That bubbly ringing you hear is the sound of a snail phone delivering fresh intel about ONE PIECE Season 3: Four new faces have boarded the pirate adventure. 

The newcomers climbing aboard in recurring roles include Emilio Sakraya as Koza, Omid Abtahi as Toto, Jamie Ward as Pell, and Nabeel Khan as Chaka. 

The upcoming chapter, titled ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta, brings the fan-favorite Alabasta arc to life as the Straw Hats race to help Vivi (Charithra Chandran) save her homeland, which is on the brink of civil war. 

“For many ONE PIECE fans, Alabasta is the arc that hooked them as nakama for life, combining [ONE PIECE manga creator Eiichiro Oda] Oda-san’s incredible talent for world-building and memorable characters in a story that’s thematically rich, emotionally gripping, and visually spectacular,” Season 3 co-showrunners, writers, and executive producers Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes tell Tudum. “Reaching this story has been a dream for our team since the live-action series began. We’re excited to be in production on Season 3 right now. We’ll see you in Alabasta — it’s going to be epic!”

Read on to learn more about the new season, including the synopsis and cast.

What is ONE PIECE Season 3 about?

After agreeing to help Princess Vivi at the end of Season 2, Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and the Straw Hat crew face a brewing war in the desert kingdom of Alabasta, Vivi’s homeland. 

In Season 3, 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,” the logline reads. “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.” 

Formidable new enemies and brand-new worlds await in this upcoming installment, in which the stakes are the highest they’ve ever been.

PHOTO BY CASEY CRAFFORD

Who’s in the Season 3 cast?

All the Straw Hats are coming back, including Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji.

• Emilio Sakraya (Rheingold, Those About to Die, Fortitude) as Koza
• Omid Abtahi (The Mandalorian, American Gods) as Toto
• Jamie Ward (The Gentlemen, His Dark Materials) as Pell
• Nabeel Khan (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Strike Back) as Chaka

They’ll be joined by returning Season 2 cast members Chandran as Princess Vivi, Mikaela Hoover as Tony Tony Chopper, Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0, Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday, and Sendhil Ramamurthy as Alabasta King Nefertari Cobra.

Hoover, Manganiello, Abova, and Ramamurthy have been upped to series regulars for the third installment. 

• Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) as Portgas D. Ace
• Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!) as theatrical assassin Bon Clay
• Daisy Head (Shadow and Bone, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) as Baroque Works agent Miss Doublefinger
• Awdo Awdo (Subversion) as Mr. 1

PHOTO BY CASEY CRAFFORD

Is ONE PIECE Season 3 still filming?

Nope! Production has wrapped on the third installment. Before the cameras stopped rolling, the Straw Hats assembled to deliver a special dispatch from the set in Cape Town, South Africa. Take a gander at the above image featuring Luffy (Godoy), Nami (Rudd), Zoro (Mackenyu), Usopp (Romero), Sanji (Skylar), and Princess Vivi (Chandran).

What’s the release date for ONE PIECE Season 3?

New episodes will arrive in 2027. 

Stream ONE PIECE Season 2 now. 

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