Disney+ has announced the cast for its upcoming Star Wars series “The Acolyte,” which will stream exclusively on the platform.
“The Acolyte,” created by Leslye Headland and from Lucasfilm, has started production in the UK.
According to Disney+, the stars of “The Acolyte” are Amandla Stenberg, Emmy winner and “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae and Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto of “Nine Perfect Strangers.”
Lee Jung-jae was previously confirmed to star in “The Acolyte.” He recently revealed that he was to shoot the series in the UK.
"I'm trying to improve my English skills for the series. I've been studying English every day. The shooting for the series hasn't begun yet, but will be starting soon. I'm not going straight back to Korea following the festival; I'm kicking off the shooting for the series in the UK," he said, SBS News reported.
Also in the cast of “The Acolyte” are Dafne Keen (“His Dark Materials”), Jodie Turner-Smith (“Queen & Slim”), Rebecca Henderson (“Inventing Anna”), Charlie Barnett (“Russian Doll”), Dean-Charles Chapman (“1917”) and Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix”).
Disney+ described “The Acolyte” as “a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.”
The series’ executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef.
Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are acting as producers while Headland will also direct the series pilot.