{"id":1456,"date":"2025-03-23T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T12:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T12:04:25","slug":"matt-owens-steps-down-as-one-piece-co-showrunner-ahead-of-season-two-release-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1456","title":{"rendered":"Matt Owens steps down as One Piece co-showrunner ahead of season two release on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Matt Owens, co-showrunner and executive producer of Netflix\u2019s live-action One Piece series, is stepping down. The announcement comes as the show prepares for its second season.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on Instagram, Owens shared that the past six years working on the adaptation have been \u201ca life-changing journey and a dream come true,\u201d but he is choosing to take a step back for his mental health. \u201cIt\u2019s also been a LOT. So I\u2019m stepping off the Going Merry to take a break and focus on myself,\u201d he wrote, thanking creator Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha, Tomorrow Studios, Netflix, and the entire cast and crew for their partnership and support.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Deadline, Owens co-led the first season alongside Steven Maeda, who exited his showrunning role after season one but remains an executive producer. Joe Tracz took over as co-showrunner in April 2024 and will continue to lead the series into season two, which wrapped production last month.<\/p>\n<p>Owens\u2019 departure is not expected to impact the series\u2019 trajectory or its chances of renewal for a third season. He co-wrote at least one episode for the upcoming season and played a key role in shaping the creative direction and long-term vision of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Season one of One Piece received positive reception and recently won two Emmy Awards\u2014one for stunt coordination and another for best original song in a kids or YA program. Season two, which has yet to receive a release date, will introduce new characters, including Lera Abova as Nico Robin and Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Owens, co-showrunner and executive producer of Netflix\u2019s live-action One Piece series, is stepping down. The announcement comes as the show prepares for its second season. In a statement posted on Instagram, Owens shared that the past six years working on the adaptation have been \u201ca life-changing journey and a dream come true,\u201d but he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}