It is full of martial arts action and takes place during the High Republic
Acolyte is nothing compared to how bad High Republic is
It's been a while since our last new Star Wars show. But the long drought since Ahsoka is finally coming to an end as Disney debuted the first trailer for The Acolyte on Tuesday. Set during the Star Wars High Republic era, the new series will debut on Disney Plus with its first two episodes on June 4.
The trailer begins by showing us a Jedi talking to a class of youngsters, asking them to reach out to the Force and say what they feel. From there, the focus quickly shifts to reveal an assassination plot: Someone is killing Jedi across the galaxy. It seems that the main purpose of the show is to investigate these murders and catch the culprit behind them. One of the things that makes Star Wars: The Acolyte unique is that it takes place during the High Republic era, a time roughly 100 years before The Phantom Menace.
The Acolyte doesn't really look like anything else in Star Wars, at least based on this first trailer. It's dark and moody, and with all the focus on the gritty Jedi murder-mystery investigation at its core, it's hard not to feel like it has a pretty strong Watchmen influence. Beyond that, between the Force-based martial arts we see in the trailer and the High Republic setting, there should be plenty of other new and unique vibes in The Acolyte. If that's not enough for you, the trailer even gives us a brief glimpse of Kelnacca (Joonas Suotamo), a Wookiee Jedi Master.
