Star Wars just dropped the first trailer for its upcoming Disney+ series, The Acolyte.
Key Takeaways:
- Star Wars show The Acolyte shares first-look trailer.
- The series promises abundant lightsaber combat.
Taking place 100 years before The Phantom Menace, the show explores the final days of the High Republic era.
It follows a former Jedi Padawan (played by Amandla Stenberg) reuniting with their Master (portrayed by Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game) to investigate crimes across the galaxy.
However, they quickly encounter sinister forces beyond their expectations.
Star Wars has dropped the first trailer for its new Disney+ series, The Acolyte.
Set a century before The Phantom Menace, the show explores the final days of the High Republic, with former Jedi Padawan Amandla Stenberg reuniting with their Master, Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game, to investigate galaxy-wide crimes.
However, they quickly find themselves facing unexpectedly sinister forces.
The trailer, released ahead of the June 4 premiere, opens with the Master advising young Jedi: “Close your eyes. Your eyes can deceive you. We must not trust them.”
It then shows Stenberg’s character in combat with Carrie Ann Moss‘ Jedi Master Indara, while another warns of Jedi killings. Throughout the trailer, a recurring tagline warns, “In an age of light, a darkness rises.”
You can check out the official poster for the series below:
Additionally, the series promises abundant lightsaber combat, as Dafne Keen, starring as a Jedi, previously hinted.
Other cast members include Dean-Charles Chapman from Game of Thrones, Margarita Levieva from Litvinenko, Manny Jacinto from The Good Place, Jodie Turner-Smith from Anne Boleyn, Charlie Barnett from Russian Doll, and Rebecca Henderson from Inventing Anna.
Star Wars: The Acolyte premieres on Disney+ on June 4.
