A new synopsis for the upcoming Star Wars series, The Acolyte, offers our first real insight into the Disney+ show. And it sounds like it could be something very special. Released courtesy of StarWars.com, the brief synopsis confirms who the main players will be, as well as teasing a unique kind of Star Wars tale.
Based on this synopsis it is clear that The Acolyte will take viewers into a lesser-known part of the Star Wars galaxy, delving into the era of the High Republic during its final days. Taking us further back in time than ever before on screen (the Star Wars novels and comics have explored all manner of time periods, of course), The Acolyte will transport audiences to the time of the High Republic, which was a time when the Jedi Order was at its prime, with the series set centuries prior to the events of the prequel trilogy and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
“The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.”
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The Acolyte comes from Leslye Headland, who is best known for the time-hopping Netflix series Russian Doll, and will be creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the Star Wars series. She will also direct the pilot episode. Further details have also now been confirmed alongside the synopsis, with The Acolyte set to be produced by Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef on board as executive producers.
The Acolyte Cast Has Now Been Confirmed
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Production on The Acolyte has now begun in the United Kingdom, with the stellar cast of the series now confirmed. The Acolyte stars The Hate U Give and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies star Amandla Stenberg, Queen & Slim and Without Remorse star Jodie Turner-Smith, Squid Game lead Lee Jung-jae, The Good Place actor Manny Jacinto, Russian Doll’s Rebecca Henderson, Men in Black 3 and Russian Doll star Charlie Barnett, and 1917’s Dean-Charles Chapman.
It has also now been revealed that The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss and Logan and His Dark Materials actress Dafne Keen will be a part of The Acolyte’s ensemble cast.
The Acolyte is just one of several small screen Star Wars projects set for release on Disney+. Both The Mandalorian and Andor will continue will the former going into its third season while the latter begins production on its second season sometime this month. The streaming platform will also explore the life and times of the Jedi Ahsoka Tano in Ahsoka, with Rosario Dawson reprising the role she has so far played in both The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. The series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew meanwhile will land on Disney+ next year starring Jude Law.
The Acolyte has not yet been given a release date, but will stream its eight-episode first series exclusively on Disney+.
