Disney+ // NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The Disney+ Original Series, directed by Leslye Headland, will transport fans to the High Republic era.
This is a Monday to celebrate for Star Wars fans.
Today Disney+ announced the cast of The Acolyte, an upcoming Star Wars Original Series from Lucasfilm. Joining the previously announced Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) are Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim ), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix).
Lucasfilm also released the first behind-the-scenes image of the series, which you can check out below.
Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae and Leslye Headland backstage at The Acolyte.
The Acolyte is a mystery thriller that transports viewers into a galaxy of shadowy mysteries and emerging forces of the dark side in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they face are darker than they ever anticipated.
The High Republic saw the Jedi Order in its heyday, centuries before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Learn more about this era at StarWars.com’s official hub for all things High Republic.
From creator, showrunner and executive producer Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), The Acolyte has begun production in the UK. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are producing. Headland will also direct the series pilot.
The Acolyte streams exclusively on Disney+.
StarWars.com. All Star Wars, all the time.
Website tags: #StarWarsBlog, #TheHighRepublic, #DisneyPlus