Popverse's top stories

• San Diego Comic-Con quietly renewed its contract with the City through 2027, but even they are openly talking about 2028 being a turning point thanks to the LA Olympics
• What to Watch This Weekend: Jason Momoa as a Hawaiian war chief, Tom Brady invades real football, and reality romance veterans clash in Perfect Match
• Five Nights at Freddy 2 has a secret weapon for making the animatronics real: Muppets creator Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Fans of One Piece have been having a pretty good time lately. The anime is back after its longest hiatus ever and we just got our first look at (and listen to) the live-action Tony Tony Chopper a few weeks ago. Now we’re set for yet another big announcement from Netflix about their One Piece series – and it is coming along with One Piece Day 2025.

For those who don’t know, One Piece Day is August 9 this year, and it is a massive celebration of everything from Eiichiro Oda’s iconic pirate manga. When new shows or movies are announced, they often come as part of One Piece Day. Netflix is once again getting in on the action by teasing a big announcement on social media. Along with a new picture of the main Straw Hat cast from the set of season two, Netflix has said that they’ll have a big announcement to share this weekend. “The seas are restless and rumors from the Grand Line speak of something BIG approaching this One Piece Day!” the post says.

What exactly does that mean? With the show not due out until 2026, a release date feels like a distant chance. Even a trailer seems unlikely this far out. Unless One Piece season two is coming in January 2026, it feels unlikely they would start promoting it so heavily this early. So what does that leave us?

If we were betting, we’d say that Netflix is going to officially confirm that One Piece is coming back for season three. Considering how often the cast keeps talking about season three, it would be the easiest announcement to make. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait much longer to find out what Netflix has planned for its live-action One Piece series.

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL...ly important to Popverse! That's why we've put together the key articles to keep your fandom of the manga-turned-anime-turned-live-action-show alive:

• How to watch One Piece One Piece in chronological and release order (All 1,100+ episodes plus the movies!)
• When the next episode of One Piece is coming
• The One Piece English cast shared the life lessons they've learned playing the Straw Hats for nearly 20 years
• Why One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy is the perfect hero for the dark times ahead
• Every difference between the live-action One Piece and the original manga
• One Piece Gear 5 Form: Everything we know about Luffy's latest transformation
• Wondering what ethnicity and nationality the One Piece pirates are? Here is what Oda himself has to say
• Ranking the One Piece anime's arcs, from best to worst
• Why is One Piece more popular now that the anime is 25 years old? We asked around and found out
• The English cast of One Piece explain what they love about Eiichiro Oda's storytelling - "He's a genius!"