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The Acolyte
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Synopsis
A former padawan and her Jedi Master take up arms against each other
At the end of the High Republic era, some hundred years before Luke Skywalker’s adventures, a padawan finds herself at odds with her former Jedi Master after a deadly crime spree.
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What to know
The creator of Russian Doll writes female-centric Star Wars mystery series for Disney
The Acolyte is a sci-fi mystery-thriller series produced by Lucasfilm and Disney. The eight-part series is set within the Star Wars universe, and is created and written by Lucasfilm’s Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and Rayne Roberts. Headland is a long-time Star Wars fan who created The Acolyte as a passion project, eventually pitching the idea to Kathleen Kennedy as a story set a hundred years prior to Star Wars Episode 1 at the end of the High Republic era, with a focus on the female characters.
Amandla Stenberg plays the series’ lead character, a former padawan who is pitted against her Jedi Master as they get to the bottom of the mysterious crimes being committed. Rebecca Henderson plays a 116-year-old Jedi Master named Vernestra Rwoh. The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Manny Jacinto, Charlie Barnett, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Dean-Charles Chapman.
Production News
- April 22, 2020
- Long-time Star Wars fan — and creator of Russian Doll — Lesyle Headland is rumoured to be planning a series taking place in the Star Wars universe. (Source: Variety)
- May 4, 2020
- Lesyle Headland is confirmed as executive producer for the series, which remains untitled. (Source: Star Wars)
- December 10, 2020
- The series gets the title of The Acolyte during Disney Investor Day 2020. The series is described as a mystery-thriller that explores the “emerging Dark Side powers in the final days of the High Republic Era”. (Source: Star Wars)
- December 8, 2021
- Amanda Stenberg is cast in the leading role. (Source: Deadline)
- May 24, 2022
- Lesyle Headland reveals that the series is set 100 years before Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and that it examines the countercultural force of the Dark Side. (Source: Variety)
- September 8, 2022
- Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae is cast in a main role. (Source: Collider)
- November 7, 2022
- Jodie Turner Smith and Carrie Anne Moss join the series’ cast, and an official synopsis is released, confirming that the story will focus on a padwan and jedi master who reunite for an investigation. (Source: The Playlist)
- March 8, 2023
- Former executive producer Karyn McCarthy leaves the series’ production after a dispute with Lucasfilm. (Source: Deadline)
- February 10, 2024
- Collider report that first season of The Acolyte will debut in Summer 2024. (Source: Collider)
- March 19, 2024
- Disney release a first trailer for The Acolyte, showing Amandla Stenberg, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jodie Turner-Smith embroiled in a mystery-thriller during the final days of the High Republic. The studio also reveal the series' release date will be on June 4. (Source: Deadline)
- April 2, 2024
- Disney release stills from the upcoming series, revealing Dafne Keen as a young padawan named Jecki Lon. (Source: Collider)
- April 8, 2024
- Rebecca Henderson, who plays the Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh in the series, revealed in an interview with Empire that her character was 116 years old. Eagle-eyed fans quickly calculated that, since the character was 16 during Phase I of the High Republic, The Acolyte takes place 100 years before the start of the prequel trilogy. (Source: ScreenRant)
- May 4, 2024
- Disney release a new trailer for the series on Star Wars Day, revealing that jedi members are the victims of the murders in the galaxy. (Source: Entertainment Weekly)
- May 23, 2024
- Disney release a behind-the-scenes featurette for The Acolyte in which Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni and others discuss their excitement about and the importance of The Acolyte. (Source: Collider)
- June 4, 2024
- The Acolyte premieres on Disney+.
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Rating
4.1 (33k) Genres
Mystery & Thriller, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Runtime
39min
Age rating
12
Production country
United States
