The Acolyte

Action Adventure Crime Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

TV-14

English

June 4, 2024

35min

Season: 1

Episodes: 8

Status: released, running

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Where to Watch The Acolyte Online (Stream)

Disney+

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Also known as	Star Wars: The Acolyte
Based on	Star Wars by George Lucas Showrunner Leslye Headland
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Season	1
Episodes	8
Release date	June 4, 2024 – July 16, 2024
Aired on	Tuesday
Running time	35min
Age rating	TV-14
Starring	Amandla Stenberg Lee Jung-jae Manny Jacinto Dafne Keen Charlie Barnett Jodie Turner-Smith Rebecca Henderson
Created by	Leslye Headland
Directed by	Hanelle M. Culpepper Alex Garcia Lopez Leslye Headland Kogonada
Written by	Leslye Headland George Lucas Jason Micallef Kor Adana Charmaine DeGrate Jasmyne Flournoy Jocelyn Bioh Claire Kiechel Jen Richards Eileen Shim Cameron Squires
Produced by	Rayne Roberts Damian Anderson Rob Bredow Eileen Shim
Executive producers	Leslye Headland Kathleen Kennedy Simon Emanuel Jason Micallef Jeff F. King
Cinematography by	James Friend Chris Teague
Edited by	Miikka Leskinen
Music by	Michael Abels
Production location	London
Production Company	Lucasfilm
Distributor	Disney+

The Acolyte TV Series Cast & Character:

Amandla Stenberg as Mae: A former Padawan learner who is now a dangerous warrior.
Lee Jung-jae as Sol: A respected Jedi Master.
Manny Jacinto as Qimir: A former smuggler who now lives a life of leisure.
Dafne Keen as Jecki Lon: Sol’s young Padawan.
Charlie Barnett as Yord Fandar: A by-the-book Jedi Knight and temple guardian.
Jodie Turner-Smith as Mother Aniseya: The leader of a coven of Force witches.
Rebecca Henderson as Vernestra Rwoh: A leader in the Jedi Order who rose to prominence as a young prodigy.
Dean-Charles Chapman as Torbin.
Joonas Suotamo as Kelnacca: A Wookiee Jedi who lives a solitary life.
Carrie-Anne Moss as Indara: A Jedi Master proficient in “Force-fu” fighting.
Margarita Levieva
Amy Tsang

Storyline:

The Acolyte is set at the end of the Star Wars franchise’s High Republic era, approximately 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). It sees a respected Jedi Master investigating a series of crimes that bring him into conflict with a former Padawan learner and reveal sinister forces.

About The Acolyte TV Series:

The Acolyte, also known as Star Wars: The Acolyte, is an American Science fiction Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery television series starring Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss

Leslye Headland creates it for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, and takes place in the final days of The High Republic era roughly 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Headland expressed interest in working on the Star Wars franchise by the end of 2019 and was developing a new series for Lucasfilm by April 2020. The title was announced in December. Principal photography began on October 30, 2022, at Shinfield Studios in Berkshire, under the working title Paradox.

The Acolyte premiered on Disney+ on June 4, 2024, with its first two episodes. The other six episodes will be released weekly.

Disney announced that the series had 4.8 million views in its first day of release, marking the streaming service’s biggest series premiere of 2024 so far.