New Netflix Manga Live Action Series "One Piece" Filmed in Cape Town

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The upcoming Netflix series One Piece was filmed in South Africa, adding to the creation of jobs and the growing film industry in the city.

Cape Town, South Africa (20 July 2023) – Manga fans are buzzing with excitement for the premiere of the Netflix Live Action series One Piece, which is due to hit screens at the end of August 2023. A bulk of the series was filmed in Cape Town, boosting the economy and creating jobs.

Cape Town is a hub of activity for the film industry, with nearly 4000 permits issued in the 2022/23 financial year. The film industry has proven itself a catalyst for economic growth, a study commissioned by the City shows that the film industry contributes approximately R5 billion to the local economy annually and has created more than 35 000 jobs.

The highly anticipated ‘One Piece’ series, used sets made up of ships. Cape Town has several locations where ships are situated for filming. The popular series Black Sails was also filmed in Cape Town, using these sets.

One Piece even went so far as to design and build new sets, commonly featured in the Manga books. The Manga books are written by Eiichiro Oda and are Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history. To say the show will be a hit is an understatement. Fans are really looking forward to it being aired.

“ONE PIECE is a legendary high-seas adventure unlike any other. Monkey D. Luffy is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom since he can remember. Luffy sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, ONE PIECE, to become King of the Pirates! But in order to find the ultimate prize, Luffy will need to assemble the crew he’s always wanted before finding a ship to sail, searching every inch of the vast blue seas, outpacing the Marines, and outwitting dangerous rivals at every turn.” – Netflix

You can take a look at the set tour shared below.