![]() Owens explained that he hoped to introduce the franchise to new audiences through live-action version and that writers' ambition for each episode is to replicate the manga's ability to make readers "laugh," "cry" and "go 'holy shit!'" however, the East Blue arc will be less episodic and the series' humor will be suited to contemporary Western sensibilities. In September 2020, Matt Owens discussed adapting the series on a YouTube live-stream hosted by fans of the franchise. However, in December Variety reported that One Piece had not "set a start date" in an article about South Africa's lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions. In May 2020, Tomorrow Studios had planned to begin filming the series in South Africa by the end the year. ![]() The series will reportedly begin with the East Blue Saga. A few days later, Adelstein predicted that its budget "could set a new record for the highest production cost in television drama history" as "the work's worldwide fame merits this scale of production". With the series' announcement, Oda commented that "the first condition presented is that the live-action will be faithful to the fans who have supported ‘One Piece’ for 20 years".
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