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Star Wars: The Acolyte delivers biggest Disney+ launch of 2024

June 9, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Disney and Lucasfilm brought the High Republic-era of the galaxy far, far away to live-action for the very first time this week with premiere of the new series Star Wars: The Acolyte, and Disney+ is now touting it as the streamer’s biggest launch of 2024 so far.

As reported by Variety, the show – created and showrun by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and starring Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies) – amassed a total of 4.8 million views in its first 24 hours on the platform, although its not clear if that is a combined number across the two launch episodes.

While reviews have been very kind to The Acolyte [read our own here], many of those 4.8 million viewers don’t seem to share critics’ enthusiasm, with the show currently sitting on a 28% Rotten Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes compared to 91% Fresh with critics.

It will certainly be interesting to see how many return for subsequent episodes, and if you want to get a sneak peek at what’s to come in the week’s ahead, here’s the latest promo…

In “The Acolyte,” an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….

Star Wars: The Acolyte stars 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.

Star Wars: The Acolyte streams on Disney+ with new episodes every Tuesday.

 

Originally published June 9, 2024. Updated June 11, 2024.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Disney, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Acolyte

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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