The Acolyte
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"Horrible": Star Wars' Acolyte villain Manny Jacinto said that Stranger mask didn't let him see or breathe
How he was able to be so intimidating while stumbling around during the fight scenes of Star Wars: The Acolyte is honestly incredible.
April 30, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Acolyte Fans, Take Heart! There Will Be More Acolyte Stories - in novels
High Republic writers Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton to write new Acolyte books
November 01, 2024
Jim McDermott
Features
How Marvel & Lucasfilm make Star Wars comics, from an executive editor’s POV
Asked about the possibility of an Acolyte comic (no, there hasn’t been one announced), Marvel’s Tom Brevoort broke down the way comics get made for a Galaxy Far, Far Away
August 29, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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The unanswered Star Wars questions left after Disney+ cancelation of The Acolyte season 2
The Star Wars show won't get a second season, leaving a lot of mysteries in a galaxy far, far away
August 22, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Acolyte no more, as Disney+ cancels the latest live-action Star Wars show
Reports are emerging that Leslye Headland's Star Wars series will not get a second season
August 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: The Acolyte's unlikely breakout star Yord is starring in his own "coming of age" style YA prose novel in 2025
Yord Horde, this one's for you.
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Star Wars: The Acolyte prequel with Jedi masters Vernestra Rwoh and Indara coming in 2025 to bookstores
Being a Jedi isn't all cool lightsaber fights and Force tricks, as we saw in The Acolyte and now in its prequel, Star Wars: Wayseeker.
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The Acolyte was the anarchistic Star Wars story fans of the Jedi never wanted
In the galaxy as shown in the latest Star Wars series on Disney+, there's no such thing as right or wrong, but simply different oppressors at war with each other
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
What links Rick Astley, Bazil from Star Wars: The Acolyte, and the Justice League Snyder Cut? The iron will of the internet, for better or worse
There's a lot of good online, but sometimes, it can feel like there's even more bad...
June 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Four episodes in, who is actually The Acolyte in the latest Star Wars show?
Does the series title really belong to one specific character, and if so, is it who it first appears to be?
June 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Four episodes in, who is The Master in the latest Star Wars show The Acolyte?
Is there a familiar face behind the mask of the big bad in the latest Star Wars series?
June 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Star Wars is inexplicably Anti-Horny, and we need to talk about it
"A long time ago" shouldn't mean "Puritan Massachusetts"
June 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Star Wars: The Acolyte's inconvenient truth: the Jedi are the cops (for all the good and all the bad that comes with it)
Having trouble with Star Wars' Jedi as cops? You must unlearn what you have learned
June 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The Acolyte has arrived, heralding the end of the High Republic and the future of Star Wars
Want to know the details about Disney+ and Lucasfilm's big 2024 series?
June 13, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Doctor Who, The Acolyte, and the lessons of Lost: Let's have more mysteries on television, please
It's fun to not have all the answers (Well, within reason)
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Acolyte's third episode is a big swing, and whether you liked it or not might say what you want from Star Wars
Time jumps! Jerk Jedi! Alternate lore! Pretty ambitious, Acolyte
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Acolyte's reveals Mae and Osha's backstory, and asks a really big Star Wars question that might tie the show to Darth Vader
What if Mae and Osha were so much more important to overall Star Wars lore than anyone saw coming?
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How trustworthy are the Jedi, really? The latest Star Wars: The Acolyte episode brings the controversial question to light
What do the Brendok Jedi know, and when did they know it?
June 12, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
From The Clone Wars to Ahsoka to The Acolyte, here is what we know about The Force, Witches, and Star Wars lore
Their power could match even the most powerful of Jedi and Sith
June 12, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Are new Star Wars twins Osha and Mae the Rey and Kylo Ren of The Acolyte?
"Always one but born as two"
June 11, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
The Acolyte is the show that dares to ask 'What is Star Wars without a war?' (And then answers that question, too)
Creator Leslye Headland knows that it's not easy to make a show about war in a time of galactic peace
June 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
When is the next episode of the Acolyte? The Star Wars prequel show's season finale release date and time
A new darkness has risen with Star Wars; The Acolyte - here's when the next episode airs
June 10, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Will Yoda show up in Star Wars: The Acolyte? The showrunner has already put that theory to rest
It was a pretty definitive no
June 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars: The Acolyte presents the Jedi as a looming threat - and it is the best part of the series so far
Never trust the government, even when they're space wizards
June 05, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Disney+'s The Acolyte dives into the past of Star Wars mythos to show the way forward for the franchise (plus, lots of Jedi!)
The latest Star Wars show (from the creator of Netflix's Russian Doll) feels like the freshest Star Wars story in years
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How & where to watch the Star Wars movies and series in chronological or release order
All you need to know to watch all of Star Wars, in both chronological and release order
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars timeline: From The Acolyte to the Rise of Skywalker, here's your guide to the long, long time agos of Disney's space opera saga
Our Star Wars timeline will have you telling your 'ABYs' from your 'BBYs' in no time!
June 05, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
Okay, so you've watched the new Star Wars show, The Acolyte - what next?
Looking for more Star Wars stories? We're here for you
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: The Acolyte season 2 planning is already underway, with showrunner teasing some familiar faces
Yes, The Acolyte was pitched as a multi-year show - and there's a reason we don't see too many familiar faces in the first season
June 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Where do we know Star Wars: The Acolyte's Lee Jung-jae from?
If we put him in a turquoise tracksuit, you'll know him.
June 04, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars: Inside The Acolyte's High Republic era, from its characters to its timeline, and more
Everything you need to know about the exciting new era of Star Wars before The Acolyte
June 03, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
The Acolyte is the first live-action Star Wars project in 47 years to not rely on nostalgic, legacy characters - and that's a good thing
Star Wars minus your favorite characters? It's a risk, but one worth taking
June 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Star Wars: The Acolyte's secret inspiration is one specific episode of The Clone Wars, says creator Leslye Headland
The Russian Doll creator is a big fan of the animated Star Wars show, and especially one fifth season episode
June 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Acolyte release date: We now know when the Star Wars prequel is coming out on Disney+
"In an age of light, a darkness rises."
June 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Where do we know Star Wars: The Acolyte's Amandla Stenberg from?
The actress was a key part of one of the biggest movie franchises of all time.
June 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Star Wars: The Acolyte ushers in "inclusion and safety for Black nerds," according to star Amandla Stenberg
Diversity on screen was an important part of the show for those responsible for making it
May 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
In the Star Wars prequel The Acolyte, the bad guys are the underdogs and the Jedi are the antagonists
Prepare to uncover the Rise of the Sith in Star Wars' The Acolyte
May 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Star Wars: Here's how the new Disney+ series The Acolyte fits into The High Republic, and the timeline of the Skywalker Saga
The new Star Wars story takes place in a familiar, but unexplored part of the history of a galaxy far, far away
May 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Disney's Star Wars prequel The Acolyte rating is TV-14 in the US, with warnings for sex, nudity, violence, gore, profanity, frightening & intense scenes, and more
Just because there isn't an open war doesn't mean there is true peace.
May 28, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Star Wars prequel The Acolyte has "a lot of stuff" from the EU says the showrunner, and Disney didn't stop her
A decade ago Disney split the Star Wars universe into two parts - in continuity, and not in continuity - but now, the divide might be breaking down.
May 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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There's a meta Rashomon effect between the Star Wars prequel the Acolyte and the Star Wars sequel the Last Jedi
The Star Wars prequel The Acolyte is inspired by the same classic film as The Last Jedi
May 22, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
After years of disappointment, The Acolyte is the first Star Wars entry that I've been excited about
Somehow, my love for Star Wars has returned
April 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
The Acolyte episode list: Here's many episodes of the new Star Wars show will be on Disney+ and when
How ever many episodes there are, it won't be enough for us.
April 16, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
The Acolyte cast: The actors and roles who are bringing the Star Wars: High Republic era to life on Disney+
An even longer time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
April 15, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Star Wars: To catch exclusive Acolyte footage, you'll have to grab a ticket to see The Phantom Menace in theaters
No, you're not going to have to travel back in time
March 21, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Star Wars: The Acolyte teases the origin of the Sith, and asks who deserves to use the Force
"This is about power," the first trailer for the new series from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland announces, "and who can use it"
March 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
The Acolyte returns to Star Wars' roots in the best way possible
Leslye Headland's new Star Wars series is a throwback to the roots of the franchise built by George Lucas
March 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Star Wars: After Ahsoka, what upcoming Star Wars project are you most excited about?
It's a big galaxy out there, but what are you wanting to see the most over the next few years?
October 11, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023: What to expect (and what to be excited for)
What to expect (and what to look out for) at London's Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023
March 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
Features
Star Wars: The Acolyte ending explained
How the final episode of the latest Star Wars series The Acolyte gives fans what they've never seen (and who they've been waiting for)
January 01, 0001
Graeme McMillan