As you may know, The Acolyte is set at the end of the Star Wars franchise’s High Republic era, approximately 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). The show will follow a respected Jedi Master investigating a series of crimes that bring him into conflict with a former Padawan learner and reveal sinister forces. For those who are unaware, in the universe of Star Wars, an acolyte refers to individuals with force abilities who learn from a more experienced Sith Lord. The show is all set to debut in a few days and the first leaks and spoilers for the premiere are already out. BEWARE MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW BELOW!
Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 1 and 2 Spoilers and Summary
- Duration – 40-45 Min each
- Directed By – Leslye Headland
- Written by – Leslye Headland (Ep1), Jason Micallef and Charmaine DeGrate (Ep2)
These leaks are a courtesy of u/Timely-Cycle-9695 on r/StarWarsLeaks subreddit. Star War: The Acolyte first episode starts off with the fight between Mae and Indara. From there the Jedi get news of the attack and Sol recruits a team to capture the person who they believe is the prime suspect. They apprehend the guilty party and en route back to the Jedi temple the transport ship falls victim to a mutiny from other prisoners onboard.
Their prime suspect escapes so the Jedi must track her down. They quickly find her and she tells them who she believes is behind the attack – her twin sister who was believed to be dead. The episode ends with the masked figure speaking to the assassin from the start of the episode and igniting their lightsaber.
Episode 2 begins with another attack on a Jedi. We learn more about Osha, who is their suspect that the Jedi have in custody and the alleged attacker, her twin. They figure out all of the Jedi who may be on Mae’s list and race to protect them. We meet Qimir who is helping Mae to take down the Jedi. Osha must go undercover as Mae to learn from Qimir. Fights ensue, a life is lost and we learn that the rookie Jedi is the next target on the list.
Aside from this, we see the Jedi temple and Sol teaching the younglings which was also shown in the first trailer. A male Sith appears very briefly at the end of the first episode but is not in the 2nd one. There are also a few hints at a romance in episode 2. That aside, the end credits are stated to be really long but the production quality of the show is fantastic and far superior to Obi Wan and Boba Fett. Also, there are no surprising cameos in the first two episodes or any Mandalorian appearances.
That is pretty much all we know about the two episode premiere in a gist and rest of the details can only be learned after watching the episodes on Tuesday night. Rest assured, if we encounter some more details in the next few hours, we’ll update this article. Be sure to follow our full The Acolyte coverage including news, leaks, episode reviews and all you need to know about this new Star Wars show!
The Acolyte debuts on June 4 only on Disney Plus at 9 pm ET!
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