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‘Star Wars’ spin-off series ‘The Acolyte’ locks premiere date


‘The Acolyte’.
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Streaming service Disney+ has set June 4 premiere for The Acolyte, the new Lucasfilm Star Wars series. The date was revealed on Monday on Star Wars verified X account.

“An Age of Light, A Darkness Rises,” read the poster. The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take the audience into 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. According to Deadline, Lesley Headland of Russian Doll fame is the creator of the show.

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Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman and Carrie-Anne Moss round out the cast. Headland also serves as showrunner and executive produces The Acolyte with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F King and Jason Micallef. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are attached as producers. Headland will also direct the series pilot.



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