The Official TV & TV Series Thread

One Piece

Netflix | 31 August

In a seafaring world, a young pirate captain sets out with his crew to attain the title of Pirate King and to discover the mythical treasure: the One Piece.

Here’s a first look at the live action adaptation of the most popular manga in history, written by Eiichiro Oda. ONE PIECE sets sail on August 31st only on Netflix.


I’m not sure about this… I’ll watch it I’m sure, but I’m no manga man. Those who are weren’t particularly impressed by the last live action manga adaptation that Netflix did - Cowboy Bebop. Again, I didn’t think that show was too bad when viewed as a standalone sci-fi episodic. It definitely could have had a second season. Oda-San is credited as an Executive Producer and allegedly was personally involved in the cast selections, so let’s see.

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Just seen on Netflix that they’ll start running all thirteen of the One Piece Seasons and a handful of movies from 1 July.

Home - Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/80107103

Maybe all 235 episodes can be watched before the live action stuff starts at the end of August and I too can become a One Piece fan?

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All I will say is The Bear is out. . . .

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Who the whatnow?

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Lol. Keep up Canuck!

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That was posted back in May, you expect me to remember that far back? :sweat_smile:

But hey, as long as “The Bear” isn’t a Truman Show about me, I’m cool. :laughing:

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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

Disney+ | 5 July

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is an action-packed animated sci-fi anthology that presents ten futuristic visions from Africa, inspired by the continent’s diverse histories and cultures. A new generation of animation creators draw on uniquely African perspectives to imagine brave new worlds of advanced technology, aliens, spirits, and monsters.

All 10 anthology episodes release on 5 July.

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Captain Fall

Netflix \ 28 July

A wet-behind-the-ears, yet good-hearted sea captain unwittingly finds himself at the helm of a smuggling ship for a terrible international cartel who’s using him as a fall guy in case the authorities ever catch up to them.

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Twisted Metal

Peacock | 27 July

Twisted Metal, a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

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Foundation (Season 2)

Apple TV+ | 14 July

More than a century after the Season 1 finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy. As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy Empire from within. Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with special abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself. Meanwhile, the Foundation and Empire are on a collision course for war with the fate of humanity in the balance.

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Painkiller

Netflix | 10 August | Limited Series

Painkiller, a fictionalized telling of real events, explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.

The causes and consequences of America’s opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.


Matthew Broderick looking suitably sleazy.

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Star Wars: Ashoka

Disney+ | 23 August | Mini Series

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

Star Wars: Ahsoka picks up the tale where Star Wars: Rebels leaves off as Ahsoka Tano, Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and more continue their search for Ezra Bridger. Not only will their search for the Jedi Ezra lead them to a new force-sensitive resistance group, but also a past enemy in the form of Grand Admiral Thrawn.

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The Wheel of Time

Prime Video | 1 September | Season 2

The lives of five young villagers change forever when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy with the power to tip the balance between Light and Dark forever. They must choose whether to trust this stranger – and each other – with the fate of the world before the Dark One breaks out of His prison, and the Last Battle begins.

The Great Hunt begins September 1.

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How to Become a Cult Leader

Netflix | 28 July | Docuseries | 6 episodes

A look at the rise of six cult leaders; includes a tongue-in-cheek guide on how to go about attracting devoted cult followers. Narrated by Peter Dinklage.

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One Piece

Netflix | 31 August | Season 1 | 8 Episodes

See: The Official TV & TV Series Thread - #1452 by GregRedd for details and links.

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Loki Season 2

Disney+ | 6 October

Loki, the God of Mischief, steps out of his brother’s shadow to embark on an adventure that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”

Personally I really enjoyed Loki, and from all the spin-offs and stick-ons in the aftermath of the Infinity Saga, this is the only one that is really well done and hits just right.

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The Continental: From the World of John Wick

Peacock | 22 September | Season 01 | 3-part miniseries

The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his future throne.

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Spy Ops

Netflix | 8 September

Intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents.

In this intense true crime series, intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents. Featuring interviews with real officials, officers, and spies.

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The Winter King

MGM+ | 20 August | Season 1 | 10 Episodes

Epic Arthurian tale based on book trilogy by Bernard Cornwell (The Winter King, Enemy of God, Excalibur). A powerful warrior named Arthur Pendragon existed and ruled his people in the 6th century. Long before Britain was united, the land was a collection of warring factions and tribes. Arthur ruled during a critical time in the shaping of a nation and over centuries became the stuff of legend and myth.

A former warrior, now turned monk, tells the story of how Arthur became the lord of war despite the illegitimacy of his throne.



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Im to scared of these now, so many good books have been ruined

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