Katey Sagal Picked for One Piece Live-Action Dr Kureha

Netflix announced the actress picked to play Dr Kureha in season 2 of the One Piece live-action adaptation is Katey Sagal. It also confirmed Dr Hiriluk will be portrayed by Mark Harelik. 

This comes following a tease from Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piece, that more One Piece live-action actors would be announced between August 21-23, 2024. In that announcement, he mentioned Miss All Sunday, Vivi, and Chopper, but didn’t bring up Dr Kureha or Dr Hiriluk.

Prior to the reveal of Katey Sagal as Dr Kureha in the One Piece live-action show, Jamie Lee Curtis expressed interest in playing the doctor. However in July 2024, showrunners Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements said Curtis’ busy schedule kept her from taking the part. As such, they decided to go with another actress, which is Sagal. She is known for being Leela in Futurama, Peggy Bundy in Married with Children, and most recently Louise on the Roseanne spin-off The Connors. 

There’s no launch date for season 2 of the One Piece live-action adaptation yet. The first season, and some episodes of the anime, are on Netflix. You can also find the anime on Crunchyroll, and Viz Media handles the manga outside of Japan.