Overview
- Netflix, which announced the news Tuesday, confirmed the live-action series will return in 2027 under the title One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta.
- Season 3 is now filming in Cape Town with two main units and a dedicated stunt unit, a scale the showrunners say is needed to match larger action and visual effects.
- The official logline says the Straw Hat crew heads to the desert kingdom of Alabasta as a hidden plot by Sir Crocodile and his Baroque Works syndicate stokes a civil war.
- Netflix set a two-part LEGO One Piece animated special for September 29 that retells the first two live-action seasons, and it shared a first look at The One Piece, a new anime reimagining with WIT Studio.
- Multiple outlets reported fresh casting for Season 3, including Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace and Cole Escola as Bon Clay, with several Season 2 actors promoted to series regulars.