Netflix has added four to the cast of “One Piece” Season 3, casting the roles of Koza, Toto, Pell and Chaka.
Emilio Sakraya (“Rheingold”) will play Koza, Omid Abtahi (The Mandalorian”) will play Toto, Jamie Ward (“The Gentlemen”) will play Pell and Nabeel Khan (“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”) plays Chaka.
Returning for the third season, which is officially titled “One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta,” are Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, Taz Skylar as Sanji, Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday, Mikaela Hoover as Chopper, Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0, Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefartari Cobra.
Season 3 newcomers include Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Daisy Head as Miss Doublefinger and Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1.
Following the events of the show’s sophomore season, war is brewing for Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat gang in Alabasta, Princess Vivi’s homeland. Per the series logline, “a rebellion threatens to tear the nation apart, fueled in secret by one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the ruthless Sir Crocodile, and his underground syndicate Baroque Works, who seek to conquer Alabasta for themselves. In a season defined by unbreakable bonds and impossible choices, the Straw Hats must face a brewing civil war and a powerful warlord to save Vivi’s kingdom before it crumbles into the sand.”
Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes serve as co-showrunners, writers and executive producers. “One Piece” was created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios and Netflix.
Executive producing are Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements through Tomorrow Studios, Tetsu Fujimura, Chris Symes, Christoph Schrewe and Steven Maeda. Production for Season 3 of the pirate adventure has wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa