One Piece season three has added four new recurring cast members as the straw hats prepare to enter the fan-favourite Alabasta arc.
Emilio Sakraya will play Koza, Omid Abtahi will portray Toto, Jamie Ward will take on the role of Pell and Nabeel Khan will play Chaka in the upcoming season, titled One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta, is set to arrive on Netflix in 2027.
The upcoming chapter will bring the Alabasta arc to life as Monkey D. Luffy and the straw hat crew travel to Vivi’s homeland, where a rebellion threatens to push the desert kingdom towards civil war. Princess Vivi, played by Charitha Chandran, has asked the straw hats for help in saving her kingdom.
Season three co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes told Tudum, “For many One Piece fans, Alabasta is the arc that hooked them as nakama for life, combining One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda, Oda-san’s incredible talent for world-building and memorable characters in a story that’s thematically rich, emotionally gripping, and visually spectacular. Reaching this story has been a dream for our team since the live-action series began. We’re excited to be in production on season three right now. We’ll see you in Alabasta, it’s going to be epic!”
The conflict is secretly fuelled by one of the seven warlords of the sea, Sir Crocodile, and his underground organisation, Baroque works. The straw hats must confront the powerful warlord and stop the rebellion before Alabasta falls into chaos.
The returning straw hat cast includes Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Tz Skylar as Sanji.
The returning season two cast also includes Charitha Chandran as Princess Vivi, Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper, Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0, Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Alabasta King Nefertari Cobra. Hoover, Manganiello, Abova and Ramamuthy have been promoted to series regulars for the third season.
Additional cast members include Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Daisy Head as Miss Doublefinger and Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1.
Production on season three has now wrapped, with filming taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. The cast previously marked the end of production with a special dispatch from the set featuring Godoy, Rudd, Mackenyu, Romero, Skyler and Chandran.
One Piece season three will premiere on Netflix in 2027, promising more thrilling adventures, unexpected twists and new challenges for the straw hat crew.
