Star Wars: The Acolyte Cast & Character Guide
Here's everything we know about The Acolyte's cast and the characters they will be portraying in Star Wars' most mysterious project yet.
The Acolyte
The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era, where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.
The Acolyte
- Cast
- Dafne Keen, Lee Jung-jae, Amandla Stenberg, Jodie Turner-Smith, Joonas Suotamo, Carrie-Anne Moss, Margarita Levieva, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman
- Release Date
- Seasons
- 1
- Franchise(s)
- Star Wars
- Writers
- Leslye Headland, Charmaine De Grate, Kor Adana
- Directors
- Leslye Headland, Alex Garcia Lopez
- Showrunner
- Leslye Headland
- Story By
- Leslye Headland
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