There is a lot of secrecy surrounding the upcoming Star Wars TV series The Acolyte, but the show’s cast revealed in a podcast for Entertainment Weekly audiences can expect to see epic lightsaber fights influenced by martial arts and samurai swordplay. Star Wars: The Acolyte ventures into uncharted territory for the saga as the first “Sith-led” Star Wars story, […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte adds Kogonada to directing team
As filming on Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Acolyte continues in the UK, Discussing Film is reporting that critically acclaimed filmmaker Kogonada (After Yang) has joined the directing team of the live-action Disney+ series. Kogonada, whose previous TV work includes the Apple TV+ series Pachinko, joins showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and Alex Garcia Lopez (Daredevil) […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte set photos bring the High Republic era to life
With cameras rolling on Lucasfilm’s latest small screen Star Wars offering, some spy photos have emerged from the set of Star Wars: The Acolyte, giving us our first look at the ‘High Republic’ era of the galaxy far, far away outside the realm of books and comics. The series from creator Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte cast announced as filming begins on the High Republic series
Get ready to venture to the High Republic era for the very first time on screen, as Lucasfilm has officially announced that production is underway on the Disney+ original series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Created by showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), The Acolyte takes place around a century prior to the events of Star Wars: […]
Dafne Keen reportedly joins Star Wars: The Acolyte
If the cast for Star Wars: The Acolyte wasn’t impressive enough already, it is being reported that Logan and His Dark Materials star Dafne Keen has joined the crew for Disney+’s upcoming live-action Star Wars series. Production is currently underway in the United Kingdom on The Acolyte, which reportedly takes place approximately 100 years before […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte adds Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae
Development on the Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte is really picking up as the show has just made another new addition to its cast, with Deadline reporting that Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) has signed on to play the show’s male lead. The news comes shortly after Jodie Turner-Smith’s (Queen & Slim) casting to the series. […]
Star Wars series The Acolyte adds Jodie Turner-Smith
The upcoming Star Wars series The Acolyte has added Queen & Slim actress Jodie Turner-Smith to its cast, according to Deadline. Turner-Smith is finalizing her deal top star in the show, where she will be opposite Amandla Stenberg as the lead. The details of both Stenberg and Turner-Smith’s characters are being kept under wraps, but Stenberg is believed to be […]
Amandla Stenberg confirmed to lead Star Wars: The Acolyte Disney+ series
It was first reported last December but never given an official announcement until now as Disney and Lucasfilm have officially confirmed that Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) will lead the upcoming Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte. The Acolyte has been described as a “mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte showrunner teases the High Republic-set Disney+ show
Lucasfilm has so far chosen to remain in familiar territory with its live-action Star Wars shows for Disney+, with the likes of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor and Ahsoka series all taking place a few years either side of the Original Trilogy. However, will will soon be […]
Star Wars Disney+ series The Acolyte casts Amandla Stenberg in lead role
The next Star Wars series for Disney+ The Acolyte has found its lead actress. Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) is the first to join the series from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland. The Acolyte 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 […]
