Disney+, which has accelerated its promotional activities for the new Star Wars series The Acolyte, which will meet with the audience this summer, released the first trailer of the series today after sharing the first poster of the series yesterday. With the release of the first trailer, the subject of the series became clearer.
The Acolyte takes place approximately 100 years before the events depicted in The Phantom Menace. Focusing on the rise of the dark side, the series begins with the killing of Jedi in different corners of the Galaxy. Trying to find out who is hunting the Jedi in this period of peace where the light side reigns, the Jedi Order realizes that a danger is rising from among themselves.
The Acolyte Will Meet the Audience on June 4
The Acolyte is the work of Leslye Headland, known as the creator of the Russian Doll series broadcast on Netflix. The cast of the series, starring young actress Amandla Stenberg, includes; In addition to Lee Jung-jae, who made his debut with Squid Game, there are names such as Joonas Suotamo, Jodie Turner-Smith, Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dafne Keen and Charlie Barnett.
The Acolyte, in terms of the period in which it is set, corresponds to the era known as The High Republic in Star Wars chronology. As a matter of fact, we will see some characters from the Star Wars books set during the High Republic period in the series. The first of these will be the character Vernestra.
