Netflix has added four more names to the ONE PIECE Season 3 cast, with Emilio Sakraya, Omid Abtahi, Jamie Ward and Nabeel Khan joining The Battle of Alabasta in recurring guest roles.
The announcement came during ONE PIECE Day and arrives alongside another major production update: filming on Season 3 has now wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa.
Four More Characters Join ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta
- Emilio Sakraya (Rheingold, Those About to Die) will play Koza
- Omid Abtahi (The Mandalorian, American Gods) has been cast as Toto
- Jamie Ward (The Gentlemen, His Dark Materials) joins as Pell
- Nabeel Khan (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Strike Back) playing Chaka
Netflix says all four will appear in recurring guest roles during the third season. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
The newcomers join a Season 3 ensemble that continues to grow as the live-action adaptation moves into the Alabasta storyline.
Iñaki Godoy returns as Monkey D. Luffy alongside the rest of the original Straw Hat crew: Mackenyu as Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp and Taz Skylar as Sanji.
Season 3 will also feature Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday, Mikaela Hoover as Chopper, Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0, Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra.
Previously announced additions include Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Daisy Head as Miss Doublefinger and Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1.
ONE PIECE Season 3 Has Wrapped Production
Netflix also confirmed that production on ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta has wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa.
The third season takes the Straw Hats to the desert kingdom of Alabasta, Princess Vivi’s homeland, where a rebellion threatens to divide the country. Behind the conflict is Sir Crocodile and his Baroque Works syndicate, which is working to take control of Alabasta.
Luffy and the Straw Hats will find themselves caught in the approaching civil war as they try to help Vivi save her kingdom.
Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes serve as co-showrunners, writers and executive producers for Season 3. Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, Christoph Schrewe and Steven Maeda also executive produce.
The live-action ONE PIECE is created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios, an ITV Studios partner, and Netflix. The series is based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga.
