Netflix has greenlit a live-action adaptation of 'One Piece,' one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Details:
, one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
The 10-episode series comes from Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, the partnership between producer Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios that's also producing the streamer's live-action . That show, starring John Cho, is on production hiatus while Cho recovers from a knee injury he suffered on set., created by Eiichiro Oda, follows the adventures of a young man named Monkey D. Luffy. Inspired by his childhood idol, a powerful pirate named "Red Haired" Shanks, he goes on a quest to find the fabled One Piece treasure and declare himself king of the pirates.
First published in 1997, the manga series has sold more than 460 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into an anime series , video games and a series of feature films in Japan.
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