The Acolyte is everything I’ve wanted from a Star Wars series since Disney began releasing its live-action shows.
Unlike other Star Wars TV outings like The Mandalorian or Ahsoka, The Acolyte doesn’t rely as much on connections to prior material in order to coax investment from audiences. (Andor remains the exception to the rule.) Instead, creator Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) takes advantage of The Acolyte‘s new time period, building out a tense thriller in a chunk of the Star Wars timeline that most viewers won’t be too familiar with.
‘The Acolyte’ trailer: The Jedi face a growing threat
The Acolyte transports us to the High Republic Era.
Lee Jung-jae in “The Acolyte.”
Credit: Christian Black
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