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Netflix Expands One Piece Season 3 Cast for Alabasta
Netflix is adding four actors to the third season of its live-action One Piece show.
Emilio Sakraya will play Koza, Omid Abtahi will play Toto, Jamie Ward will play Pell, and Nabeel Khan will play Chaka.
These characters are part of the Alabasta story.
In that story, Luffy and his friends visit Princess Vivi’s desert homeland.
A rebellion is threatening to cause a civil war there.
Sir Crocodile and his group, Baroque Works, are secretly trying to take control.
The Straw Hat crew must help Vivi protect her kingdom.
Filming is finished, but Netflix has only said the season will come out in 2027.
Emilio Sakraya, Omid Abtahi, Jamie Ward, and Nabeel Khan joined season 3 in recurring guest roles.
Sakraya will play Koza, Abtahi will portray Toto, Ward will play Pell, and Khan will portray Chaka.
The season, officially titled “One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta,” will adapt the Alabasta storyline.
Returning cast members include Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, and others.
Filming has wrapped in Cape Town, while Netflix plans to release season 3 sometime in 2027.
- Who
- Netflix, the four newly announced actors, and the returning One Piece cast.
- What
- Netflix expanded the season 3 cast for “One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta.”
- Where
- The casting announcement took place in Tokyo, Japan, and filming wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa.
- When
- The announcement was made during One Piece Day ’26; season 3 is scheduled for 2027.
- Why
- The new actors will portray characters involved in the Alabasta storyline, which follows a rebellion threatening Princess Vivi’s kingdom.
Key facts
- New cast
- Emilio Sakraya, Omid Abtahi, Jamie Ward, and Nabeel Khan
- New roles
- Koza, Toto, Pell, and Chaka, respectively
- Season title
- One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta
- Story setting
- The desert kingdom of Alabasta, Princess Vivi’s homeland
- Main antagonist
- Sir Crocodile, who secretly drives the rebellion through Baroque Works
- Production status
- Filming has wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa
- Release timing
- Netflix has confirmed a 2027 release but has not announced an exact date
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