The news came via the official Star Wars account Amandla Stenberg, star in The Hunger Games and Dear Evan Hansen, has been cast in the upcoming Star Wars series, The Acolyte.
It will show fans an era of Star Wars that takes place before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
In December 2020, Disney revealed nine new Star Wars shows, with The Acolyte being one of them.
Both the Star Wars account and Stenberg shared a photo standing next to R2-D2 while wearing a Darth Maul shirt.