With just one month to go, “The Acolyte” released a new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars series. The trailer revealed a mysterious dark figure igniting a red lightsaber.
The Acolyte is set 100 years before the events of The Phantom Menace. The Jedi are being hunted, and Mae (Amandla Stenberg) is the prime suspect. The trailer shows Mae facing off against Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) in a fierce lightsaber vs daggers fight. Later, it is revealed that Mae is a former student of Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae), who asks to be the one to bring her in. However, it seems something more sinister is at play, “I sense this is only a small part of a larger plan”, said Jedi Master Vernestra (Rebecca Henderson).
Master Sol encounters a dark figure at the end of the trailer and senses something so unfamiliar that he asks, “What are you?” The figure ignites a red lightsaber and dons a helmet reminiscent of the Knights of Ren. The Acolyte will premiere on June 4 with two episodes.
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“The Acolyte” Official Synopsis
In “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….
The Cast of “The Acolyte”
The series stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Games), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place), Dafne Keen (Logan), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Jodie Turner-Smith (Sex Education), Rebecca Henderson (You Hurt My Feelings), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).
Leslye Headland created the series, based on Star Wars by George Lucas, and serves as an executive producer along with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Charmaine DeGraté and Kor Adana are the co-executive producers. Rayne Roberts, Damian Anderson, Eileen Shim and Rob Bredow are the producers.
Headland also directed the premiere episodes (Eps. 101 & 102). Directors Kogonada (Eps. 103 & 107), Alex Garcia Lopez (Eps. 104 & 105) and Hanelle Culpepper (Eps. 106 & 108) round out the directing duties on the series.
Award-winning composer Michael Abels, known for his work on “Get Out” and “Us,” scored “The Acolyte.”
