The Streaming Giant Selects Ideal Performer for Bentham in One Piece Season 3

Baroque Works is geared up to exert significant influence in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, although the major clash won’t unfold until the next season, and a adored, audience-beloved member has just been cast.

The platform declared Tuesday that the skilled actor has joined the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will play Bentham. Bon Clay possesses the power to transform into an perfect replica of anyone they’ve made contact with with their main hand. The performer, who is identifies as non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns, will play a version of that character re-envisioned as non-binary, instead of as a drag queen, in the real-life adaptation, differing from the source material and cartoon version.

Escola will work alongside several other new cast members set to bring the organization to life, featuring leader the main antagonist, brought to life by Joe Manganiello, a talented actress as a key member, and an accomplished actor, who will appear as the ensemble as the monarch of the desert kingdom.

Though the role is a key figure of the group, the character won’t appear until One Piece season 3. Considering season 2 likely to portray the Little Garden segment, this signals a notable change in the timing of their first appearance, one that could signal additional alterations to the plot development.

The actor’s combination of sharp comedic timing and deep sensitivity makes them a standout choice for the character. In addition to their current animated role in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they garnered significant recognition and multiple awards for penning and acting in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, emphasizing the adaptability they’ll add to one of One Piece’s highly regarded roles.

The platform’s adapted One Piece series is due to premiere for its season two on the tenth of March, 2026.