The voyage of the Straw Hat pirates continues apace in South Africa, where the team behind Netflix's live-action One Piece series are hard at work on filming season 2. Based on the beloved and long-running manga by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is about a ragtag crew of pirates led by an unflappable young man named Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), who's on a quest to claim the mythical One Piece treasure and become king of the pirates. Live-action adaptations of manga and anime don't always turn out well, but One Piece's first season was the rare exception that pleased fans of the original source material, newcomers and critics alike.

Netflix was quick to renew the hit series, and filming on season 2 began in early July. With more than two months of work down on production, the cast is starting to get an impression of what the season could be...