ONE PIECE Season 3 now has 18 named characters and performers in Netflix’s published cast roundup. They include the Straw Hat Pirates, Princess Vivi and people connected to Alabasta, Baroque Works agents, and Portgas D. Ace. Newly announced additions include Emilio Sakraya as Koza, Omid Abtahi as Toto, Jamie Ward as Pell, and Nabeel Khan as Chaka. The new season, titled The Battle of Alabasta, is slated for 2027, with no exact premiere date announced.
This guide makes a necessary distinction between Netflix-confirmed casting and story premise and character relationships established in Eiichiro Oda’s manga. The latter offers useful context, but it does not establish which individual scenes the live-action adaptation will use.
Which characters are confirmed for Season 3?
Netflix names the following performers, including characters returning from Season 2. Whenever the final column describes the original manga, it is labeled as background rather than as confirmation of a television scene.
| Group | Character | Performer | Connection or role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straw Hat Pirates | Monkey D. Luffy | Iñaki Godoy | Captain; agrees to help Vivi |
| Straw Hat Pirates | Roronoa Zoro | Mackenyu | Crew swordsman |
| Straw Hat Pirates | Nami | Emily Rudd | Crew navigator |
| Straw Hat Pirates | Usopp | Jacob Romero | Crew sniper |
| Straw Hat Pirates | Sanji | Taz Skylar | Crew cook |
| Straw Hat Pirates | Tony Tony Chopper | Mikaela Hoover | New companion introduced in Season 2 |
| Kingdom and rebellion | Nefertari Vivi | Charithra Chandran | Princess trying to save Alabasta |
| Kingdom and rebellion | Nefertari Cobra | Sendhil Ramamurthy | King of Alabasta and Vivi’s father |
| Kingdom and rebellion | Koza | Emilio Sakraya | In the manga, rebel leader and Vivi’s childhood friend |
| Kingdom and rebellion | Toto | Omid Abtahi | In the manga, Koza’s father |
| Kingdom and rebellion | Pell | Jamie Ward | Member of the royal guard in the manga |
| Kingdom and rebellion | Chaka | Nabeel Khan | Member of the royal guard in the manga |
| Baroque Works | Mr. 0 / Sir Crocodile | Joe Manganiello | Organization leader and announced antagonist |
| Baroque Works | Miss All Sunday | Lera Abova | Close associate of Mr. 0 |
| Baroque Works | Bon Clay | Cole Escola | Assassin; associated with the group in the original |
| Baroque Works | Mr. 1 | Awdo Awdo | Organization agent |
| Baroque Works | Miss Doublefinger | Daisy Head | Agent; Mr. 1’s partner in the original |
| Another connection | Portgas D. Ace | Xolo Maridueña | In the manga, Luffy’s older sworn brother |
Alabasta’s royal family, guards, and rebels explained
Vivi links the different sides of the story. Played by Charithra Chandran, the princess travels with the Straw Hats after learning about the threat to her homeland. Nefertari Cobra, played by Sendhil Ramamurthy, is her father and Alabasta’s king. Netflix’s official synopsis describes a kingdom approaching civil war, with Baroque Works secretly fueling the unrest.
The four most recently announced roles underline how the conflict reaches beyond the palace. In the original story, Koza leads the rebel army and has known Vivi since childhood, while Toto is Koza’s father. Pell and Chaka serve in the royal guard. Those connections appear in official ONE PIECE character profiles, but Netflix has not laid out their scenes or the scale of their involvement.
How do the Straw Hat Pirates become involved?
Monkey D. Luffy returns alongside Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji, played by Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, and Taz Skylar, respectively. Tony Tony Chopper, played by Mikaela Hoover, is also confirmed. At the close of Season 2, the crew agrees to help Vivi. That commitment, rather than any individual fight lifted from the manga, is the starting point Netflix has announced for Season 3.
Netflix also says Mikaela Hoover, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova, and Sendhil Ramamurthy have been promoted to series regulars. That is a production designation, not a guarantee of specific screen time or appearances in particular episodes.
Which Baroque Works members are involved?
The announced main threat is Mr. 0, also identified as Sir Crocodile, played by Joe Manganiello. His criminal syndicate aims to seize Alabasta and secretly drives the rebellion. Miss All Sunday, played by Lera Abova, is described by Tudum as a close associate of its leader.
The lineup also features Bon Clay (Cole Escola), Mr. 1 (Awdo Awdo), and Miss Doublefinger (Daisy Head). In the source material, Bon Clay is also known as Mr. 2, while Miss Doublefinger partners with Mr. 1. Those details help decode the aliases; they do not confirm that the live-action version will recreate the manga’s battles in the same way.
Where does Portgas D. Ace fit in?
Netflix has confirmed Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace. Ace belongs neither to the royal guard nor to Baroque Works. In the original story, he is Luffy’s older sworn brother, a helpful relationship for understanding his place in this large cast. The casting announcement alone does not reveal his entrance, screen time, or which parts of his storyline will be adapted.
What remains unconfirmed about the adaptation?
Netflix has published the civil-war premise, the title The Battle of Alabasta, the actors listed above, and confirmation that filming wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa. It has not published an episode-by-episode schedule, an official manga-chapter breakdown, or a list of adapted fights. A character’s established story in the manga does not mean every event will unfold identically on television.
As of October 20, 2026, Netflix’s published release window remains 2027, with no specific month or day in the cited sources. The reliable way to read the cast list is to separate the people officially attached to the series from scenes and adaptation choices that have not yet been revealed.
Sources and references
- Netflix Tudum (Brazil): cast, synopsis and release window
- Netflix Tudum: official Season 3 guide
- Netflix Tudum: live-action Nefertari Vivi profile
- ONE PIECE.com: Koza in the original story
- ONE PIECE.com: Toto in the original story
- ONE PIECE.com: Pell in the original story
- ONE PIECE.com: Chaka in the original story
- ONE PIECE.com: Miss Doublefinger profile
- ONE PIECE.com: Portgas D. Ace profile
- ONE PIECE.com: Bon Clay profile
