“A Lengthy Time In the past…In A Galaxy Far Far Away” is a phrase that many Star Wars followers are acquainted with. However with how new reveals preserve dropping on the famed streaming web site, plenty of individuals are questioning when The Acolyte really takes place within the Star Wars timeline.
The Acolyte premiered on June 4, 2024 on Disney+. The present is described as a mystery-thriller that may take viewers right into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and techniques and rising dark-side powers within the closing days of the Excessive Republic period. It stars Amandla Stenberg as the twin roles as Mae and Osha, Squid Sport star Jung-jae as Sol, Carrie-Anne Moss as Indara, Manny Jacinto as Qimir, Dafne Eager as Jecki Lon, Charlie Barnett as Yord Fandar, and Jodie Turner-Smith as Mom Aniseya.
Stay Actionhows like The Ebook of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and The Mandalorian happen after Episode IV, V, and VI, whereas others like Andor happen in between Episode III and IV. To not point out the animated reveals like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and The Unhealthy Batch happen inbetween Episode II and III. For those who’re only a informal Star Wars fan, it may possibly get very complicated to when the whole lot really takes place. However don’t fear, we received you lined about Disney+’s latest Star Wars launch.
When does The Acolyte happen?
The Acolyte happens 100 years earlier than Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. For those who’re a die-hard Star Wars nerd which means 132 BBY (Earlier than The Battle of Yavin). The present takes place when Jedis had been at their peak.
Showrunner Leslye Headland needed to discover a brand new facet of the Star Wars universe that we’ve by no means seen earlier than. “If Star Wars is concerning the underdog versus the establishment, [in The Acolyte] the Jedi are the establishment,” Headland informed StarWars.com. “I used to be so all for a storyline the place the Jedi had been on the top of their energy — and I don’t imply The Phantom Menace, as a result of at that time, there’s a Sith Lord within the Senate that they’re not choosing up on.” For those who assume Siths will probably be ceaselessly encountered within the collection, you’ll be mistaken. She likens it to seeing a velociraptor within the wild. “Prefer it’s a factor I’ve heard of, however it’s not a factor that you’d ever think about you’d be interacting with.”
For those who’ve consumed totally different Star Wars media, then you definitely’ll know that almost all characters are intertwined storylines with one another like in The Ebook Of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian and so on. We are able to by no means eliminate these darn Skywalkers. Nonetheless on this collection, there’s just one character that’s been launched in earlier media— a Jedi Grasp from novels named Vernestra Rwoh.
“Leslye needed this present to be accessible — no homework wanted earlier than watching,” author Jocelyn Bioh informed The New York Occasions. “She needed to doubtlessly invite in new followers — folks like me.”
