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Star Wars Series The Acolyte Announces Full Cast Including Carrie-Anne Moss, Dafne Keen

Some seriously big stars are headed to a galaxy far, far away.
  • Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, and Leslye Headland on the set of The Acolyte. (Photo: Disney+)
    Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, and Leslye Headland on the set of The Acolyte. (Photo: Disney+)

    The cast for Star Wars: The Acolyte has officially been announced

    Joining lead Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) are Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones), and The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss. 

    Helmed by Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland, The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller set a century before the events of The Phantom Menace. Per the official synopsis, the series follows "a former Padawan" who "reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated."

    The Disney+ series has begun production in the United Kingdom. A release date has not been announced yet. 

    Jade Budowski is a freelance writer with a knack for ruining punchlines and harboring dad-aged celebrity crushes. She was previously a reporter/producer at Decider and is a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow her on Twitter: @jadebudowski.

    TOPICS: Star Wars: The Acolyte, Disney+, Amandla Stenberg, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lee Jung-jae, Leslye Headland, Manny Jacinto