Star Wars goes back to the golden days of the Jedi and the Republic to chronicle the beginnings of the Sith alongside Amanda Stenberg.
With the premiere of ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ and the next series on ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, all expectations about the next Star Wars projects for Disney+ are concentrated in the already advanced timeline of ‘The Mandalorian’ and in the start of the Imperial Age, between Episodes III and IV; but LucasFilm wants to open a new front in the Star Wars Universe and already has in development the first story of the saga that will go back to the legendary times of the High Republic, when the Jedi order was in full splendor…while the Dark forces grew. We are talking about ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’, the first series to go where no other movie or animated project has done. A journey to the foundations of the dark side of the Force.
The first time that the project was announced It was in April 2020, and it has been developing slowly but surely since then, confirming the studio’s plans and showing the official logo on Disney Investor Day that same year. The story is already written and LucasFilm has just started casting to get rolling next year.
This isAll we know about ‘The Acolyte’the most mysterious Star Wars series.
‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’: Series premiere date
As usual with direct releases on streaming, Disney+ has not reserved a date in advance for its next series within the Star Wars calendar. Currently the creators are involved in the casting of the series and it was scheduled that ‘The Acolyte’ will start shooting in February 2022, in London, but the last News indicate that it may have been delayed until the summer. Problems with the calendar or is it costing more than expected to find the right cast?
‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ will have 8 episodes and will premiere directly on Disney + sometime in 2023.
‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’: Synopsis of the series
According to official synopsis With which the project was announced, ‘The Acolyte’ is “a mystery thriller that will take us into a galaxy of dark secrets and emerging powers of the dark side during the last days of the High Republic”.
It seems very little information about the plot, but it contains many contextual clues to understand the approach of the series. The most important thing is its chronology: never before has a Star Wars story made for the screen, be it series or film, been so far back in the Star Wars chronology, to the times of the High Republic. we meet like this 200 years before Anakin’s birthof his future conversion into Darth Vader and the fall of the Republic.
It is a seemingly glorious time, the golden age of the Jedi and the height of the Galactic Republic. But it is also the moment when things began to go wrong and the dark forces sowed the seeds of the Empire.
In this sense, ‘The Acolyte’ will explore the crisis of the Jedi order and the return of the Sith, with Darth Sidious already maneuvering in the shadows to propitiate the chain of events that begins with ‘Episode I: The Phantom Menace’. The dark side is a fundamental part of the Star Wars movies but until now they have never starred in their own version of the story, so the possibilities are enormous.
Will Darth Sidious be the “acolyte” of the title? According to some recent leaksit seems more likely that this acolyte is a character that could be called Aura. At least, it is the name that receives in the documents of the study. It could be a codename intended for production or a character not seen in the Star Wars Universe; At the end of the day, we are facing a very little explored era. aura will be a black woman in her 20s, and little else we know. Maybe she is Darth Sidious’s acolyte.
Finally, we know that the series will be a mystery thriller, which is in line with a story of intrigues and adventures in a glorious era. And we know that will have a female focus, although not how it will materialize. Will “Aura” join the dark side because of how the Republic treats women?
Other questions that the series will try to answer are: How did things get to this point? How do we get to a point where a Sith Lord can infiltrate the Senate and none of the Jedi notice? What went wrong? What are the scenarios that led us to this moment?”
‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’: Cast of the series
The casting of the series has just begun and at the moment only the actress in negotiations with Lucasfilm to play the title character. Is about amanda stenbergthe African-American actress who first stood out as Rue in ‘The Hunger Games’ and who confirmed her talent in ‘The Hate You Give’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’.
As showrunner he will exercise Leslye Headland, the Emmy-nominated creator of the ‘Russian Doll’ series. As she was introduced by Kathleen Kennedy: “a bold and innovative filmmaker.” Headland will also executive produce the series along with Rayne Roberts.
‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’: Images, poster and trailer of the series
Until the series begins filming, and even some time later, we will not see any images of ‘The Acolyte’ beyond its logo. But don’t worry, as soon as any material or new news about the series is published you will find it in this updated article.
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