Also: Nico Robin arrives at the very end under her Baroque Works alias, Miss All Sunday (Lera Abova).
5. Drum Island (Season 2) — Three episodes to close the season.
   Episode titles: "Nami Deerest," "Reindeer Shames," and "Deer and Loathing in Drum Island." Nami’s sudden illness forces a detour, which turns into Tony Tony Chopper’s heartbreaking origin story and, ultimately, his official welcome to the crew.
6. Alabasta (Season 3) — The big one.
   Sir Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords, is Luffy’s first real endgame-level problem. Joe Manganiello is bringing him to life, which should be a blast, and the arc is dense enough that Season 3 could easily spend the bulk of its runtime here (maybe even the whole thing). Expect Ace to show up early and reconnect with Luffy in Alabasta — Xolo Maridueña’s chemistry with Iñaki Godoy is going to be a talking point. Bon Clay is a pivotal player in this saga too, and Cole Escola is an inspired pick. Still missing from the casting board: several Alabasta staples like Pell and Daz Bonez (Mr. 1).
7. Jaya (Season 3, maybe a finale tease) — 1 to 2 episodes, if they go there.
   With Ace already announced, I would not be surprised if another heavy hitter makes a cameo: Blackbeard. The cleanest place for him is a late-season stop in Mock Town. If they do Jaya, the perfect curtain call is the Straw Hats blasting up the Knock Up Stream. That said, the more realistic endpoint is finishing Alabasta and letting Lera Abova’s Nico Robin officially join the crew to close the season.

A quick note on the episode titles

There’s a small hiccup in how some episode titles have been listed. You might see "Whisky Business" labeled as Episode 3 and "Big Trouble in Little Garden" also floating around as Episode 3 elsewhere. The intent is clear even if the numbering got messy: Whisky Peak gets one episode, Little Garden gets two (the "Big Trouble" and "Wax On" titles), and Drum Island takes the final three.

So, how far can Season 3 push it?

With a limited episode count and only two new Season 3 cast announcements in the wild so far (Xolo Maridueña as Ace and Cole Escola as Bon Clay), it’s hard to see the show going beyond Alabasta in a meaningful way. A Jaya tease makes sense, but Alabasta is a meal, not a snack — and Crocodile deserves the time.

One Piece live-action is streaming on Netflix now, with Season 2 set for March 10, 2026. Think Season 3 should squeeze in Jaya, or save it for a clean Season 4 setup? Drop your predictions below.