One Piece Announces Actor Dr. Kureha And Dr. Hiriluk For Season Two

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JAKARTA - The One Piece series announced the two actors who will join them in the second season. Katey Sagal will play Dr. Kureha, while Mark Harelik will play Dr. Hiriluk.

"From the Great Medical Land of Drum, we gave you two legends in medicine! Our adventure will be much healthier!" tweeted the @onepiecenetflix account on Wednesday, August 21.

From the Great Medical Land of Drum, we bring you two legends in medicine! 💉🏴‍☠️ Our adventure just got a whole lot healthier! #OnePieceLiveAction pic.twitter.com/HmwjDjX2EB

— ONE PIECE(ワンピース) Netflix (@onepiecenetflix) August 21, 2024

From the Great Medical Land of Drum, we bring you two legends in medicine! Our adventure just got a whole lot of healing! #OnePieceLiveAction pic.twitter.com/HmwjDjX2EB

The role of Dr. Kureha was initially given to Jamie Lee Curtis, but he canceled playing the character because he was blocked by schedule. Quoting Deadline, the cast of the One Piece series will spend time preparing in South Africa where One Piece's shooting was done.

Dr. Kureha is an ally of the Tiring Jerami Topi Group and a doctor at Drum Island. He is the head of Isshi-100. Hiriluk is a pickpocket who turns into a doctor at Drum Island.

The two joined Brendan Sean Murray as Brogy, Callum Kerr as Smoker, Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5, total Russell as Crocus, Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9, David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3.

In addition, there is Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine, Julia Rehwald as Tashigi, Rob Collletti as Deputy Police Chief, Ty Keogh as Dalton, and Werner Coetser as Dorry. All of these characters will premiere in the second season of the One Piece series.

Several characters from the first season will return such as Imenki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Jeff Ward as Buggy and Michael Dorman. Filming will take place in Cape Town, South Africa.

Adapted from Eiichiro Oda's manga, the One Piece series tells the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy who is a member of the Jerami Topi to look for treasure and become a Pirate King.