Netflix Casts Ideal Performer for Mr. 2 in the Hit Series Third Season
The Secret Organization is set to play a huge role in Netflix’s upcoming season of One Piece, though the real showdown isn’t set to occur until the next season, and a adored, audience-beloved member has recently been selected.
The platform declared Tuesday that Cole Escola has joined the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will portray Bentham. This character possesses the power to transform into an identical duplicate of any person they’ve made contact with with their right hand. The performer, who is non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns, will play a version of that character reimagined as non-binary identifying, instead of as a drag performer, in the live-action series, as in the source material and animated series.
Escola will work alongside several other fresh additions tasked with bringing the group to reality, featuring leader the main antagonist, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss Goldenweek, and an accomplished actor, who also joins the cast as the ruler of the fictional land.
Though the role is a major member of the group, the individual won’t make their debut One Piece the upcoming installment. Given season 2 likely to portray the Little Garden segment, this marks a major departure in the schedule of the character’s debut, one that could suggest additional alterations to the narrative framework.
The actor’s combination of sharp comedic timing and emotional depth makes them a perfect fit for the character. In addition to their current animated role in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they earned widespread acclaim and several accolades for writing and starring in the hit comedy play Oh Mary!, emphasizing the versatility they’ll add to one of One Piece’s most celebrated figures.
The streaming service’s real-life One Piece show is due to premiere for its next installment on the tenth of March, 2026.
