Streaming release date (United States)
The Acolyte will be available to watch on Disney Plus from June 4, 2024.
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The Acolyte will be available to watch on Disney Plus from June 4, 2024.
With the galaxy in a time of prosperity, the Sith are outnumbered and living at the margins. In this gilded-age, the Jedi rule over a peaceful galaxy and still it seems that something lurks in the corners. The Acolyte follows the story of an ardent devotee at a time when the dark side is an underground countercultural force. Leading up to the events that see the reemergence of the Sith, The Acolyte shows the beginning of that journey from obscurity to the central force that rules the galaxy. Reuniting a padwan with their Jedi master, the pair are put forward for an investigation into a series of crimes.
The Acolyte is an upcoming mystery thriller television series set in the Star Wars universe developed for Disney+. The Acolyte is an eight-part series written and created by Leslye Headland and Rayne Roberts from Lucasfilm. The Acolyte is a passion project of long-time Star Wars fan Leslye Headland who pitched the idea to Kathleen Kennedy as a female-centric story set a hundred years before Star Wars Episode 1: A Phantom Menace.
Amandla Stenberg stars as Mae, a dangerous and mysterious warrior who was once a Jedi apparenctice. Lee Jung-jae plays Sol, a high-ranking Jedi Master with his padwan Jecki Lon played by Dafne Keen. Jodie Turner-Smith plays Mother Aniseya, the head of a group of force witches. Carrie-Anne Moss stars as the Jedi Master Indara. The cast also includes Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Charlie Barnett, and Dean-Charles Chapman.
The Acolyte is an original story created by Leslye Headland who was inspired by the Star Wars High Republic books. She was also inspired by martial arts movies such as Come Drink with Me and A Touch of Zen. Another inspiration for the movie was the 1950 epic Rashomon.
Jedi Master Yoda is not confirmed to make an appearance in the show. He is however an important figure in the High Republic Era when the show is set. In this age, Jedi are scattered all over the galaxy so while Yoda may be alive in the course of the show, he could simply be far from the action.
The Acolyte is the first live-action Star Wars project set in the High Republic era, a time when Jedi were prevalent across the galaxy. The Sith are yet to emerge and the Jedi are in a Golden Age of power and authority. This is symbolized by their white robes which are directly inspired from the High Republic books.
Creator Leslye Headland confirmed that in her initial pitch, she envisioned the show to be a multi-season series. Headland confirms that The Acolyte does not tie up every loose thread in Season 1. The possibility of a second season of The Acolyte however depends entirely on the success of the first season on Disney+.