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Netflix's 'One Piece' Season 2
to Screen First Two Episodes in 200 Movie Theaters
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Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew are sailing into more uncharted
territories: movie theaters.

Netflix will bring the first two episodes of "One Piece" Season 2
to select cinemas on March 10, tied to its streaming release date.
The theatrical screenings will take place in the U.S., Canada and
Japan, with the North American showings starting at 6 p.m. local
time.aa

Tickets will go on sale Thursday, Feb. 26, at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET.
Participating U.S. theaters include AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Alamoaanda
Cineplex,awith additional theaters in Canada and Japan.

In Season 2, "Luffy (I+aki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily
Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero), and Sanji (Taz Skylar) travel to the
Grand Line, a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await
at every turn. There, they'll visit bizarre islands, recruit more
allies, and battle formidable new foes as they search for the world's
greatest treasure," the logline teases.

"One Piece" marks the second streaming series that Netflix has
brought to movie theaters, after it packed cinemas with "Stranger
Things" on New Year's. The series finale made more than $25 million
at the box office, with more than 1.1 million ticket vouchers sold.
AMC made $15 million from food and drink sales alone.

Godoy, Mackenyu, Rudd, Romero, Skylar and Charithra Chandran star in
the live-action adaptation of the beloved anime. Additional cast
members include Anton David Jeftha, Brendan Sean Murray, Callum Kerr,
Camrus Johnson, Clive Russell, Daniel Lasker, David Dastmalchian,
James Hiroyuki Liao, Jazzara Jaslyn, Joe Manganiello, Julia Rehwald,
Katey Sagal, Lera Abova, Mark Harelik, Mark Penwill, Mikaela Hoover,
Rigo Sanchez, Rob Colletti, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sophia Anne Caruso,
Ty Keogh, Werner Coetser and Yonda Thomas.

Matt Owens and Joe Tracz are the co-showrunners, executive producers
and writers of "One Piece" Season 2. Other executive producers
include Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through
Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, and Steven Maeda.



<https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/one-piece-season-2-movie-theaters-fan-screenings-2-1236671937/>





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