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The acolyte
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Now we have our first trailer for The Acolyte, the upcoming Disney Plus series that takes place a long, long time before any current Disney Star Wars content, when the Jedi were still numerous. Although…someone wants to change that.
The first trailer for The Acolyte shows Amandla Stenberg’s Sith warrior (?) hunting and killing Jedi, attempting to assassinate one with a small knife, which seems a little… strange, but I’m sure there’s a method to it. this madness.
Later, we see a red saber flying and a force explosion that takes down an entire crew of Jedi, although it is not explicitly shown that it is Stenberg doing that damage.
On the other side of the equation is Lee Jung-jae’s Sol, a Jedi master who appears to have had Stenberg as a student and is now tasked with stopping his Jedi killing spree. Interestingly, a character named Aniseya is shown, where that name is derived from ancient Greek, where it means “unequal, unequal,” which doesn’t seem like much of a coincidence given that she’s talking about trying to balance power among the Jedi. and all the others.
Here’s the official description for The Acolyte, which will debut with two episodes on its June 4 release date:
“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 are revealed. Not everything is as it seems,”
The acolyte
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The show is directed by Leslye Headland of Russian Doll and Single Drunk Female fame. You may have seen Amandla Stenberg in Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Hate U Give or long, long ago when she played Rue in The Hunger Games. Jung-Jae Lee is, of course, from the Netflix megahit Squid Games. You can catch a glimpse of Carrie-Ann Moss there. The show also features Logan’s Dafne Keen, now seven years older than when that movie was released. Probably 8-9 since filming.
Looks great? At least it looks different. A new story in a new era involving Jedi and Sith and we don’t have to hear the names Skywalker, Solo, Organa, Kenobi, Vader, any of them. Something completely new seems like what the Star Wars universe needs right now, and I’m certainly looking forward to seeing it in just over two months.
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