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Disney+ has revealed a spring premiere date for The acolytethe new Lucasfilm Star Wars series. Star Wars: The Acolyte will be released on June 4 on the streaming service. The date was revealed Monday on the verified Star Wars account X, which also teases more news tomorrow. (See below).
Created by Lesley Headland (Russian Doll), The acolyte is a mystery thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of dark secrets and emerging dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they face are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
The cast includes Amandla Stenberg (The hate you give), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen and thin), Dafne Keen (Its dark materials), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix).
Headland also serves as showrunner and executive producer with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are producing. Headland will also direct the pilot for the series.