The Streaming Giant Chooses Spot-On Actor for Bentham in One Piece Season 3
Baroque Works is geared up to exert significant influence in the next installment of Netflix’s show of One Piece, though the true confrontation won’t unfold until the next season, and a adored, audience-beloved member has just been cast.
The streaming service revealed recently that Cole Escola has joined the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will embody Bon Clay. The role can use their power to transform into an identical duplicate of any person they’ve touched with their right hand. The performer, who is non-binary and goes by they/them, will play a version of that character reimagined as gender non-binary, rather than as a drag performer, in the real-life adaptation, differing from the source material and animated series.
Escola joins several other fresh additions set to bring the organization to life, including leader Mr. 0, brought to life by the well-known actor, Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss Goldenweek, and a familiar face, who also joins the ensemble as King Nefertari Cobra of Alabasta.
Though the role is a major member of the organization, the persona won’t make their debut One Piece the upcoming installment. Given the next season expected to adapt the Little Garden storyline, this signals a notable change in the timing of their first appearance, one that could suggest additional alterations to the story’s structure.
Escola’s blend of excellent comedic sense and profound feeling makes them a perfect fit for the part. Along with their latest vocal work in the animated feature Boys Go to Jupiter, they garnered significant recognition and multiple awards for writing and starring in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, emphasizing the adaptability they’ll contribute to one of One Piece’s highly regarded roles.
The streaming service’s real-life One Piece series is due to premiere for its season two on the tenth of March, 2026.
