The Streaming Giant Selects Perfect Actor for Mr. 2 in the Hit Series Season 3
Baroque Works is poised to play a huge role in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, though the true confrontation won’t take place until the third season, and a adored, audience-beloved member has now been chosen.
Netflix announced recently that the talented performer is now part of the One Piece cast for the third season and will portray Mr. 2. This character possesses the power to morph into an exact copy of any person they’ve made contact with with their main hand. The performer, who is non-binary and goes by they/them, will play a rendition of that figure reinterpreted as non-binary identifying, instead of as a drag performer, in the live-action show, differing from the source material and cartoon version.
Escola will work alongside several other new cast members set to bring the group to the screen, featuring leader the main antagonist, brought to life by the seasoned performer, an emerging star as Miss Goldenweek, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who also joins the lineup as the ruler of the fictional land.
Although this character is a important part of the group, the character will be introduced in One Piece the upcoming installment. Given season 2 expected to adapt the Little Garden segment, this marks a significant shift in the placement of their first appearance, one that could suggest further changes to the narrative framework.
Escola’s blend of precise humor and profound feeling makes them a standout choice for the character. Besides their recent voice performance in the animated coming-of-age film Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and multiple awards for writing and starring in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, highlighting the versatility they’ll add to one of One Piece’s most celebrated characters.
The platform’s adapted One Piece show is set to return for its second season on the tenth of March, 2026.
