‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Official Synopsis & Poster Revealed
At the premiere of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’, television writer Leslye Headland shared her ideas for potential Star Wars films if approached by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. By April 2020, Headland was confirmed to write and serve as showrunner for a new female-centric Star Wars series on Disney+. The series was expected to be set in a different timeline from other Star Wars projects in the High Republic Era.
Lucasfilm officially announced the development of Headland’s series on May 4, 2020, Star Wars Day. At Disney’s Investor Day event on December 10, 2020, Kennedy revealed the series title as ‘The Acolyte,’ set at the end of the High Republic era. Rayne Roberts from Lucasfilm was co-developing the series with Headland, who drew inspiration from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. In February 2023, directors Alex Garcia Lopez and Kogonada were hired to helm episodes of the series. In March 2023, Lucasfilm faced a lawsuit from Karyn McCarthy over a breach of contract related to her work on the series. Despite the troubled development, it seems that the show will see the light of the day sooner rather than later.
Recently it was revealed that this show will arrive on Disney+ on June 4, 2024, and now the studio has revealed the official synopsis of the show as well as the new posters:
An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems.
The show is at the end of the High Republic Era 100 years before the ‘Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace’ and will follow a “former Padawan” reuniting with her Jedi Master as they investigate a series of crimes.
Ahead of the show’s release official social media accounts for the show have been set to public. Notably the X account:
And the Instagram account:
All of this confirms that the rumors are true that the trailer for the show will land relatively soon. The show is set to consist of 8 episodes, presumably released weekly.
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