The Streaming Giant Chooses Ideal Performer for Bon Clay in the Hit Series Season 3
Baroque Works is poised to exert significant influence in the next installment of Netflix’s show of One Piece, although the real showdown won’t take place until season 3, and a adored, audience-beloved member has recently been selected.
Netflix announced this week that the talented performer has joined the One Piece cast for the third season and will play Bon Clay. The role possesses the power to change into an exact copy of any person they’ve laid a hand on with their main hand. Escola, who is gender non-conforming and goes by they/them, will play a interpretation of that figure re-envisioned as gender non-binary, rather than as a drag performer, in the live-action show, unlike the initial comic and anime.
Escola is joined by several other fresh additions set to bring the group to reality, such as head Sir Crocodile, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, an emerging star as a key member, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who will appear as the lineup as the ruler of Alabasta.
Although the role is a key figure of Baroque Works, the persona won’t appear until One Piece the third season. Considering season 2 likely to portray the Little Garden arc, this signals a major departure in the placement of the character’s debut, one that could signal more adjustments to the story’s structure.
The actor’s combination of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a ideal selection for the role. Besides their latest vocal work in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and multiple awards for penning and acting in the popular theatrical show Oh Mary!, showcasing the adaptability they’ll add to one of One Piece’s widely praised figures.
The platform’s adapted One Piece series is set to return for its second season on the tenth of March, 2026.
