Netflix Selects Spot-On Performer for Mr. 2 in the Hit Series Upcoming Installment
Baroque Works is set to exert significant influence in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, even if the major clash won’t unfold until the next season, and a cherished, fan-favorite member has just been cast.
Netflix announced this week that the talented performer has joined the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will embody Bon Clay. The role can use their power to change into an identical duplicate of anyone they’ve laid a hand on with their right hand. The performer, who is identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, will portray a interpretation of that figure reinterpreted as non-binary, as opposed to as a drag artist, in the live-action series, as in the source material and anime.
This performer is joined by multiple recently announced actors set to bring the group to the screen, such as chief the main antagonist, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, an emerging star as Miss Goldenweek, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who will appear as the cast as King Nefertari Cobra of Alabasta.
Though this character is a key figure of the group, the individual won’t make their debut One Piece the third season. Considering the second season likely to portray the Little Garden segment, this represents a major departure in the placement of the character’s debut, one that could signal further changes to the plot development.
The actor’s combination of sharp comedic timing and profound feeling makes them a perfect fit for the role. Along with their recent voice performance in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they earned widespread acclaim and numerous honors for creating and performing in the hit comedy play Oh Mary!, emphasizing the range they’ll add to one of One Piece’s highly regarded figures.
Netflix's live-action One Piece series is set to return for its second season on the tenth of March, 2026.
