The 23-year-old Amandla Stenberg was hired for the lead role in the planned Star Wars series “The Acolyte”. You could know the American from “The Hunger Games” (as Rue) or “The Hate You Give”, among others. The shooting of “The Acolyte” is expected to start in 2022 and the series is expected to appear for streaming on Disney + in 2023,
What is Star Wars: the Acolyte about?
The official information published so far about “The Acolyte” is still very meager. According to producer Leslye Headland, the series is set in the last days of the High Republic, an era of prosperity in which the threats came primarily from outside. “The Acolyte” was described by Disney as a kind of “mystery thriller”. The dark power will grow stronger here, it will be about secrets and intrigues.
A Sith appears with Darth Maul, although the Jedi believed them to be extinct. Sith Acolytes represent something like the padawans of the dark side of power: young, powerful people who are led and shaped by a Sith Lord. The series title “The Acolyte” could refer to exactly such a person, so Amandla Stenberg may play a student of the dark side.
