Disney+ has announced the cast of its upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte and it’s a star-studded affair. Perhaps most notable is Carrie-Anne Moss, best known for co-starring in The Matrix franchise. Her lengthy and varied career includes movies like Memento, Disturbia, and the 2015 version of Frankenstein and TV series like Chuck, Vegas, Humans, Tell Me A Story, and most recently the Norwegian crime drama Wisting. Besides playing Trinity in The Matrix saga, perhaps her most famous part was that of Jeri Hogarth in the various Netflix Marvel shows, particularly Jessica Jones.
The description of The Acolyte reads: “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.”
This series was created by Russian Doll‘s Leslye Headland, who acts as showrunner and executive producer.
The Cast of The Acolyte
The cast of The Acolyte also includes Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, and Dean-Charles Chapman.
Amandla Stenberg first gained notice for playing Rue in The Hunger Games. They went on to star on the TV shows Sleepy Hollow, Mr. Robinson, Gaslight, and The Eddy, and in the movies Everything Everything, The Hate U Give, and Dear Evan Hanson.
Lee Jung-jae catapulted to international stardom for his starring role in Netflix’s Squid Game, which earned him an Emmy Award.
Manny Jacinto may be best recognized for playing Jason Mendoza on the sitcom The Good Place. He received acclaim for his role in the Hulu miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers and he had a tiny role in this year’s biggest hit film, Top Gun: Maverick.
Dafne Keen gained notice for playing Laura/X-23 in Logan and currently stars on HBO’s His Dark Materials.
Jodie Turner-Smith is best known for starring in Queen & Slim, and earned praise for the miniseries Anne Boleyn.
Rebecca Henderson and Charlie Barnett both co-starred in Headland’s Netflix series Russian Doll. Henderson’s other credits include Inventing Anna and Single Drunk Female. Barnett portrayed John Diggle Jr. on Arrow and was part of the ensemble casts of Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire, among many other projects.
Dean-Charles Chapman played two roles on Game of Thrones, Tommen Baratheon and Martyn Lannister. He gained acclaim for co-starring in 1917. This year, he appeared on the series The Walk In.
It hasn’t been revealed when The Acolyte will hit Disney+. Considering that the cast is just coming together, it will likely not debut until late 2023 or possibly even 2024. Stay tuned for updates!
