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Even as the One Piece anime embarks on the long-awaited Elbaph arc, fans of the live-action Netflix series have some exciting news to start their week. As The Battle for Alabasta looms closer, the One Piece Season 3 cast has added several members to help bring one of the best One Piece arcs to life.

The announcement was clearly focused on adding multiple characters who come from Alabasta itself. Emilio Sakraya is playing Koza, the leader of the rebellion threatening to tear Alabasta apart, while Omid Abtahi is playing Koza’s older brother, Toto. On the other side of the conflict are Jamie Ward and Nabeel Khan, who are playing Pell and Chaka, the two highest-ranking members of the Alabasta military.

It isn’t a secret that One Piece Season 3 will focus heavily on Alabasta. The finale of Season 2 paved the road to conflict with Sir Crocodile and the Baroque Works organization that is fomenting rebellion in Alabasta. Recent casting announcements have arguably looked beyond this season to an unconfirmed Season 4; Xolo Maridueña is joining the One Piece cast as Protgas D. Ace, Luffy’s brother who really makes his impact much later in the series.

There is no release date for One Piece Season 3 beyond a 2027 release window, but the recent casting of key sides of the Alabasta Rebellion gives us a hint of what the upcoming chapter will look like when the Straw Hats make their return to Netflix. 

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