Carrie-Anne Moss in ‘The Acolyte’
Like all good stories, Leslye Headland’s retainerIt also starts in a bar, or should we say cantina, since it’s on the planet Ueda, in a galaxy far, far away? So while everyone is quietly murmuring about their work, a masked man barges in. Oh my god, was that a tiny Gungan (Jar Jar Binks is from the same species) behind the bar?
The stranger asks about a Jedi Master named Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) and she is there, very calm and composed, but one can feel the Force within her. The stranger provokes her and even though reluctant to start a fight, Indara – a Force Fu expert – is giving as good as she can with gravity-defying kicks and swings. However, the stranger overpowers Indara and disappears.
On the other side, Meknak, or Grease Gruber, Osha (Amandla Stenberg), is working on a spaceship with her droid Pip. In the galactic capital – the beautiful, jeweled city planet Coruscant – Senior Jedi Master Vernestra Rove (Rebecca Henderson) discusses the attack on Indara with fellow Jedi Master, Sol (Lee Jung-jae). The attacker is identified as Osha, Sol’s former padawan.
Sol and his companions, Jaqi Lone (Dafne Keen), and newly-minted Jedi Knight, Yord (Charlie Barnett), set out to find Osha and bring her in for questioning. After the death of another Jedi Master, Torbin (Dean-Charles Chapman), at a Jedi Temple in Olega, Sol realizes there is a connection between the events and the deaths that occurred on Osha’s home planet of Brendok 16 years ago. Sol, Indara, Torbin and Kelnaka (Joonas Suotamo), a Wookiee Jedi (maybe he yells in weird syntax!), were on a mission in Brendok when things went terribly wrong.
The Acolyte (English)
the creator: Leslye Headland
Mould: Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, Carrie-Anne Moss
Episodes: 4 out of 8
Run-time: 32–42 minutes
Story: As powerful Jedi Masters are being assassinated, it takes a Jedi and his former Padawan to uncover the truth
retainer According to the opening crawl, it is set before the time of the prequel trilogy, “100 years before the rise of the Empire”. Headland tried to look at the saga from the villains’ point of view – how the Siths became the force they were. retainerAccording to the opening crawl, “It is a time of peace. The Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war.”
A scene from ‘The Acolyte’
retainer It has many things going for it, including strange creatures and worlds plus solid mysteries and a welcome factual approach to the Force. If it’s Star Wars, there should always be a badass baddie and a badass baddie retainer This is Quimir (Manny Jacinto), a smuggler who provides anyone with anything they need at a reasonable price.
In addition to Indara’s Force Fu—a Force-powered kung fu—there’s a coven of Force witches on Brendok led by Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith). X-Men ’97, retainer works for devoted Star Wars fans and newbies alike. Headland’s move to include fans of the original trilogy in the writer’s room and draw on the work of Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ahsoka, Star Wars: Rebels), proved to be a solid foundation.
The different perspectives and Easter eggs contribute to the overall enjoyment, while the strong mystery at the center, all the hunts, chases, unique fashions (the hairstyles are fantastic), Force-sensitive twins, and Jedi multiple-choice tests give an extra thrill of excitement.
The first two episodes of The Acolyte will drop on Disney+ Hotstar on June 5, while weekly episodes will follow until July 17
