Netflix’s One Piece season 3 heads to Alabasta with four new cast additions

Netflix has confirmed four new cast members for One Piece season 3, subtitled The Battle of Alabasta, revealed during the One Piece Day 2026 streaming event. The additions round out the leadership on both sides of the arc’s central rebellion. The season, which brings the Straw Hats to the desert kingdom of Alabasta, is set for a 2027 release.

TL;DR

• Netflix’s live-action One Piece season 3 is titled One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta.
• Four new cast members were confirmed on Netflix’s Tudum on August 23, 2026: Emilio Sakraya, Omid Abtahi, Jamie Ward and Nabeel Khan.
• The season adapts the manga’s fan-favorite Alabasta arc and follows Princess Vivi’s fight to save her homeland.
• No firm release date has been set beyond a general 2027 window.

The new cast

According to Netflix’s Tudum, the newly confirmed cast includes Emilio Sakraya as Koza, Omid Abtahi as Toto, Jamie Ward as Pell and Nabeel Khan as Chaka. Koza leads the rebellion threatening to tear Alabasta apart, while Pell and Chaka serve as the kingdom’s top military officers, according to a report from Popverse.

The four join previously announced additions Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1 and Daisy Head as Miss Doublefinger, according to ComicBook. Returning stars Charithra Chandran as Princess Vivi, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari Cobra, Lera Abova as Nico Robin and Joe Manganiello as Sir Crocodile will all see expanded roles this season, per ComicBook.

Why Alabasta matters

Season 3 co-showrunners Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz said Alabasta is “the arc that hooked them as nakama for life”, per Tudum. The season builds on the groundwork laid in season two, when Vivi’s flight from Baroque Works set up the coming civil war, according to Popverse. Manga creator Eiichiro Oda continues as an executive producer on the series.

UK viewing details

UK subscribers watching seasons one and two ahead of the Alabasta premiere are paying more for the privilege this year. Netflix’s Standard plan in the UK rose to twelve pounds ninety-nine a month in 2026, up from ten pounds ninety-nine, according to pricing data verified from netflix.com/gb. The Standard with Ads tier now costs five pounds ninety-nine a month.

What’s next

Netflix has not confirmed a specific premiere date for The Battle of Alabasta beyond the 2027 window, according to Tudum. The streamer has also not said whether the live-action series will continue past season three, though the Alabasta arc is a self-contained story that could work as either a natural stopping point or a bridge to later chapters of the manga.

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Reported from publicly available interviews and verified press sources. Last reviewed August 27, 2026.