Overview
- Netflix confirms cameras rolling in Cape Town with more than 200 days scheduled and an expected wrap on June 19, 2026.
- Four Season 2 performers—Mikaela Hoover (Chopper), Joe Manganiello (Mr. 0), Lera Abova (Miss All Sunday) and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Nefertari Cobra)—are elevated to series regulars.
- New additions include Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace and Cole Escola as Bon Clay, with first-look imagery leading outlets to infer an Alabasta-focused storyline.
- Deadline reports Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1 and Daisy Head as Miss Doublefinger, with both actors already in Cape Town.
- Joe Tracz returns as co-showrunner alongside Ian Stokes, as Season 2 locks a March 10, 2026 Netflix premiere.