Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Season 2 Adds Joe Manganiello and Lera Abova: Details on the Cast, Plot & More

Netflix hasn't confirmed this just yet, but Adelstein told Deadline that they're aiming for 12 seasons. The producer said, "We have hopes for 12 seasons, there’s so much material."

Clements added, "We’re over 1,080 chapters at this point in the manga. We have plans with Matt Owens for how we would break multiple seasons, and I think even if we did six seasons, we would probably only use up half of the chapters of the manga. It really could go on and on and on."

For further context, the chapters of the original manga series are compiled into 106 volumes, and the Japanese anime television series, which first aired in 1999, has been going strong for a whopping 21 seasons. Considering the longevity of the source material, it's fair to say that Netflix's live-action adaptation also has the potential to stretch on for 10 more seasons on the streaming platform.

We know for sure that Marine Captain Smoker will make an appearance in season two—although fans may have already figured this part out, thanks to the shadowy figure that's revealed in the season one finale.

Clements told Deadline, "The end of the season leads to the next natural chapter for the manga, that’s what that [credits scene] indicates. That was the idea, we wanted to give fans a little stepping stone, something they recognize that indicated where we might be heading. That was very intentional, and something that we added after filming because we wanted to indicate that we have a plan creatively, that we thought would please the fans."

Co-showrunner Matt Owens also explained how the finale is connected to season two. He told Deadline, "Season one ends with Luffy gaining notoriety. And while it’s something that he wants—he wants to be taken seriously as a pirate in this world—as Nami and Zoro say, this is putting a target on your back. A lot of people are going to know you and know your face. And so that tag at the end is really reinforcing that idea that there are people who now know of Luffy’s existence, and they’re going to try to put a stop to him."

"That character in the end is a very important character moving into our next season, and as Garp says to [Luffy] as well, you’re on your own. While Garp may have been the Marine who was testing Luffy, not every Marine is going to give him any leeway because of who his grandfather might be. And so we’re going to see this very powerful, very driven marine as a major antagonist moving forward in the story."

In his conversation with Tudum, Owens revealed that Dr. Kureha will be part of season two. He said, “When the season two writers’ room got together, we knew how far we were going to get and that this character, Dr. Kureha, was going to be a big part of the season.”

Since the first season covered nearly 100 chapters of the manga series, it's likely that season two will cover about the same amount and end around the Arabasta Saga. In this case, fans can expect to see Luffy and his crew face off against Smoker, meet some fighting giants and welcome a new doctor to the team.

Netflix has already confirmed the season two cast, which will include:

• Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
• Emily Rudd as Nami
• Mackenyu Arata as Roronoa Zoro
• Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
• Taz Skylar as Sanji
• Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
• Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5 
• Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
• David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
• Werner Coetser as Dorry
• Brendan Murray as Brogy
• Clive Russell as Crocus
• Callum Kerr as Smoker 
• Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
• Rob Colletti as Wapol
• Ty Keogh as Dalton

As you wait for season two, you can catch up on all eight episodes of the first season by streaming them exclusively on Netflix. (FYI, if you’re new to the streaming service, you can subscribe to Netflix's standard plan with ads for just $7 a month and the standard plan without ads for $15.50 a month.)