Acolyte

Image: HasbroHasbro’s latest Star Wars reveals may have been ostensibly for its villain-themed “Imperial March” this month, but really, it was all about The Acolyte. Just a day after we got our first look at the next Star Wars series in action, Hasbro came prepared with a bevy of new figures inspired by the show, and then some.The Acolyte figures sadly won’t be out until fall this year, but it’s still nice to see Hasbro has a lot of plans for the show across both its 6" Black Series and 3.75" Vintage Collection toy lines.…

Based on the synopsis for Stars Wars: The Acolyte, you can expect more than just the typical action scenes and sci-fi world building from the show. It seems to have a mystery-thriller slant to it that you could find appealing even if you're not a Star Wars fan but love that particular genre — and now Disney+ has released its official trailer to give you an idea of what you can expect. Stars Wars: The Acolyte's story is set at the end of the High Republic era, around a century before the events of Star Wars: Episode I: The…

It’s official. The next live-action Star Wars that’ll hit your eyeballs is The Acolyte, and it’s coming sooner than you may think. Disney just revealed a teaser poster for the show with an intriguing tagline, lightsaber, and the release date of June 4. Oh, and the trailer is coming Tuesday.‘I Started a Yoda Fan Club’Here’s the image.Image: Lucasfilm“In an age of light, a darkness rises.” Ominous stuff. What we know for sure though is that the “age of light” mentioned here is the High Republic, a time centuries before any…

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If you’re tired of the adventures of the Skywalkers (and all their relatives and friends), we have good news for you. Soon, you’ll be able to watch a brand new series from the Star Wars universe, which will take you to a world that existed decades before Anakin was born. The Acolyte is one of the most mysterious tales from all the upcoming Star Wars shows. It’s created by Russian Doll showrunner Leslye Headland, and the story will be set during an era we’ve never seen on the screen before. We’ve flown around…

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Image: LucasfilmWhat little we’ve seen about The Acolyte so far has suggested an all-new world of characters to meet as Disney+ ventures back to the time of the High Republic era, centuries before the events of the Star Wars movies. But in a surprise reveal, we now know at least one familiar Jedi will be joining the series.Don’t Mess With Luthen and His Fricking Lasership | Andor ReviewRevealed by Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland at Star Wars Celebration Europe today, Rebecca Henderson will appear in the TV show as High…

We haven’t known much of what to expect from Star Wars: The Acolyte—the Disney+ series from Leslye Headland (Russian Doll)—other than it’s set at the end of the High Republic era around 100 years before The Phantom Menace, will explore the Dark Side, and has a ridiculously talented cast. At Star Wars Celebration Europe, we learned more about this intriguing project, and saw the first footage which revealed a 2024 release. Connecting the Series to the Prequels and Original TrilogyHeadland arrived on stage at Celebration…

At the Star Wars Celebration in London, Lucasfilm has unveiled a raft of news, trailers and more on its numerous upcoming streaming series, Variety has reported. That starts with a first look at The Acolyte showed to the ExCel Center crowd (but not online yet) and a launch date window of sometime in 2024.  First revealed at Disney's Investor Day 2020, The Acolyte takes place in the High Republic era of the Star Wars universe (100 years before the franchise’s prequel trilogy) during a period called the Golden Age of the…