The show is no doubt a success, but a new report confirmed that the One Piece live-action is Netflix’s most successful series in the second half of 2023.
How successful? Well, the series is Netflix’s most-watched show between July and December 2023. Yes, that means it beat every other Netflix original series that year, showing just how many viewers watched it.
What’s also interesting is that the show had a noticeable effect on the anime series and films, with these also getting a major increase in viewership.
One Piece Live-Action Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Series in the Second Half of 2023
Netflix recently shared its second half of 2023 report, which featured a lot of interesting data. For instance, it revealed that Leave the World Behind was Netflix’s biggest movie in late 2023 with 121 million views.
As for the series numbers, the One Piece live-action series got 72 million views and 541 million total watch hours.
For reference, the second most-watched Netflix series in late 2023 is the German limited series Dear Child with 52.5 million views and 252 million watch hours.
This means One Piece has 20 million more views, not to mention a whopping twice the number of hours viewed.
Now that the show’s success has been quantified, it’s no surprise that the series was quickly renewed for a second season.
After all, One Piece definitely shows potential to be one of Netflix’s biggest franchises if the quality of future seasons is kept high.
Aside from the live-action series, Netflix also noted that there’s also renewed interest in the anime, at least on the platform.
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One Piece Live Action Success Also Drove More Anime Views
Netflix also mentioned that the One Piece anime and movies more than doubled their views following the release of the live-action series.
Sure, the anime is already popular across the world, but it seems that the live-action adaptation has fulfilled its promise of introducing the franchise to even more viewers.
Because of these results, it makes sense that Netflix is continuing to be part of new projects in the franchise, including the upcoming One Piece anime remake being produced by Wit Studio.
Both the anime remake and the live-action series’ second season are still in the works, and there’s no word yet on a release date for either.
When they do get a release date, expect Netflix to promote them heavily given the franchise’s popularity.
In the meantime, both the original anime and the manga continue to get new episodes and chapters, respectively.
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