Netflix’s live-action One Piece will introduce a key character within the present’s second season — one which received’t fairly be reside motion.
The collection primarily based on the long-running manga may have Tony Tony Chopper be part of the Straw Hat Pirates in season two. The streamer launched the actress enjoying the character, Mikaela Hoover, Saturday at its Tudum fan occasion, with assist from One Piece stars Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero and Taz Skylar.
Hoover will present Chopper’s voice and the face seize for the CG-animated character, who in One Piece lore is the ship’s physician and a senior officer of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Netflix additionally supplied up a primary have a look at the character Saturday; see it under.
Hoover joins a number of latest additions to the One Piece solid, together with Charithra Chandran, Joe Manganiello, Katey Sagal, Lera Abova, Mark Harelik, Sophia Anne Caruso, Yonda Thomas, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Brendan Sean Murray, Callum Kerr, Camrus Johnson, Clive Russell, Daniel Lasker, David Dastmalchian, Jazzara Jaslyn, Julia Rehwald, Rob Colletti, Ty Keogh, Werner Coetser, Rigo Sanchez, James Hiroyuki Liao, Mark Penwill and Anton Jeftha. Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Jeff Ward and Michael Dorman may also reprise their roles alongside Godoy, Mackenyu, Rudd, Romero and Skylar.
Hoover will probably be seen in Superman this summer season and has a job in season two of Netflix’s anthology Beef. Her credit additionally embrace voice work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Suicide Squad and Holidate.
One Piece is created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios associate) and Netflix. Matt Owens (who stepped down after season two wrapped manufacturing) and Joe Tracz are co-showrunners for season two and govt produce with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements of Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes and Steven Maeda. Season two is about to premiere in 2026.