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The Secret Organization is poised to exert significant influence in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, though the major clash won’t take place until the next season, and a adored, audience-beloved member has recently been selected.

Netflix announced Tuesday that the talented performer is now part of the One Piece upcoming season’s lineup and will portray Bentham. This character has the ability to change into an identical duplicate of any individual they’ve made contact with with their right hand. Escola, who is non-binary and goes by they/them, will play a rendition of that role reinterpreted as gender non-binary, instead of as a drag artist, in the live-action show, unlike the original manga and animated series.

This performer is joined by several other fresh additions tasked with bringing Baroque Works to the screen, featuring chief Mr. 0, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, Sophia Anne Caruso as another operative, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who also joins the ensemble as King Nefertari Cobra of the desert kingdom.

Though this character is a key figure of the organization, the persona won’t appear until One Piece the upcoming installment. Given the next season likely to portray the Little Garden arc, this represents a significant shift in the placement of their first appearance, one that could suggest further changes to the story’s structure.

Escola’s blend of precise humor and emotional depth makes them a perfect fit for the character. Along with their current animated role in the youth-focused cartoon movie Boys Go to Jupiter, they earned widespread acclaim and several accolades for creating and performing in the hit comedy play Oh Mary!, highlighting the range they’ll contribute to one of One Piece’s widely praised roles.

The platform’s adapted One Piece show is scheduled to come back for its second season on the tenth of March, 2026.