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Baroque Works is set to exert significant influence in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, although the real showdown won’t unfold until season 3, and a adored, audience-beloved member has now been chosen.

Netflix announced this week that the skilled actor is now part of the One Piece season 3 cast and will embody Bon Clay. This character has the ability to transform into an identical duplicate of anyone they’ve laid a hand on with their right hand. The performer, who is identifies as non-binary and goes by they/them, will play a interpretation of that role reinterpreted as non-binary identifying, instead of as a drag queen, in the live-action series, as in the initial comic and animated series.

This performer will work alongside multiple recently announced actors set to bring Baroque Works to life, such as leader Mr. 0, played by Joe Manganiello, Sophia Anne Caruso as another operative, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is also part of the cast as the ruler of the desert kingdom.

Even though this character is a key figure of the group, the character won’t appear until One Piece season 3. Given the second season set to cover the Little Garden segment, this signals a major departure in the schedule of their first appearance, one that could signal further changes to the story’s structure.

Escola’s blend of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a ideal selection for the role. In addition to their latest vocal work in the animated feature Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and several accolades for penning and acting in the hit comedy play Oh Mary!, emphasizing the range they’ll bring to one of One Piece’s most celebrated characters.

The platform’s adapted One Piece series is scheduled to come back for its season two on March 10, 2026.