LEGO One Piece Producer Tom Hyndman Says the Special Shrinks 8 Hours of Live-Action Story Into 27-Minute Episodes

The LEGO One Piece animated special takes the first two seasons of Netflix’s live-action One Piece and transforms them into a fast-paced LEGO adventure. According to executive producer Tom Hyndman, the biggest challenge was compressing roughly eight hours of television into a much shorter animated format while still preserving the story’s most important moments. The two-part special premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2026, and retells the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates through a distinctly LEGO-focused style. Netflix describes…