Netflix’s One Piece Season 3 Used 160,000 Pounds of Sand to Build Alabasta, Vivi Actor Reveals

Netflix is going all-in on One Piece Season 3, which will adapt the fan-favorite Alabasta storyline, and the scale of the production is becoming clearer. During a panel at Middle East Film & Comic Con 2026 in Abu Dhabi, Charithra Chandran, who plays Princess Vivi, revealed that the production brought in approximately 160,000 pounds of sand, or around 72 metric tonnes, to create the desert environment required for Alabasta. Chandran shared the details while discussing the upcoming season alongside John…