Geeked Week Delivers Squid Game, Avatar: The Last Airbender, One Piece And More!
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Fandom Is Forever! Last night, Netflix unveiled new clips, casting announcements, teaser posters and first-look images for some of their top titles during the fan event. Throughout Geeked Week, the Netflix social channels shared a number of the key announcements, including The Sandman S2 behind-the-scenes video HERE, Arcane exclusive clip HERE, Wednesday S2 Sneak-Peak feature HERE and a special fan set visit video for Stranger Things S5 HERE.
SQUID GAME SEASON 2
Netflix has officially revealed a special teaser poster and trailer for the highly anticipated Squid Game Season 2, set to premiere on December 26. Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the States and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won.
Release Date: Squid Game Season 2 premieres exclusively on Netflix on December 26. This continues the global phenomenon that has left fans on the edge of their seats. Are you ready for the next round?
SQUID GAME S2 Key Credits
Director/ Writer: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Cast: Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-hun, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Wi Ha-joon, Park Gyu-young, Lee Jin-uk, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-Geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Choi Seung-hyun, Noh Jae-won, Jo Yu-ri, Won Ji-an and Gong Yoo
Distribution: Netflix
Production: Firstman Studio
Release Date: December 26, 2024
ONE PIECE SEASON 2
At today’s Geeked Week live event in Atlanta, Netflix announced that Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike franchise) will appear as “Mr. 0” and Lera Abova (Bumper in Berlin, Honey Don’t) as “Miss All Sunday” in the upcoming second season of ONE PIECE. Netflix also surprised fans with a behind-the-scenes look at the first table read of season two, where it was teased that the beloved character Chopper will appear in the new season.
Earlier in the week, the series also debuted a Season Two set tour led by Jeff Ward, who plays the fan-favourite villain Buggy.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED CAST
Manganiello & Abova join previously announced new cast members Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday. Katey Sagal as Dr. Kureha. Mark Harelik as Dr. Hiriluk. Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra. Brendan Sean Murray as Brogy. Callum Kerr as Smoker. Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5. Clive Russell as Crocus. Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9. David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3. Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine. Julia Rehwald as Tashigi. Rob Colletti as Wapol. Ty Keogh as Dalton. Werner Coetser as Dorry and returning cast members Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy. Mackenyu as Zoro. Emily Rudd as Nami. Jacob Romero as Usopp. Taz Skylar as Sanji. Ilia Isorelys Paulino as Alvida. Jeff Ward as Buggy, and Michael Dorman as Gold Roger.
Additional cast will be announced at a later date. Season two is currently in production in Cape Town, South Africa.
ABOUT ONE PIECE
ONE PIECE is a live-action pirate adventure created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner) and Netflix.
Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history by Eiichiro Oda, 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 seas, outpacing the Marines, and outwitting dangerous rivals at every turn.
Co-Showrunners / Writers / Executive Producers: Matt Owens & Joe Tracz
Executive Producers: Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes and Steven Maeda
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Netflix announced the start of production of Season 2 for Avatar: The Last Airbender and Revealed Miya Cech Will Portray Fan-Favourite ‘Toph’.
QUOTES FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CHRISTINE BOYLAN AND JABBAR RAISANI
On the start of production:
“We’re looking forward to working with all of our actors again and digging into the deeper, more complicated relationships that develop as their journey continues in Season 2. We are going to show the real-world versions of iconic scenes from the original, and explore some of the stories that the animation didn’t. Mainly — we’re looking forward to seeing our gang all together again.”
“We’re going to challenge our characters with more complex and nuanced obstacles as they navigate a more tactile world. Just as the animated series matured and progressed, the live-action will also take these characters and worlds and grow them.”
On Miya Cech’s Casting:
“We make a point of reviewing submissions separately and after countless tapes, we both had the same reaction … Miya is our Toph! Miya is a brilliant performer who knows how to precisely balance the sarcastic sense of humour, stubbornness, and vulnerability that is Toph Beifong. Her physicality and emotional dexterity really put her in a class of one.”
GET TO KNOW NEW CAST MEMBER MIYA CECH
Miya Cech will star in Season 2 as Toph, a master earthbender who was born blind and trained to feel and sense the world around her. Cech is already training for the role of Toph.
“I’ve been in boot camp for about a week and a half now and still have a lot of work to do, but it’s super fun. I have some martial arts experience. I have a great instructor who I take private classes with back home in Northern California, and he keeps me in shape when I’m not working. I also have some dance experience from when I was younger that has been very helpful as I learn about Toph’s movements.”
Cech is also working with a producer and consultant who is blind and a professional from the blindness community, to make sure the blindness community is represented appropriately.
For Cech, playing Toph is a chance to honour her heritage.
“I personally am of Chinese and Japanese American descent and I’m so excited to represent my Chinese heritage in Toph Beifong,” she says. “One of the most incredible aspects of this show is the diversity of the Asian cultures in the ATLA world. Even though the universe is fantasy, it feels like every culture is represented in some way and tied to the history and traditions of that culture or country. Just a few years ago, you might have seen one or two of these actors in a show or movie, but on this show we are all able to represent this world together and work together and collaborate. It’s really amazing and a gift as an actor.”
ABOUT AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. The four nations once lived in harmony. With the Avatar, master of all four elements, keeping peace between them. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked and wiped out the Air Nomads. The first step taken by the firebenders towards conquering the world. With the current incarnation of the Avatar yet to emerge, the world has lost hope. But like a light in the darkness, hope springs forth when Aang (Gordon Cormier), a young Air Nomad. And the last of his kind — reawakens to take his rightful place as the next Avatar.
Alongside his newfound friends Sokka (Ian Ousley) and Katara (Kiawentiio), siblings and members of the Southern Water Tribe, Aang embarks on a fantastical, action-packed quest to save the world. And fight back against the fearsome onslaught of Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim). But with a driven Crown Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu) determined to capture them, it won’t be an easy task. They’ll need the help of the many allies and colourful characters they meet along the way.
Check back again soon for any more announcements and reveals from Geeked Week 2024!
Squid Game Trailer Source: Netflix
One Piece Table Read Video Source: Netflix
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