âI was like, What?!
Master of None? Itâs coming back?!â said the BAFTAâwinning actor (
The End of the F
ing World) who played newcomer Jannah in 2018âs
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Ackie learned that Ansari was plotting a return when she booked an audition for the lauded Netflix series. Her first impulse was to resist reading anything she received, to spare herself from spoilers. âBut then I was like, Oh, wait. They want me to act in it. Let me just switch over from fan to actor,â laughed Ackie. âThe audition process was really quick. I did the first one remotely, then the second one with [series cowriter and star]