Phil Roberts 
Get your first look at Dafne Keen as Jedi Padawan Jecki Lon in Star Wars: The Acolyte.
The promotional campaign for STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE is picking up steam following the release of its first trailer. Although the trailer has been met with a mixed reception, fans are excited to learn more about the upcoming Jedi-focused show, which is set to premiere on Disney Plus in June. Thankfully, actress Dafne Keen has been one of the first stars to participate in the promotional campaign.
In the series, Keen plays an all-new Jedi Apprentice named Jecki Lon. The Padawan to Lee Jung-Jae’s Jedi Master Sol, Lon, will find herself engaged with a mysterious new threat to the Jedi Order. Described as half-human, half-Theelin, Lon will play a pivotal role in the series. During an interview with EW, she revealed details about her character that should excite Jedi fans.
DAFNE KEEN
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So what can you tell us about Jecki Lon?
DAFNE KEEN: 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.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Jecki is Sol’s Padawan, so what kind of Padawan is she and what is her relationship like with her master?
DAFNE KEEN: 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.”
JECKI LON
Series showrunner Leslye Headland expressed excitement to see the X-23 star wielding a lightsaber in the show. Based on the early images, she appears to be a perfect fit for the galaxy far, far away. However, how will her young Padawan learner impact THE HIGH REPUBLIC era? All will be revealed when the series premieres on Disney Plus on June 4th/5th.
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Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
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