Netflix’s One Piece live-action show brings Luffy and Crew together

Anime adaptations have a fraught history to say the least, especially when they’re in English and live-action, but that hasn’t deterred Netflix from pressing on with its new One Piece series. The streaming service unveiled a brand new trailer for the series on Monday at its Tudum event. One PieceReleased on August 31.

The trailer gives a short look at a few members of Luffy’s crew and how he first brought the team together. We also get glimpses of Luffy’s stretchy powers, as well as some looks at who the straw hat crew are fighting, which could indicate a few changes Netflix is making in its adaptation of the manga — though we won’t know for sure until the series actually arrives.

One Piece follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), an aspiring pirate captain who wants to travel the dangerous Grand Line in search of a mythical treasure called One Piece. Lufie needs to gather the best crew of pirates he can in order to locate his prize. Nami, Roronoa Zooro (Mackenyu), Sanji and Jacob Gibson are among the crew. Peter Gadiot is also set to appear in the show as Shanks.