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`Star Wars: The Acolyte` Disney+ photo (©Disney, all rights reserved)
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Disney+ debuts first trailer & key art for 'Star Wars: The Acolyte'

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Tue, Mar 19th 2024 05:05 pm

Lucasfilm’s original live-action series premieres June 4 with first 2 episodes

Disney+ Press Release

Today, Disney+ debuted the first trailer and key art for Lucasfilm’s new, original series “Star Wars: The Acolyte.” The thrilling, live-action series launches on Tuesday, June 4, with the first two episodes, exclusively on Disney+.

In “Star Wars: 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. …

The series 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.

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Leslye Headland created the series, based on “Star Wars” by George Lucas, and serves as an executive producer along with Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Charmaine DeGraté and Kor Adana are the co-executive producers. Rayne Roberts, Damian Anderson, Eileen Shim and Rob Bredow are the producers.

Headland also directed the premiere episodes (101 and 102). Directors Kogonada (episodes 103 and 107), Alex Garcia Lopez (104, 105) and Hanelle Culpepper (106, 108) round out the directing duties on the series.

Award-winning composer Michael Abels, known for his work on “Get Out” and “Us,” scored “Star Wars: The Acolyte.”

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“Star Wars: The Acolyte” Disney+ photo (©Disney, all rights reserved)

“Star Wars: The Acolyte” Disney+ photo (©Disney, all rights reserved)

“Star Wars: The Acolyte” Disney+ photo (©Disney, all rights reserved)

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