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Netflix Casts Cole Escola as Bon Clay in One Piece Live-Action Season 3

Season 3 filming begins in Cape Town in late November to sustain Netflix's overlapping rollout with Season 2 next March.

Overview

  • Cole Escola, an openly non-binary Tony winner, will portray fan-favorite Bon Clay (Mr. 2/Bentham) in Season 3 of Netflix's One Piece.
  • Netflix describes Bon Clay as a theatrical assassin who turns combat into art, aligning the character with a non-binary interpretation.
  • Current production listings schedule Season 3 filming in Cape Town from November 24, 2025, through June 19, 2026.
  • Season 2, titled One Piece: Into the Grand Line, is slated to premiere on March 10, 2026 on Netflix.
  • The live-action hit logged 71.6 million views and over 541 million hours streamed in late 2023, with reports placing the budget around $18 million per episode.