According to Variety, The Hate U Give star Amandla Stenberg has entered negotiations to star in Lucasfilm’s newest Star Wars series for Disney+ The Acolyte, which hails from Emmy nominee Leslye Headland.
In addition to The Acolyte, Lucasfilm is also currently developing a number of Star Wars projects including The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian Season 3, Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Cassian Andor series, and more.
The Disney+ series will be written and executive produced by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), who will also be serving as the showrunner.
The Acolyte is described as a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers that will be set within the final days of the High Republic era.