The story of the Sith will finally be told in Star Wars: The Acolyte, and fans will soon see it play out on Disney+ sooner than expected. After building great anticipation following the exclusive release of its first trailer at the Star Wars Celebration last year, the new Star Wars series created by Leslye Headland, who co-created Netflix’s Russian Doll, now has a release window: Summer 2024.
Collider confirmed the release window for The Acolyte, set at the end of the High Republic era, several years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. This time, instead of focusing on the Jedi, it will put the Sith Order at the forefront and will tell more about the dark side of the Force and how this ancient religious order manages to infiltrate the light side.
Talking about the potential of expanding beyond the story of the Jedi and exploring the untouched tale in the Star Wars saga, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Collider that they are intrigued with this part of the Sith. If it works, they will see it as an opportunity to “expand on that.”
"We actually were intrigued with that because if that show works, then it really gives us an opportunity to expand on that," she said. "And that's what's so great about television because it gives us sort of this larger playground for experimenting."
Who are the cast of Star Wars: The Acolyte?
The Acolyte will feature an ensemble cast led by the Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae, who will play the role of a Jedi Master. For other cast members, you can check the list below:
Amanda Stenberg as a former Padawan
Dafne Keen as a young Jedi
Rebecca Henderson as a Vernestra Rwoh
Charlie Barnett as a young Jedi
Carrie-Anne Moss as a Jedi
Joonas Suotamo as the Wookie Jedi master Kelnacca
Amy Tsang
Manny Jacinto
Jodie Turner-Smith
Dean-Charles Chapman
Margarita Levieva
What is Star Wars: The Acolyte about?
The Acolyte will reveal the secrets and the growing powers of the dark side during the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan and her Jedi Master will start to work together to investigate a series of crimes but will discover a shocking truth that is more sinister than they thought.
You can read the synopsis below:
The Acolyte is set at the end of the High Republic era in a world of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers, approximately 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
For the first time, fans are about to see the Sith’s side of the story and will know more about the dark side of the Force after putting them on the sideline for years. And with the Jedi investigating their crimes, there will surely be a battle between the light and the dark.
