The Acolyte

2024 • TV Series • 68,000 views

Overview

The Acolyte is a 2024 science fiction mystery thriller television series created by Leslye Headland for Disney+, set in the Star Wars universe. The series is set at the end of the High Republic era, about 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. The series follows a former Padawan (Amandla Stenberg) who reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes. They uncover a conspiracy that leads them to the dark side. The series also stars Lee Jung-jae as a Jedi Master, Manny Jacinto as a mysterious stranger, and Dafne Keen as a Jedi Knight. The series was a critical and commercial disappointment, criticized for its pacing and its writing. A second season has not been announced.