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Baroque Works is set to exert significant influence in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, although the true confrontation isn’t set to occur until the third season, and a beloved, audience-beloved member has recently been selected.

Netflix announced Tuesday that the talented performer will appear in the One Piece cast for the third season and will embody Bon Clay. This character can use their power to change into an perfect replica of any person they’ve laid a hand on with their dominant hand. The actor, who is gender non-conforming and goes by they/them, will depict a version of that character re-envisioned as non-binary, as opposed to as a drag artist, in the live-action series, as in the initial comic and cartoon version.

The new cast member joins several other fresh additions who will portray Baroque Works to the screen, featuring leader the main antagonist, brought to life by the well-known actor, a talented actress as a key member, and a familiar face, who will appear as the lineup as the ruler of the desert kingdom.

Though Bon Clay is a major member of Baroque Works, the persona will be introduced in One Piece the third season. With the second season set to cover the Little Garden arc, this represents a major departure in the placement of Bon Clay’s introduction, one that could suggest additional alterations to the narrative framework.

Escola’s blend of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a perfect fit for the role. Besides their current animated role in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they earned widespread acclaim and multiple awards for penning and acting in the hit comedy play Oh Mary!, highlighting the range they’ll add to one of One Piece’s highly regarded roles.

The streaming service’s real-life One Piece series is due to premiere for its next installment on the tenth of March, 2026.