Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew are sailing into more uncharted territories: movie theaters.
Netflix will bring the first two episodes of “One Piece” Season 2 to select cinemas on March 10, tied to its streaming release date. The theatrical screenings will take place in the U.S., Canada and Japan, with the North American showings starting at 6 p.m. local time.
Tickets will go on sale Thursday, Feb. 26, at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET. Participating U.S. theaters include AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo and Cineplex, with additional theaters in Canada and Japan.
In Season 2, “Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero), and Sanji (Taz Skylar) travel to the Grand Line, a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn. There, they’ll visit bizarre islands, recruit more allies, and battle formidable new foes as they search for the world’s greatest treasure,” the logline teases.
“One Piece” marks the second streaming series that Netflix has brought to movie theaters, after it packed cinemas with “Stranger Things” on New Year’s. The series finale made more than $25 million at the box office, with more than 1.1 million ticket vouchers sold. AMC made $15 million from food and drink sales alone.
Godoy, Mackenyu, Rudd, Romero, Skylar and Charithra Chandran star in the live-action adaptation of the beloved anime. Additional cast members include Anton David Jeftha, Brendan Sean Murray, Callum Kerr, Camrus Johnson, Clive Russell, Daniel Lasker, David Dastmalchian, James Hiroyuki Liao, Jazzara Jaslyn, Joe Manganiello, Julia Rehwald, Katey Sagal, Lera Abova, Mark Harelik, Mark Penwill, Mikaela Hoover, Rigo Sanchez, Rob Colletti, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sophia Anne Caruso, Ty Keogh, Werner Coetser and Yonda Thomas.
Matt Owens and Joe Tracz are the co-showrunners, executive producers and writers of “One Piece” Season 2. Other executive producers include Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, and Steven Maeda.