The Acolyte Disney+ Release Dates
Get prepared to use your lightsabers. A brand-new prequel series, The Acolyte, will debut tonight on Disney+. The initial two episodes will be shown together on June 4, but what about the rest of the season? Here’s what you need to know about The Acolyte Season 1 release schedule.
The Acolyte, part of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars franchise, is set at the end of the High Republic era before the main Star Wars movies’ events. The sci-fi series delves into how an esteemed organization like the Jedi Order could be at its pinnacle and on the verge of chaos, as seen during the Skywalker saga. The official logline reads, “A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes but discovers the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.”
The showrunner of the series, Leslye Headland, who was first introduced to George Lucas films as a teenager, chose to concentrate on personal conflicts and one-on-one battles to introduce the new characters in The Acolyte. She stated, “If Star Wars is about the underdog versus the institution, [in The Acolyte] the Jedi are the institution.”
Headland expressed her interest in a storyline where the Jedi were at the height of their power, going beyond what was seen in The Phantom Menace. She wanted to explore a scenario where encountering a Sith would be as unexpected as coming face to face with a velociraptor. Additionally, she aimed to incorporate her love for the Star Wars franchise, books, and Expanded Universe lore into the series. The show will feature a new species, introduce a Zygerrian Jedi, and include “some EU lore.”
The cast of the series includes Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.
The first two episodes of The Acolyte will premiere on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT on Disney+. To watch The Acolyte, viewers will need a Disney+ subscription, starting at $7.99/month for the basic plan and $13.99/month for Disney+ Premium.
New episodes of The Acolyte will be released on Disney+ at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT on Tuesdays. The first season of The Acolyte will consist of eight episodes, with the Season 1 finale scheduled for July 16, 2024. The full release schedule for The Acolyte is as follows:
– Season 1, Episode 1: Airing Tuesday, June 4, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 2: Airing Tuesday, June 4, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 3: Airing Tuesday, June 11, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 4: Airing Tuesday, June 18, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 5: Airing Tuesday, June 25, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 6: Airing Tuesday, July 2, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 7: Airing Tuesday, July 9, 2024
– Season 1, Episode 8: Airing Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Don’t miss the official trailer for The Acolyte below.
