ONE PIECE: THE BATTLE OF ALABASTA Adds Four to Netflix Season 3 Cast
Season 3, filmed in Cape Town, also features Cole Escola, Xolo Maridueña and Daisy Head.
Netflix announced on ONE PIECE Day that four actors will appear in recurring guest roles in the third season of ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta.
Emilio Sakraya (Rheingold, Those About to Die, Fortitude) will play 'Koza'; Omid Abtahi (The Mandalorian, American Gods) will play 'Toto'; Jamie Ward (The Gentlemen, His Dark Materials) will play 'Pell'; and Nabeel Khan (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Strike Back) will play 'Chaka.'
The Season 3 cast includes the original Straw Hat crew, Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D. Luffy), Mackenyu (Zoro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero (Usopp) and Taz Skylar (Sanji), alongside Charithra Chandran (Miss Wednesday), Mikaela Hoover (Chopper), Joe Manganiello (Mr. 0), Lera Abova (Miss All Sunday) and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Nefartari Cobra). Previously announced new cast members joining Season 3 include Cole Escola (Bon Clay), Xolo Maridueña (Portgas D. Ace), Daisy Head (Miss Doublefinger), and Awdo Awdo (Mr. 1).
Additional cast will be announced at a later date.
Season 3 production has wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa. ONE PIECE is a live-action pirate adventure created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner) and Netflix.
About ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta
After entering the treacherous Grand Line, war is coming for Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat crew in the desert kingdom of Alabasta, Princess Vivi's homeland. A rebellion threatens to tear the nation apart, fueled in secret by one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the ruthless Sir Crocodile, and his underground syndicate Baroque Works, who seek to conquer Alabasta for themselves. In a season defined by unbreakable bonds and impossible choices, the Straw Hats must face a brewing civil war and a powerful warlord to save Vivi's kingdom before it crumbles into the sand.
Co-Showrunners / Writers / Executive Producers: Joe Tracz & Ian Stokes
Executive Producers: Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, Christoph Schrewe and Steven Maeda
About ONE PIECE
ONE PIECE, THE ONE PIECE, and ONE PIECE, LEGO are based on Japan's highest-selling manga series of all time by Eiichiro Oda, with over 100 volumes and 600M copies published worldwide. The epic high-seas adventure follows Monkey D. Luffy on his quest to find the legendary fabled treasure, the ONE PIECE, and become King of the Pirates. Upon its debut in 2023, the Netflix live-action series became a global phenomenon, spending eight weeks on the Global Top 10, reaching #1 in over 75 countries and making history as the first Netflix English-language series to debut at #1 in Japan. The show is one of Netflix's most downloaded shows of all time and was nominated for 11 awards at the Children's & Family Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Young Teen Series. ONE PIECE Season 2 recently debuted at #1 on the Netflix Global Top 10 list where it still remains. The show has already been renewed for Season 3.
For more information, visit www.netflix.com/onepiece and TUDUM.com/one-piece
