Netflix Casts Perfect Star for Bentham in One Piece Season 3
Baroque Works is poised to exert significant influence in the next installment of Netflix’s show of One Piece, though the major clash won’t take place until the third season, and a adored, popular member has now been chosen.
The platform declared recently that the talented performer has joined the One Piece season 3 cast and will play Bon Clay. The role possesses the power to morph into an identical duplicate of anyone they’ve made contact with with their right hand. The actor, who is gender non-conforming and uses they/them pronouns, will portray a interpretation of that character re-envisioned as non-binary identifying, as opposed to as a drag queen, in the live-action series, unlike the initial comic and cartoon version.
Escola is joined by a number of fresh additions who will portray Baroque Works to reality, including chief Sir Crocodile, played by Joe Manganiello, an emerging star as Miss Goldenweek, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is also part of the ensemble as King Nefertari Cobra of the fictional land.
Although Bon Clay is a key figure of Baroque Works, the character won’t make their debut One Piece the third season. Given the next season likely to portray the Little Garden arc, this signals a notable change in the placement of their first appearance, one that could signal additional alterations to the narrative framework.
Their mix of precise humor and emotional depth makes them a perfect fit for the part. In addition to their current animated role in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and numerous honors for writing and starring in the popular theatrical show Oh Mary!, emphasizing the versatility they’ll bring to one of One Piece’s widely praised characters.
Netflix's live-action One Piece series is set to return for its second season on the tenth of March, 2026.