Despite the unspoken curse surrounding live adaptations of anime, "One Piece" prevailed, even taking the place of the most-watched series in the streaming service. It appears that Netflix is taking that as a sign of future success and renewed the show for more episodes.
We're Getting More of 'One Piece'
The news of the show's renewal came from Eiichiro Oda himself, or at least he said so through a transponder snail. He pointed out that people from around the world seem to be enjoying the show, which "makes the hard work from the production team truly worth it."
Oda said that just two weeks after the launch of the series, Netflix reached out to tell him the great news about renewing the show. He did say that the scripts would take a while to get the scripts ready, despite Tomorrow Studios stating otherwise.
The manga artist and creator of 'One Piece' thanked all the people who have been fans for years and those who are experiencing it for the first time, expressing that he has spent a long time working on the live-action adaptation with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios.
Unfortunately for fans, they might be waiting a while before the second season will start production, let alone be released. That will depend entirely on negotiations between writers and the big entertainment companies they work for.
With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, several titles are experiencing delays as important members of the production team refuse to work until fair treatment is agreed upon, and rightly so. As reported by Gizmodo, it will take more than a year for 'One Piece' to start filming.
Tomorrow Studios President Becky Clements said that the estimated wait time would be around a year to a year and a half. Hopefully, the writers' strike will finally lead to a conclusion so that the live adaptation, along with other titles, will start production soon.
The Strike Rages On
It has been over 100 days since the strike began, and people in the union continue to protest until they get the treatment they deserve from the companies that pay them. The Writers Guild of America rejected the counteroffer that Hollywood provided back in August.
The offer was meant to finally put an end to the strike, but upon evaluation, writers claim that while it wasn't nothing, it was still "not nearly enough," according to the leader of the strike's email to the members of the guild.
The email also stated that strikers will continue to advocate for proposals that fully address their issues rather than accept half-measures, as mentioned in Hollywood Reporter. Entertainment giants created the offer for the writers.
The executives include Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Dabid Zaslav, Disney CEO Bob Iger, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley, and Motion Picture and Television Producers President Carol Lombardini.
The latter stated that their priority is to end the strike so that valued members of the creative community can return to "what they do best and to end the hardships that so many people and businesses that service the industry are experiencing."
