The following contains spoilers from the latest issues of the One Piece manga.
The live-action adaptation has made vague references to future events in the way the anime didn’t, like mentioning Warlord Jimbei, who becomes a key part of One Piece further down the road.
The good news is that there are plenty of ways to enjoy One Piece, and I highly suggest that readers do that while they wait for the new live-action season on Netflix.
Shanks has been in One Piece from the very start as Luffy’s mentor and the person who inadvertently gifted him the Devil Fruit that gave him powers.