The Streaming Giant Selects Perfect Star for Mr. 2 in One Piece Third Season
Baroque Works is poised to exert significant influence in the next installment of Netflix’s show of One Piece, even if the true confrontation isn’t set to occur until season 3, and a adored, popular member has now been chosen.
Netflix announced this week that Cole Escola has joined the One Piece season 3 cast and will portray Bentham. This character has the ability to transform into an exact copy of anyone they’ve made contact with with their dominant hand. Escola, who is gender non-conforming and uses they/them pronouns, will depict a version of that character reimagined as non-binary identifying, as opposed to as a drag queen, in the live-action series, differing from the initial comic and animated series.
Escola joins a number of recently announced actors tasked with bringing Baroque Works to life, including chief the main antagonist, portrayed by the well-known actor, a talented actress as another operative, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is also part of the ensemble as King Nefertari Cobra of the desert kingdom.
Although this character is a key figure of the organization, the individual will be introduced in One Piece season 3. Given the second season expected to adapt the Little Garden arc, this marks a notable change in the schedule of Bon Clay’s introduction, one that could signal additional alterations to the story’s structure.
The actor’s combination of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a perfect fit for the role. Besides their current animated role in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they garnered significant recognition and numerous honors for writing and starring in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, highlighting the versatility they’ll bring to one of One Piece’s highly regarded figures.
The platform’s adapted One Piece program is due to premiere for its season two on March 10, 2026.
