Star Wars spinoff The Acolyte hits Disney Plus in 2024
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Image: Lucasfilm The next live-action Star Wars series is coming next year. While it doesn't have a specific premiere date just yet, at the Star Wars Celebration event in London, Lucasfilm confirmed that The Acolyte will premiere on Disney Plus in 2024.
The Acolyte is a show focused on the dark side of the Force, with a cast led by Amandla Stenberg. It also features a handful of other big names like The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss and Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae. The rest of the cast includes Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, and Dean-Charles Chapman. Leslye Headland, the co-creator of Netflix's Russian Doll, is serving as showrunner, director, and executive producer. The series was first announced in 2020.
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