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Make sure there is zero plagiarism.: The Acolyte: key information- Set for release in 2024 on Disney Plus- Created by Leslye Headland, one of the brains behind Netflix’s acclaimed Russian Doll TV show- Pitched as “Frozen meets Kill Bill”- Set during Star Wars’ High Republic era- No trailer or official story details revealed yet- Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jodie Turner-Smith among castThe Acolyte is unlike any of the other new Star Wars TV shows and movies heading to Disney Plus.Set during The High Republic era – around a century before the events of The Phantom Menace and, later, the Skywalker Saga – it’ll show the Jedi Order at the height of its powers. It’ll also put followers of the Dark Side of the Force front and center of its story, paving the way for Emperor Palpatine’s power grab in the prequel trilogy.We know the Disney Plus series, which is being helmed by Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland, will have a greater focus on its female characters than any previous trip to George Lucas’s famous galaxy far, far away, too. In short: expect the unexpected when this Star Wars show drops sometime next year.With The Acolyte one of three Star Wars projects taking flight in 2024, then, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about this hotly anticipated TV show. That includes confirmed cast and plot details, speculation on its release date, and more.Mild spoilers follow for some aspects of Star Wars: The Acolyte, as well as details on the High Republic era from Star Wars’ extensive literary works.The Acolyte release date: what we know so farAmandla Stenberg (left) and Lee Jung-jae (center) are among The Acolyte’s starry cast. (Image credit: Christian Black/Lucasfilm/Disney)Lucasfilm hasn’t set its targeting computer to anything more specific than a vague 2024 release window, which was announced during Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London, for The Acolyte.Filming – most of which took place in the UK – wrapped on June 6, a whole month before the now-resolved actors strike so, as long as its post-production phase doesn’t overrun, the eight-episode series is still on course to land next year.Even so, when is the million-dollar question. Skeleton Crew (which wrapped in January 2023) and Andor season 2 are also primed to make the hyperspace jump onto one of the world’s best streaming services in 2024, too. The latter of those is in the final throes of full production, with some scenes yet to be shot. If Andor’s next outing ends up being Star Wars’ late 2024 offering because of its production schedule, The Acolyte and Skeleton Crew’s releases will depend on which one is ready to go first. Our guess? The Acolyte, based on the fact we know more about it, is likely to be the first of those three series to launch, meaning we could see it sometime in early 2024.The Acolyte cast: confirmed and rumoredThe Acolyte cast is full of big name stars and some talented up-and-comers. (Image credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney)Many of The Acolyte’s cast have already been confirmed, though most of their characters are shielded behind a forcefield of secrecy:Amandla Stenberg as TBCLee Jung-jae as TBCManny Jacinto as TBCDafne Keen as TBCJodie Turner-Smith as TBCCarrie-Anne Moss as TBCRebecca Henderson as Vernestra RwohCharlie Barnett as TBCDean-Charles Chapman as TBCMargarita Levieva as TBCJoonas Suotamo as KelnaccaOf the above contingent, Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies) was one of the first to be announced. Indeed, Star Wars: The Acolyte found one of its lead stars in December 2021, before the Disney Plus show got a major cast update in November 2022, with the likes of Moss, Jung-jae, Keen, and Turner-Smith added to its ranks.The two characters who don’t have ‘TBC’ next to their name are both Jedi. Per Entertainment Weekly (EW), Kelnacca is a Wookiee Force-wielder, and will be portrayed by Joonas Suotamo, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Meanwhile, Vernestra Rwoh is a green-skinned Mirialan Jedi who’s become something of a fan favorite in existing High Republic stories. This older version of the character will be played by Russian Doll’s Rebecca Henderson, as confirmed by Collider.Other cast members’ characters remain nameless, but we know some details about them. Stenberg plays a former Padawan apprentice, while Jung-jae (Squid Game) is her former Jedi Master. Star Wars Stuff posted a leaked set photo of Lee’s character on X (formerly known as Twitter), which you can view below:The first pictures of Lee Jung-jae on the set of THE ACOLYTE!(@DailyMail) pic.twitter.com/4ozEKcQoYyDecember 8, 2022See moreElsewhere, Empire magazine (thanks to Star Wars Leaks for the assist) confirmed Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire), Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), and Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones) will also be playing Jedi. Here’s Chapman on set (again, per Star Wars Stuff):Dean-Charles Chapman on the set of THE ACOLYTE!(@DailyMail) pic.twitter.com/JGJR4IeVmHDecember 8, 2022See moreAccording to the same Empire article linked above, Keen’s Force-sensitive character is human-Theelin hybrid, much like Rystáll Sant, a red-haired backing singer for Jabba’s house band in Return of the Jedi. Keen told Empire her character is “David Bowie meets Star Wars: I have a little mullet, I have horns, it’s cute.”Turner-Smith’s (Queen & Slim) character does “use the Force, but I’m not a Jedi or Sith”. Moss (The Matrix) will also play a Force wielder of some description, though her allegiance is not yet clear.In the finest tradition of Han Solo, not every member of The Acolyte cast will be showing off their skills with the Force or a lightsaber. Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers) told Empire magazine his character is “just a regular guy, trying to have a good time, who gets swept up into the High Republic world and the Jedi, whether he likes it or not.”Beyond the main cast, UK newspaper The Metro claimed Moss’ Matrix co-star Keanu Reeves might cameo. And don’t be surprised if Yoda – who’s 900 years old by the time of his death in Return of the Jedi, and therefore alive and kicking in the High Republic era – makes an appearance. Palpatine’s Muun Sith Master, Darth Plagueis, may also be at large.There’s plenty to suggest the show is in excellent hands behind the camera, too. As well as having co-created one of the best Netflix shows ever in Russian Doll, Headland is a lifelong Star Wars aficionado.”She is a gigantic Star Wars fan,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Vanity Fair. “What’s wonderful about Leslye is she knows it all. I mean, she’s read a gazillion books inside the EU [Expanded Universe]. There are little bits and pieces that she’s drawing from that no one has explored yet in the onscreen storytelling.”Joining Headland in the stacked and talented writers room are (per Knight Edge Media) are Jason Micallef (Heathers), Charmaine DeGrate and Eileen Shim (House of the Dragon), Jasmyne Flournoy (Falcon and the Winter Solider), Claire Kiechel (Watchmen), Kor Adana (Mr. Robot), Cameron Squires (WandaVision), Jocelyn Bioh (Tiny Beautiful Things), and Jen Richards (Her Story).The Acolyte plot speculationThe Acolyte promises to dig into Star Wars’ previously unseen (in a live-action capacity, anyway) history. (Image credit: Kate Green/Getty Images for Disney)Tired of the Skywalker family’s disproportionate influence on that galaxy far, far away? The Acolyte could be the show for you. Kicking off nearly 100 years before Anakin was even born, the new show is set in the High Republic era, a time period the veteran franchise has – unless you count non-canon kids’ show Young Jedi Adventures – never previously explored on screen.Per StarWars.com, The Acolyte is a “mystery-thriller” set in “a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers 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 confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.””It’s set 100 years before the prequel movies, and it’s kind of an explanation of how the Sith infiltrated the Jedi,” Keen exclusively told TechRadar, too. “It’s a Sith-led story, which has never been done before.”While The Acolyte…
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