‘One Piece’ Season 2 reveals first look at Laboon and Crocus

Netflix has unveiled the archetypal images from One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the upcoming 2nd play of its deed live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga. The uncover offers fans a colossal archetypal look astatine Laboon, the elephantine whale who plays a pivotal relation arsenic the Straw Hat Pirates acceptable sail into caller territory.

In the photos shared by Entertainment Weekly, the unit — led by Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) — comes face-to-face with Laboon, the tremendous oversea carnal who lives adjacent the Twin Cape Lighthouse. Watching implicit him is Crocus, the kindly doc played by Game of Thrones alum Clive Russell.

Laboon, a fan-favorite from the root material, is simply a “big friendly” whale marked by scars from years of crashing against Reverse Mountain. Actor Taz Skylar, who portrays Sanji, described the quality with affection. “I would accidental Laboon is playful and mischievous,” helium told EW. “I deliberation Laboon knows what he’s doing — either that, oregon he’s got a food encephalon and helium conscionable doesn’t remember.”

Skylar revealed that the accumulation squad didn’t trust solely connected CGI to bring the whale to life. “Yeah, I mean, they built a whale!” helium said. The unit transformed their largest vessel acceptable — “literally the size of a cruise ship” — into Laboon’s interior, implicit with shipwreck props and tummy acerb effects. “It was mode bigger than a mean whale — the size of a monster, dinosaur whale,” helium added.

Season 2, which follows the Straw Hats’ travel done the treacherous Grand Line, introduces caller formed members including Lera Abova arsenic Miss All-Sunday, Charithra Chandran arsenic Miss Wednesday, Callum Kerr arsenic Captain Smoker, and Brendan Murray arsenic Brogy.

“The Grand Line is wherever everybody has their rulebook connected however the satellite is expected to enactment — and past it each stops applying,” Skylar teased. “It’s the constituent of nary return.”

One Piece Season 2 premieres connected Netflix successful 2026. A 3rd play has already been confirmed, with Matt Owens and Joe Tracz returning arsenic co-showrunners.