The Star Wars franchise from Lucasfilm has endured definitive highs and lows over the course of the last decade. This is especially true for its Disney+ series which range from the superb, Andor, to the middling, Ahsoka. The studio is looking for another hit series though with the upcoming Star Wars: The Acolyte. The original series launches Tuesday, June 4, with the first two episodes exclusively on Disney+.
The trailer doesn’t give much away though the imagery speaks to the worldbuilding the franchise is capable of. Most impressive however is the formidable cast they’ve assembled for the series. Created by Leslye Headland, the series takes place 100 years prior to The Phantom Menace. This is just one of the latest Star Wars series to hit the streaming service. Previous titles include The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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What is Star Wars: The Acolyte About
In Star Wars: The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….
Cast & Crew
- Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
- Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
- Manny Jacinto (The Good Place)
- Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials)
- Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll)
- Jodie Turner-Smith (Sex Education)
- Rebecca Henderson (Single Drunk Female)
- Dean-Charles Chapman (1917)
- Joonas Suotamo (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
- Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix Resurrections)
Created By: Leslye Headland (Russian Doll)
Directors: Headland, Kogonada (After Yang, Pachinko), Alex Garcia Lopez (Cowboy Bebop), Hanelle Culpepper (Westworld).
Producers: Headland, Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef serve as executive producers. Charmaine DeGraté and Kor Adana are the co-executive producers. Rayne Roberts, Damian Anderson, Eileen Shim and Rob Bredow are the producers.
Release Date:
The first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte premieres June 4 on Disney+
