Disney’s
newest
Star
Wars
show,
The
Acolyte,
is
just
a
month
away
on
Disney
Plus,
and
the
newest
trailer
for
it
hints
that
the
show
will
pull
on
a
thread
that
Rian
Johnson’s
Star
Wars
Episode
VIII:
The
Last
Jedi
tugged
on
back
in
2017:
Is
the
Jedi
order
actually
all
that
good?
Set
well
before
the
events
of
the
Star
Wars
prequel
trilogy,
The
Acolyte
sees
High
Republic-era
Jedi
master
Sol
(Lee
Jung-jae)
investigating
a
string
of
murders
(which
include
at
least
one
Jedi).
Today’s
trailer
reveals
that
the
mysterious
black-clad
Mae
(Amandla
Stenberg),
is
a
former
student
of
his,
and
it
seems
like
she’s
probably
a
suspect
in
the
murders.
It
also
reinforces
the
idea
that
this
will
be
a
particularly
grim
series.
The
Acolyte’s
spooky
new
villain.Screenshot:
Disney
It
also
introduces
a
zipper-faced
villain
whose
red
lightsaber
sparks
to
life
in
a
foggy
jungle,
apparently
just
before
a
fight
with
Sol.
It’s
a
mystery
who’s
wearing
the
scarred-up
helmet,
which
bears
more
than
a
little
resemblance
to
Kylo
Ren’s
in
the
most
recent
Star
Wars
trilogy.
Maybe
it’s
the
series’
big
bad,
or
maybe
it’s
just
a
spooky
dream
Sol
is
having.
Or
Perhaps
Disney
is
preparing
to
tell
us
the
“Tragedy
of
Darth
Plagueis
the
Wise”
Sith
legend
that
Emperor
Palpatine
regaled
Anakin
Skywalker
with
in
Star
Wars
Episode
III.
One
thing’s
for
sure:
Whoever
this
villain
is,
they
keep
up
the
long
tradition
of
the
Sith
(assuming
that’s
what
they
are)
making
the
Jedi
look
like
total
dorks.
The
Acolyte’s
stars
include
Carrie-Anne
Moss,
Rebecca
Henderson,
Dean-Charles
Chapman,
and
Joonas
Suotamo,
and
it
will
premiere
June
4th
with
two
episodes
on
Disney
Plus.
Original author: Wes Davis
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