A new Star Wars era is officially underway. Lucasfilm’s latest series, The Acolyte, is the first Disney+ show set in the Age of the High Republic. After years of exploring a post-Empire galaxy with very few Jedi around, we finally get to see the Jedi Order at the peak of its strength. But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows: The Acolyte is still focused on a dark chapter of Star Wars history, as the Sith rise for the first time in millennia. With plenty of mystery and murder, Star Wars is embracing the noir genre for the first time.
