what is acolyte star wars

The Acolyte is an upcoming American television series created by Leslye Headland and part of the Star Wars franchise). It is set at the end of the High Republic era, approximately 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)). The series follows a former Padawan who reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes in a world of "shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers"). The forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated, and the show is described as a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers. The series will not feature any overarching conflicts or wars, but rather "peace throughout the galaxy"). The show is set to release on Disney+ in 2024. The cast includes Amandla Stenberg as a former Padawan, Lee Jung-jae as a Jedi Master, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen as a young Jedi, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Margarita Levieva, and Joonas Suotamo).