The Streaming Giant Chooses Ideal Actor for Bentham in One Piece Season 3
Baroque Works is geared up to exert significant influence in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, even if the true confrontation won’t unfold until the third season, and a cherished, audience-beloved member has just been cast.
The platform declared this week that the talented performer is now part of the One Piece cast for the third season and will portray Mr. 2. Bon Clay possesses the power to transform into an identical duplicate of anyone they’ve made contact with with their main hand. The actor, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, will play a interpretation of that role re-envisioned as non-binary identifying, instead of as a drag artist, in the real-life adaptation, differing from the source material and animated series.
Escola is joined by several other recently announced actors tasked with bringing the group to life, such as head Sir Crocodile, played by the seasoned performer, a talented actress as Miss Goldenweek, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is also part of the cast as the ruler of the fictional land.
Though this character is a key figure of the organization, the individual won’t appear until One Piece season 3. Considering the second season set to cover the Little Garden arc, this signals a notable change in the timing of the character’s debut, one that could suggest further changes to the story’s structure.
The actor’s combination of sharp comedic timing and emotional depth makes them a standout choice for the part. Along with their latest vocal work in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they garnered significant recognition and multiple awards for writing and starring in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, highlighting the range they’ll bring to one of One Piece’s most celebrated roles.
Netflix's live-action One Piece show is set to return for its season two on the tenth of March, 2026.
