The Streaming Giant Casts Perfect Star for Bentham in One Piece Upcoming Installment

Baroque Works is geared up to play a huge role in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, although the real showdown 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. Bon Clay has the ability to change into an perfect replica of anyone they’ve touched with their right hand. The performer, who is non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns, will play a interpretation of that figure reinterpreted as gender non-binary, rather than as a drag queen, in the real-life adaptation, unlike the original manga and cartoon version.

Escola is joined by multiple recently announced actors tasked with bringing Baroque Works to the screen, such as leader Mr. 0, brought to life by the well-known actor, a talented actress as another operative, and an accomplished actor, who will appear as the cast as the monarch of Alabasta.

Although this character is a important part of the organization, the persona won’t appear until One Piece season 3. Considering season 2 likely to portray the Little Garden arc, this marks a major departure in the placement of Bon Clay’s introduction, one that could indicate more adjustments to the narrative framework.

The actor’s combination of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a perfect fit for the role. Besides their recent voice performance in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and multiple awards for creating and performing in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, highlighting the adaptability they’ll contribute to one of One Piece’s most celebrated roles.

The platform’s adapted One Piece program is scheduled to come back for its next installment on the tenth of March, 2026.