One Piece is one of Netflix’s biggest breakout hits to come out last year, and its second season looks quite promising. The live-action manga adaptation will undergo a major creative overhaul in Season 2 after Joe Tracz agreed to hop on board as a co-showrunner.
Based on Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga series, One Piece follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates, a group of young adventurers seeking the fabled treasure known as “One Piece”.
Steve Maeda and Matt Owens co-created this series for Netflix and serve as showrunners of Season 1. Maeda is still on board as an executive producer, but he stepped down as a showrunner, letting Joe Tracz take his spot.
Tracz, whose credits include Percy Jackson and the Olympians and A Series of Unfortunate Events, said he’s been lucky to work on big adaptations of several beloved works, and he’s looking forward to adding another one to his resume.
“I’m a huge fan of Oda-san’s incredible imagination and I was blown away by what the live-action team created in Season One. So it’s a dream and a joy to come aboard the Going Merry as it enters the Grand Line for an even more giant Season 2,” said Tracz in a statement.
