The official trailer for the next live-action Star Wars series has arrived on May the 4th. This comes one month before the first two episodes of this series, The Acolyte, arrives on Disney+. This series takes places about 100 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It seems to be the hight of the Jedi in The Acolyte. However, there are a series of Jedi murders that when investigated lead to a dark new threat. That terrifying threat could threaten the Jedi Order itself it appears. This appears in the final seconds of the trailer. Showrunner Leslye Headland is tight-lipped about the newcomer. “I’ll just say that they’re my favorite character,” Headland told StarWars.com.
Check out the second official trailer for The Acolyte here:
The Acolyte | Official Trailer | Disney+
Along with the new trailer, a poster was revealed as well. It showcases the assassin Mae, Master Sol, Master Indara and her Padawan Torbin, the Wookiee Master Kelnacca, Master Vernestra Rwoh, and the rest of the Jedi Order in its prime. “I hope audiences embrace the duality that exists in every character in the show,” Headland says. “The show is an onion. Each episode peels away to reveal something else. I hope the experience of watching it is both suspenseful and satisfying.”
The Acolyte Official Description
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 series stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.
The Acolyte comes from creator and showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), who also serves as executive producer alongside 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 producing.
Headland also directed the premiere episodes (episodes 101 and 102). Directors Kogonada (episodes 103 and 107), Alex Garcia Lopez (episodes 104 and 105), and Hanelle Culpepper (episodes 106 and 108) round out the directing duties on the series. Michael Abels, known for his work on Get Out and Us, scored The Acolyte.
So What Do You Think?
The trailer for The Acolyte definitely covers a LOT. It sets the premise of what will be happening in this series. It moves quickly, it shows quite a few new characters, and it sure looks like it will be building backstory for later Star Wars events that are already known. It is fun to see a different era of Jedi with the High Republic. Previously they had only appeared in the publishing series that covered that era. The trailer appears to show what will happen over the course of several episodes as the threat to the Jedi is realized, investigated, and then discovered. I’m very curious how this threat, that is revealed in the final seconds of the trailer, will connect to the larger Star Wars story. I can’t wait to watch The Acolyte when it arrives on June 4, 2024 on Disney+.
What do you think of this trailer for The Acolyte? What did you like most about it? What did you notice about it? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
