In a recent interview with Deadline, Marty Adelstein, CEO of Tomorrow Studios, and Becky Clements, President of the company, confirmed that Jamie Lee Curtis will not be joining the cast for One Piece Live-Action Season 2.
Despite Jamie’s keen interest in taking up the role of Doctor Kureha and excitement among fans, scheduling conflicts have prevented her from joining the series.
“She loves the show,” Clements stated. “She has too many films and TV shows that she’s going into production on, so our production dates aren’t going to work. She definitely wanted to do it but she’s got deals in first position, and it just became complicated.“
The production team has, however, reassured fans that the role of Kureha will still be brought to life in season 2, and that they have found a suitable replacement
“We have found an amazing person,” Clements revealed, though she did not disclose who would be taking on the role.
One Piece live-action season 2 is set to premiere in 2025, with Joe Tracz joining as the new writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner alongside Matt Owens.
Cast members who have joined season 2 includes:
- David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
- Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
- Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5
- Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
- Clive Russel as Crocus
- Werner Coetser as Dorry
- Brendan Murray as Brogy
- Callum Kerr as Smoker
- Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
- Rob Colletti as Wapol
- Ty Keogh as Dalton
Season 1 of One Piece live-action adaptation premiered in Netflix on Aug 31, 2023.
Netflix is exclusively streaming the series, produced by Tomorrow Studios, a partnership between producer Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios.
The first season of the series was the most watched title on Netflix in the second half of 2023.
Source: Deadline