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October 21, 2023

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Live Action Showrunner Steven Maeda Expresses Interest in Developing ‘Spy X Family’ Live-Action Adaptation

One Piece live action showrunner Steven Maeda admits Actively Pursuiting to helm a Spy x Family live action adaptation
One Piece. (L to R) Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu Arata as Roronoa Zoro, Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Celeste Loots as Kaya, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp in season 1 of One Piece. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
September 5, 2023

Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Showrunner Reveals Eiichiro Oda Was Adamantly Against Any Romances Between The Straw Hats: “That’s A Hard No”

‘One Piece’ showrunner Steven Maeda has confirmed that Eiichiro Oda demanded that Netflix not introduce any romances between the Straw Hats.
August 29, 2023

Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Showrunner Says He Wanted To Adapt Eiichiro Oda’s Manga Because It Tells A “Simple And Yet So Profound” Story “About A Boy Who’s Following His Dreams”

Netflix’s live-action ‘One Piece’ showrunner Steven Maeda says he was drawn to adapt Eiichiro Oda’s manga because of its optimistic story.
One Piece. Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy in season 1 of One Piece. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
August 29, 2023

Netflix’s Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Showrunner Says The Most Important Lesson He Learned From Series Creator Eiichiro Oda Was “That Getting Too Far Away From The Source Material Was Not Going To Be Good In Anyway”

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ showrunner Steven Maeda says series creator Eiichiro Oda taught him an important lesson about source material accuracy.
One Piece. (L to R) Colton Osorio as Young Luffy, Peter Gadiot as Shanks in season 1 of One Piece. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
August 28, 2023

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Showrunner Says Production Team Aimed To “Pay The Right Amount Of Attention To The Fan Base”, Hopes This Respect Will Allow Them To “Be Forgiven For The New Stuff That’s Added”

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ showrunner Steven Maeda says says ‘respect for the fans’ was at the forefront of the series’ production philosophy.
One Piece. Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy in season 1 of One Piece. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
August 9, 2023

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Showrunners Open Up About Series Creator Eiichiro Oda’s Involvement In Live-Action Adaptation: “Anything New To The Series Had To Be Discussed Very Intensively”

The showrunners for Netflix’s live-action ‘One Piece’ recently spoke to how much series creator Eiichiro Oda was involved in its production.