The designers behind the show talk about working in a new time period without relying on some of the most iconic elements in Star Wars.

Stenberg plays Osha and Mae Aniseya, twins at the center of an investigation into a series of attacks on Jedi. Helping lead this investigation is Jedi Master Sol, who had trained Osha during her time in the order.

Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett and Manny Jacinto felt freedom with their project taking place 100 years before other live-action properties: "It just allows you to play a little bit more."

After a bit of a drought, a Star Wars series worth your time has come to TV. The Acolyte, set in the era of the High Republic (i.e., a few hundred years before the prequel films), isn’t directly tied into the Easter egg–heavy sprawl of The Mandalorian and its related series.

Social networks have been filled with racist and misogynistic comments and videos, something that was foreshadowed even before the premiere.

It's got lightsabers, Jedi and eventually a Wookiee shows up—but Disney+'s new Star Wars series, set one hundred years before the original movies, still starts subverting our expectations right away.

The two-episode premiere of The Acolyte shows the state of the Jedi establishment in the High Republic with subtlety.