Xolo Maridueña is jumping from one Netflix family friendly hit to another.
The Cobra Kai star has signed onto the third season of One Piece.
Maridueña will play “Portgas D. Ace” in the show, which is set to go back into production later this year in Cape Town, South Africa.
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece is based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series of all time by Eiichiro Oda.
The high-seas adventure “follows Monkey D. Luffy on his quest to find the legendary fabled treasure, the One Piece, and become King of the Pirates.”
When the first season premiered in 2023, the live-action series spent eight weeks on the streamer’s Global Top 10, reaching no. 1 in more than 75 countries and was the first Netflix English-language series to debut at No. 1 in Japan.
Maridueña also had the starring role in DC’s 2023 superhero film Blue Beetle. DC Studios co-chair James Gunn has said that he still sees a place for the character in the studio’s new phase, saying he will “fit in very nicely,” but no specific plans for the character’s return have yet been announced.
The second season of the Netflix show, One Piece: Into the Grand Line, will premiere on March 10, 2026.
