'One Piece' live-action series: Everything you need to know about Netflix's new anime adaptation — now streaming

Anime fans, are you ready for Netflix’s newest adaptation? One Piece, the long-running fan-favorite anime series that has spawned 15 animated movies and 40 video games, has been transformed into a live-action series — and the new show, which has been seven years in the making, drops today. For the uninitiated, One Piece takes place on an alternate version of Earth during the “Golden Age of Pirates.” The show follows Monkey D. Luffy, a bendy young boy with big dreams to become the Pirate King. All he needs is a crew to help him find the treasure of infamous pirate Gold Roger’s, aka the One Piece.

The new Netflix adaptation stars Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero and Taz Skylar. For those nervous about Netflix’s ability to adapt such a beloved anime (especially after the streamer’s Cowboy Bebop misfire), Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the original One Piece manga series and subsequent anime, has some reassuring words for you:

“There were no compromises on this show!” the best-selling author declared in a letter to fans.

Ready to free yourself and take to the seas? Here’s what you need to know about the new live-action One Piece, plus how to watch the original One Piece anime, where to read the One Piece manga and more.

When does the new One Piece live action Netflix series come out?

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the long-running beloved anime series One Piece is out now. The new show premiered on August 31, 2023.

Where to watch the original One Piece:

While Netflix has some seasons of the animated One Piece, and a few of the movies, Crunchyroll is the only platform with every episode of One Piece available.

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Crunchyroll is the only platform with every episode of One Piece available — both in the original version and the English dub. On top of One Piece, the platform has over 1000 anime titles you can stream, including Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan and My Hero Academia.

Crunchyroll offers three premium subscription tiers (as well as a limited, ad-supported, totally free streaming option): Fan ($7.99 per month), Mega Fan ($9.99 per month) and Ultimate Fan ($14.99 per month). All three offer ad-free access to Crunchyroll's entire library, the ability to watch new episodes shortly after Japan, and read digital manga, with higher cost tiers allowing you to simultaneously stream across multiple devices, download titles to watch offline and get discounts on the Crunchyroll store. Crunchyroll offers new subscribers a 14-day free trial. 

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How many episodes of the original One Piece are there?

There are currently more than 1,000 episodes of the original anime One Piece, and the English dub version recently caught up to episode 1,000 as well. So there’s plenty of One Piece for you to enjoy beyond the new Netflix adaptation.

How many One Piece movies are there?

There are 15 animated films in the One Piece franchise.

Where to watch all the One Piece movies

Unfortunately, many of the One Piece movies aren't legally available to stream anywhere in the U.S. That being said, here are all the One Piece movies and OVA specials in release order, and where to watch them (if you can).

• Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack (1998) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece: The Movie (2000) - unavailable to stream

• Clockwork Island Adventure (2001) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece: Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece the Movie: Dead End Adventure (2003) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004) - unavailable to stream

• Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005) - unavailable to stream

• The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007) - Netflix

• Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura (2008) - Netflix

• Strong World Episode 0 (2010) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) - Netflix, Apple TV

• Romance Dawn Story (2008) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece Film: Straw Hat Chase (2011) - unavailable to stream

• Glorious Island Part One and Two (2012) - unavailable to stream

• One Piece Film: Z (2012) - Netflix

• One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0 - unavailable to stream

• One Piece Film: Gold (2016) - Crunchyroll, Amazon

• One Piece Film: Stampede (2019) - Crunchyroll

• Romance Dawn (2019) - Crunchyroll

• One Piece Film: Red (2022) - Crunchyroll

How many episodes of the new Netflix One Piece will there be?

There will be eight episodes in the first season of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece.

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Netflix One Piece cast:

In the new One Piece, Iñaki Godoy will play Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu will portray swordsman Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd is thief Nami, Jacob Romero is marksman Usopp, Taz Skylar plays chef Sanji, Craig Fairbrass appears as chef Zeff and Morgan Davies is Koby.

Is One Piece based on a book?

While Netflix is adapting the anime series to be live-action, One Piece itself is based on the best-selling manga series by Eiichiro Oda.

Since its launch in 1997, the franchise has sold $516.5 million worth of books — making Oda the 10th-bestselling fiction writer of all time. One Piece has also had 15 animated films, and spawned 40 video games.

Where to read One Piece manga?

You can read every chapter of One Piece via the Viz Manga app, with the first 12 volumes of One Piece available for free right now from the Apple and Google Play stores.

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