The Streaming Giant Selects Ideal Performer for Bon Clay in One Piece Season 3
Baroque Works is geared up to play a huge role in the next installment of Netflix’s show of One Piece, even if the true confrontation won’t take place until the third season, and a adored, fan-favorite member has recently been selected.
The platform declared Tuesday that the skilled actor will appear in the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will play Bon Clay. This character possesses the power to transform into an identical duplicate of any individual they’ve made contact with with their dominant hand. Escola, who is identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, will depict a version of that character reinterpreted as non-binary identifying, as opposed to as a drag performer, in the live-action show, as in the source material and animated series.
The new cast member is joined by several other new cast members set to bring the organization to the screen, such as head the main antagonist, played by the seasoned performer, a talented actress as another operative, and an accomplished actor, who will appear as the ensemble as the ruler of the desert kingdom.
Though the role is a key figure of the group, the individual won’t appear until One Piece the upcoming installment. Given the second season expected to adapt the Little Garden storyline, this signals a significant shift in the timing of their first appearance, one that could indicate additional alterations to the story’s structure.
Their mix of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a standout choice for the role. Along with their current animated role in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they garnered significant recognition and numerous honors for penning and acting in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, emphasizing the range they’ll contribute to one of One Piece’s most celebrated characters.
The platform’s adapted One Piece show is set to return for its season two on March 10th, 2026.
