Netflix dropped four more names for One Piece Season 3 at One Piece Day ’26 on Sunday — and the Alabasta civil war just got a lot more real. Emilio Sakraya, Jamie Ward, Nabeel Khan and Omid Abtahi are joining the Straw Hats in what is widely considered one of Eiichiro Oda’s greatest arcs.
The Four New Alabasta Cast Members
Koza is Princess Vivi’s childhood friend and the leader of the Alabasta Rebel Forces. He loves his kingdom just as fiercely as Vivi does — which is exactly what makes his arc devastating, because he and Vivi end up on opposite sides of the same civil war. Emilio Sakraya, best known for Prime Video’s Fortitude and the German series Rheingold, takes the role.
Pell is the strongest warrior in Alabasta, one of the kingdom’s head royal guards and a man whose devil fruit power makes him a formidable aerial threat. Jamie Ward (The Gentlemen, His Dark Materials) plays him.
Chaka is Pell’s fellow head guard and acting captain of the royal guard — the second pillar of Alabasta’s military loyalty. Nabeel Khan (Strike Back, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) steps into the role.
Toto is the elder of Yuba village and Koza’s father, an ordinary man whose quiet endurance threads the personal tragedy of the Alabasta conflict. Omid Abtahi, a familiar face from The Mandalorian and American Gods, takes the part.
A Season Already Packed With Big Names
These four fill in the last major gaps of an already-stacked Season 3 lineup. Joe Manganiello plays the season’s primary villain Sir Crocodile, whose underground syndicate Baroque Works is secretly fuelling the Alabasta rebellion. Charithra Chandran returns as Princess Vivi. Xolo Maridueña joins as Portgas D. Ace, and Cole Escola brings fan-favourite Bon Clay to life. Lera Abova arrives as Nico Robin, Sendhil Ramamurthy plays King Nefertari Cobra, Mikaela Hoover voices Tony Tony Chopper, Awdo Awdo is Mr. 1, and Daisy Head takes Miss Doublefinger.
What Is the Alabasta Arc?
The Alabasta arc — dubbed The Battle of Alabasta for Season 3 — sends the Straw Hats into the desert kingdom of Vivi’s homeland, where a full-scale civil war is brewing. A rebel army fights to overthrow the king, but the real architect of the chaos is Crocodile, who is using Baroque Works to destabilise Alabasta from the shadows so he can seize the kingdom for himself. The Straw Hats must expose the conspiracy and stop the war before everything collapses. It is a season defined by impossible loyalty tests and genuine sacrifice — and it is the arc that cemented One Piece as something more than a shonen adventure.
Filming wrapped in Cape Town, South Africa in June 2026, as we reported earlier.
When Does Season 3 Hit Netflix?
One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta is set to debut on Netflix sometime in 2027. No specific premiere date has been confirmed yet. For Singapore fans, the good news is that Netflix releases globally and simultaneously — no regional delay. The show streams on Netflix Singapore from day one.
