STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE Will Show How the Sith Infiltrate the Jedi Order
Like many of you, I’ve been very curious about the upcoming Lucasfilm series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Dafne Keen (Logan. His Dark Materials) was recently cast in the project, and in a recent interview with Tech Rader, she opened up a little bit about the show and said that it will see the Sith infiltrate the Jedi order. That sounds interesting! She explained:
"It's set one hundred years before the prequel movies, and it's kind of an explanation of how the Sith infiltrated the Jedi. It's a Sith led story, which has never been done before. It's been really fun to film, the cast is amazing, and the director [Leslye Headland] and crew are just lovely. The whole experience is wonderful and I'm already excited for people to see it."
Keen will be joining the previously cast Amandla Steinberg, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Lee Jung-jae. We have no idea who any of these actors are playing in the Star Wars project.
The story is described as “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.” The High Republic is set 200 years before the Skywalker Saga begins.
The series is being developed by Leslye Headland who serves as director, writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Headland has been working very closely with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy on this project, so you can bet she’s going to have a heavy influence on it.
This is an interesting era that has only been explored in a series of books and comics so far. It is the golden age of the Jedi, when the Jedi were at their strongest and the Sith were believed to have been eradicated from the galaxy. The term “acolyte” refers to individuals with Force abilities who learn from a more experienced Sith Lord.
It was also previously explained that the show “specifically explores the rise of the Dark Side in those final days of the High Republic era.” The series is also said to explore some major Sith characters from Star Wars Legends, which will be awesome to see if true!