Trailer: “Star Wars: The Acolyte” (2024)

Disney has premiered the teaser trailer for new “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte”.

Set around fifty years before the events of “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” and towards the end of the High Republic era, the live-action series follows a former Jedi Padawan and her one-time Master. 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.

Joonas Suotamo, Jodie Turner-Smith, Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dean-Charles Chapman, Margarita Levieva, Charlie Barnett and Rebecca Henderson also star.

The series hails from creator Leslye Headland and will premiere its eight episodes exclusively on the Disney+ service.

“Star Wars: The Acolyte” debuts 4th June.