Star Wars fans have been eating well in recent years, as it feels like a new project set in a galaxy far, far away is announced every month. As the critically acclaimed Andor nears its conclusion, and season three of The Mandalorian is just over three months away, Disney+ has confirmed the cast for its next highly-anticipated project.
The Acolyte is a new original series from Lucasfilm set centuries before the Skywalker Saga when the Jedi Order was in its prime. From creator, showrunner, and executive producer Leslye Headland – creator and writer of Netflix’s Russian Doll – the series has officially began filming in the UK.
Plot details for the show are being kept tightly under wraps, but its official description teases “a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.” In The Acolyte, “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.”
