Netflix Selects Spot-On Star for Mr. 2 in the Hit Series Upcoming Installment
Baroque Works is geared up to exert significant influence in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, even if the true confrontation isn’t set to occur until the next season, and a beloved, audience-beloved member has just been cast.
Netflix announced Tuesday that the skilled actor has joined the One Piece cast for the third season and will embody Bon Clay. The role has the ability to morph into an exact copy of any person they’ve laid a hand on with their main hand. The actor, who is identifies as non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns, will depict a rendition of that figure reinterpreted as non-binary identifying, rather than as a drag queen, in the live-action series, unlike the original manga and cartoon version.
The new cast member will work alongside multiple new cast members who will portray the group to reality, featuring chief the main antagonist, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, an emerging star as Miss Goldenweek, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who also joins the cast as the monarch of Alabasta.
Though Bon Clay is a important part of Baroque Works, the persona won’t appear until One Piece the upcoming installment. With season 2 likely to portray the Little Garden storyline, this signals a notable change in the placement of their first appearance, one that could suggest additional alterations to the story’s structure.
Escola’s blend of sharp comedic timing and profound feeling makes them a perfect fit for the role. In addition to their recent voice performance in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and multiple awards for writing and starring in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, emphasizing the range they’ll add to one of One Piece’s widely praised characters.
The streaming service’s real-life One Piece series is due to premiere for its next installment on March 10th, 2026.
