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The Secret Organization is poised to make a major impact in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, even if the real showdown won’t unfold until the next season, and a beloved, audience-beloved member has recently been selected.

The platform declared this week that the skilled actor has joined the One Piece cast for the third season and will embody Bentham. Bon Clay can use their power to change into an perfect replica 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 rendition of that figure reinterpreted as non-binary, as opposed to as a drag artist, in the live-action show, unlike the source material and anime.

The new cast member is joined by multiple recently announced actors set to bring Baroque Works to the screen, including leader Mr. 0, portrayed by the seasoned performer, Sophia Anne Caruso as another operative, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is also part of the lineup as King Nefertari Cobra of the desert kingdom.

Though Bon Clay is a important part of the group, the persona won’t appear until One Piece the upcoming installment. With the next season likely to portray the Little Garden storyline, this represents a major departure in the schedule of the character’s debut, one that could signal further changes to the plot development.

The actor’s combination of excellent comedic sense and deep sensitivity makes them a standout choice for the character. Along with their latest vocal work in the animated coming-of-age film 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 widely praised figures.

The streaming service’s real-life One Piece show is scheduled to come back for its second season on the tenth of March, 2026.