One Piece Anime Is Finally Coming Back - One Piece Episode 1156 Release Dates

After three months of waiting, One Piece fans can breathe again. The anime wrapped up the Egghead Incident last December the first arc of the Final Saga and has been on hiatus since. But the wait is almost over. The show is officially returning on April 5th, 2026, kicking off what might be the most anticipated arc in the series' history.

If you've been wondering what to expect from Episode 1156 and beyond, here's the full breakdown.

What happened before the hiatus?

To catch you up: after Luffy and the crew helped take down Kaido and Big Mom in Wano, the Straw Hats sailed to Egghead Island, where they crossed paths with Dr. Vegapunk. The Egghead arc was huge it pulled back the curtain on the Void Century and set the stage for everything that's coming next. Now, with that chapter closed, the story moves to Elbaph.

 

Why is Elbaph such a big deal?

Honestly, fans have been waiting for this one since the Little Garden arc back in the Alabasta Saga. That's where we first met Dorry and Brogy two giant warriors who'd been fighting each other for a century and where Luffy and Usopp first got fascinated by the land of the Giants. It's taken nearly three decades of the manga's run to finally get there.

The manga started the Elbaph arc in September 2024, and it's already over 50 chapters in, making it one of the longest arcs in the series. There are new characters, major revelations tied to the God Valley Incident, and big questions about the legend of the Sun God Nika. The fight has barely gotten started, so anime-only fans have a lot to look forward to.

What's changing about how the anime airs?

This is actually a pretty significant shift. One Piece has run on a weekly schedule since the anime debuted in 1999. Starting with the Elbaph arc, it's going seasonal meaning only 26 episodes per year instead of the constant weekly grind. Whether you see that as a good thing or a frustrating one probably depends on how you feel about filler episodes.

A sneak peek at the new opening theme was shared on the anime's official X account a 15-second teaser that confirmed the full theme reveal happened on March 28th, 2026.

Where and when can you watch it?

The anime will stream on Crunchyroll with episodes dropping shortly after the Japanese broadcast. Netflix will also carry episodes, but with a one-week delay same setup as the Egghead arc. Here's when new episodes go live depending on where you are:

• Pacific Time – 5pm Saturday
• Eastern Time – 12pm Saturday
• UK – 5pm Sunday
• Central European Summer Time – 6pm Sunday
• India Standard Time – 9:30am Sunday
• Philippine Time – 12am Monday (midnight Sunday evening)
• Australia Eastern – 2am Monday

If you're in the UK specifically, you've got an extra option: BBC iPlayer streams the English dub exclusively, while Crunchyroll and Netflix only carry the Japanese version with subtitles. One catch BBC iPlayer requires a valid TV licence (£174.50/year). Netflix is a decent middle ground if you're already subscribed, since you get the new episodes a week after broadcast plus access to the live-action series.

The Housemaid Is Back And This Time, Kirsten Dunst Is Hiding Something

When a movie turns $35 million into nearly $400 million at the box office, a sequel isn't just likely it's a foregone conclusion. That's exactly where we find ourselves with Sydney Sweeney's 2025 psychological thriller The Housemaid, which is officially returning with a follow-up that promises to be just as twisty and unsettling as the original.

The upcoming film, titled The Housemaid's Secret, will once again see Sweeney step into the shoes of Millie, the quietly determined protagonist who has a knack for stumbling into households with very dark secrets. But this time around, she won't be squaring off against Amanda Seyfried. Instead, Kirsten Dunst steps in as Wendy Garrick and something about her is deeply, disturbingly wrong.

A New Family. A Locked Room. A Mystery Begging to Be Solved.

In The Housemaid's Secret, Millie takes a new job with the Garrick family, and it doesn't take long before things feel off. Mrs. Garrick is never actually seen not once. The only signs that she even exists are the muffled sound of crying drifting through the walls and blood found on her laundry. Naturally, that's more than enough to send Millie digging for answers in the guest room, where the story takes the kind of sharp, unexpected turns that Freida McFadden's readers have come to love.

It's a premise that feels both intimate and deeply eerie the kind of slow-burn dread that made the first film so compelling, cranked up another notch.

The Core Team Is Coming Back

Fans of the original will be relieved to know this isn't a case of a rushed cash-grab sequel with a revolving door of new talent. Director Paul Feig and screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine are both returning, which bodes well for tonal consistency. Michele Morrone is also confirmed to reprise his role as Enzo, keeping one of the first film's more intriguing threads alive.

Could This Become a Trilogy?

McFadden's Housemaid series currently spans three books, and with the second already being adapted, the third The Housemaid Is Watching feels like an eventual inevitability, provided The Housemaid's Secret performs anywhere near as well as its predecessor. There's a full story arc here waiting to play out on screen, and the pieces are clearly being put in place.

No release date has been announced yet, but if you've already been burned by the first film's ending, you might want to start mentally preparing now. Millie's story is far from over.