Netflix Starts One Piece Season 3 Production, Reveals Cast

Production has begun on the third season of Netflix's live-action adaptation of One Piece in Cape Town, South Africa, with the streamer announcing returning cast members, promotions for key roles and two new additions as filming gets underway for the Arabasta saga.

The core ensemble of the Straw Hat Pirates will reprise their roles, including Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Charithra Chandran will return as Nefertari Vivi, also known as Miss Wednesday. Several actors who appeared in recurring capacities during the second season have been elevated to series regulars: Lera Abova as Nico Robin, previously Miss All Sunday; Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper; Joe Manganiello as Crocodile, also known as Mr. 0; and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra.

New to the cast are Cole Escola as Bon Clay and Xolo Maridueña, known for his role in Cobra Kai, as Portgas D. Ace, Luffy's brother. A teaser image shared by Netflix featured elements from the season's premiere script, titled "Where There's Smoke," including a Log Pose navigation device, a human skull and a distinctive dagger associated...