LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Charlie Barnett attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Lee Jung-Jae attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Lee Jung-Jae attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Rebecca Henderson attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Amandla Stenberg and Dafne Keen attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: (L-R) Amandla Stenberg, Kelnacca, Dafne Keen and Lee Jung-Jae attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: (L-R) Manny Jacinto, Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen and Lee Jung-Jae attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Kelnacca attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Rebecca Henderson attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Kelnacca attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Charlie Barnett attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Rebecca Henderson and Leslye Headland attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 28: Amandla Stenberg attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Acolyte” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK) 
Rebecca Henderson and Leslye Headland attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Amandla Stenberg attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Manny Jacinto attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
(L to R) Manny Jacinto, Amandla Stenberg, Kelnacca, Dafne Keen Fernandez and Lee Jeong-jae attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
(L to R) Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Amandla Stenberg, Kelnacca, Dafne Keen Fernandez, Charlie Barnett and Lee Jeong-jae attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Lee Jeong-jae attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Lee Jeong-jae attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Manny Jacinto attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
(L to R) Rayne Roberts, Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Amandla Stenberg, Kelnacca, Dafne Keen Fernández, Charlie Barnett, Leslye Headland and Lee Jeong-jae attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Kelnacca attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Lee Jeong-jae attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Rebecca Henderson attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Amandla Stenberg attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Manny Jacinto attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
(L to R) Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Amandla Stenberg, Kelnacca, Dafne Keen Fernández, Charlie Barnett and Lee Jeong-jae attend the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Kelnacca attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Charlie Barnett attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Dafne Keen Fernández attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Leslye Headland attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Rebecca Henderson attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Dafne Keen Fernández attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Amandla Stenberg attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Kelnacca attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Charlie Barnett attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney) 
Lee Jeong-jae attends the UK Premiere of Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte’ at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney)
Stars Shine at “The Acolyte” U.K. Screening Event in London
Lucasfilm’s New, Live-Action Series Premieres June 4 Exclusively on Disney+.
Disney+ shared photos from today’s screening event in London forLucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars series “The Acolyte.” The first two episodes of the live-action series were shown, and stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett and Rebecca Henderson attended the event, along with the Wookiee Kelnacca. Creator, showrunner and executive producer Leslye Headland and producer Rayne Roberts were also on hand for the screening.
The thrilling, suspenseful live-action series launches on Tuesday, June 4, with the first two episodes, exclusively on Disney+.
In “The Acolyte,” an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….
The series stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Leslye Headland created the series, based on Star Wars by George Lucas, and serves as an executive producer along with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Charmaine DeGraté and Kor Adana are the co-executive producers. Rayne Roberts, Damian Anderson, Eileen Shim and Rob Bredow are the producers.
Headland also directed the premiere episodes (Eps. 101 & 102). Directors Kogonada (Eps. 103 & 107), Alex Garcia Lopez (Eps. 104 & 105) and Hanelle Culpepper (Eps. 106 & 108) round out the directing duties on the series.
Award-winning composer Michael Abels, known for his work on “Get Out” and “Us,” scored “The Acolyte.”
