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Netflix Casts Tony Winner Cole Escola as Bon Clay for One Piece Season 3

The move signals Season 3's Alabasta focus.

Overview

  • Netflix announced Cole Escola, a nonbinary performer, to portray the nonbinary assassin Bon Clay (Mr. 2).
  • Deadline reports Escola will be a series regular, marking the first major casting for Season 3.
  • The official description calls Bon Clay “a master of performance and precision” who turns combat into art.
  • Season 3 is preparing to begin production later this year in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Season 2, titled One Piece: Into the Grand Line, is set for March 10, 2026, with Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes leading Season 3.