Netflix finally announced that Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran will join the live-action One Piece season two cast as Miss Wednesday, or Alabasta’s wayward princess Vivi Nefertani. Chandran joins actor Sendhil Ramamurthy, who plays Vivi’s father, Nefertari Cobra. Despite creator Eiichiro Oda publicizing season two not reaching the anime’s next major arc, Alabasta, Netflix’s recent casting announcements suggest the live-action series is continuing the first season’s timeline tweaks.
As mentioned earlier, Netflix’s casting of Miss Wednesday and Nefertani Cobra hint that the live-action adaptation will continue playing with timeline events, the way One Piece ‘s first season did with Luffy’s grandfather, Admiral Garp (Vincent Regan). Garp isn’t introduced until later in the anime, but the Netflix series portrays him as a major player in the show’s first season. By introducing him way earlier, the live-action series hit two birds with one stone by showcasing Garp and Marine recruit Koby (Morgan Davies)’s relationship as the season’s emotional anchor.
A relationship, mind you, that developed off-screen in the anime. A similar scenario might be at play with One Piece season two, considering Nefertani Cobra isn’t introduced until after the Drum Island arc, where the season will conclude. Time will tell whether One Piece ‘s second season, due in 2025, will see breadcrumbs of Vivi and Cobra’s relationship fleshed out like Garp and Koby’s was.
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