Netflix Chooses Ideal Performer for Bon Clay in One Piece Third Season
Baroque Works is geared up to exert significant influence in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, although the true confrontation isn’t set to occur until the third season, and a beloved, fan-favorite member has recently been selected.
Netflix announced this week that the talented performer will appear in the One Piece season 3 cast and will portray Bentham. The role possesses the power to change into an identical duplicate of any person they’ve touched with their main hand. Escola, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, will play a interpretation of that role re-envisioned as gender non-binary, instead of as a drag queen, in the live-action show, differing from the original manga and animated series.
This performer will work alongside multiple new cast members tasked with bringing the group to life, such as head the main antagonist, brought to life by the seasoned performer, a talented actress as another operative, and an accomplished actor, who is also part of the lineup as the monarch of Alabasta.
Though Bon Clay is a key figure of the organization, the persona won’t make their debut One Piece the upcoming installment. Given season 2 set to cover the Little Garden segment, this marks a major departure in the timing of the character’s debut, one that could suggest more adjustments to the plot development.
The actor’s combination of precise humor and deep sensitivity makes them a standout choice for the character. In addition to their current animated role in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they earned widespread acclaim and numerous honors for creating and performing in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, highlighting the range they’ll add to one of One Piece’s highly regarded roles.
The platform’s adapted One Piece program is set to return for its season two on March 10, 2026.
