The Acolyte: Dafne Keen Explains Her Star Wars Character, New Photos Revealed

Dafne Keen has shared some new details about her Star Wars character, Jecki Lon, in Disney+’s The Acolyte .

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly , Keen said of her character, “Well, I’m very excited that we know her name now, because it was secret for so long. And I’m very happy that I get to say that she’s an alien and that she’s a Padawan and that she’s a Jedi. She’s a mixed species — part Theelin, part human. She’s very cool and I have some very cool fights I do with the lightsaber. I really love her. She’s a great character and was really fun to play. I’m very excited that the trailer came out. I was buzzing for days.”

She continued, “I’d say she is a very dedicated Padawan. She’s definitely in awe of him in a very kind of sweet way. She thinks the absolute world of him in a way that I think they have a very sweet relationship, but she’s much more aware of the authority difference than, for example, Obi-Wan and Anakin. She’s very much like, ‘No, he’s the master and I’m the Padawan and he’s perfect. And everything he says, I have to follow to the T.'”

Entertainment Weekly unveiled new photos of Keen’s Jecki Lon, posted on X by The Hollywood Handle, which can be viewed below:

You can also watch the trailer for The Acolyte below:

What is The Acolyte about?

“An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past,” the synopsis for the series reads. “As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems…”

Along with Keen, The Acolyte stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.

The first two episodes of The Acolyte will be released on Disney+ on June 4, 2024.