This one's a LOOONG shot.
The soon to drop (June 4) Star Wars prequel series, The Acolyte, will introduce a new set of characters from a time around a century before the events of Star Wars - Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.
One of my favourite young talents, Daphne Keen, will star as the Padawan, Jecki Lon.
The silly name aside...
The 100 year time jump is the ONLY thing that leaves me uncertain. Now, there's no reason that a Star Wars alien couldn't live hundreds of years (Yoda was 900 after all), so it's not impossible.
If this was set 20 or 30 years before the birth of Anakin Skywalker, I'd be putting real money on this possibility. As it is, no money, but I'd bet a nice dinner that the plan is for Keen's Padawan to one day turn to the Dark Side and become...
If you're not familiar, she was introduced in the animated Clone Wars series. One of the most interesting villains in Star Wars lore, Ventress has a cool backstory and gets betrayed by her evil mentor and becomes weirdly sympathetic, yet still totally, evilly badass.
I can totally see Keen playing her as a young woman.
My New Hope...
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