The Streaming Giant Casts Spot-On Performer for Bon Clay in the Hit Series Upcoming Installment

Baroque Works is set to make a major impact in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, although the real showdown won’t take place until the third season, and a adored, fan-favorite member has now been chosen.

Netflix announced recently that Cole Escola has joined the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will embody Mr. 2. This character possesses the power to change into an exact copy of anyone they’ve touched with their main hand. The performer, who is gender non-conforming and goes by they/them, will play a version of that figure re-envisioned as non-binary identifying, rather than as a drag queen, in the live-action show, as in the source material and animated series.

Escola will work alongside multiple new cast members set to bring the group to the screen, featuring leader the main antagonist, portrayed by the well-known actor, a talented actress as Miss Goldenweek, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who will appear as the lineup as the monarch of the desert kingdom.

Though Bon Clay is a important part of the organization, the individual will be introduced in One Piece season 3. With the next season expected to adapt the Little Garden arc, this signals a major departure in the timing of their first appearance, one that could signal more adjustments to the narrative framework.

Escola’s blend of sharp comedic timing and deep sensitivity makes them a perfect fit for the role. Along with their latest vocal work in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they garnered significant recognition and several accolades for writing and starring in the hit comedy play Oh Mary!, emphasizing the range they’ll contribute to one of One Piece’s widely praised roles.