“A Lengthy Time In the past…In A Galaxy Far Far Away” is a phrase that many Star Wars followers are conversant in. However with how new exhibits hold dropping on the famed streaming website, plenty of individuals are questioning when The Acolyte truly 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 can take viewers right into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and techniques and rising dark-side powers within the last days of the Excessive Republic period. It stars Amandla Stenberg as the twin roles as Mae and Osha, Squid Recreation 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 Guide 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 exhibits like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and The Dangerous Batch happen inbetween Episode II and III. In case you’re only a informal Star Wars fan, it will probably get very complicated to when all the pieces truly takes place. However don’t fear, we received you coated 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. In case you’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 aspect of the Star Wars universe that we’ve by no means seen earlier than. “If Star Wars is in regards to the underdog versus the establishment, [in The Acolyte] the Jedi are the establishment,” Headland advised StarWars.com. “I used to be so excited about a storyline the place the Jedi had been on the peak 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 selecting up on.” In case you assume Siths might be ceaselessly encountered within the sequence, you’ll be mistaken. She likens it to seeing a velociraptor within the wild. “Prefer it’s a factor I’ve heard of, but it surely’s not a factor that you’d ever contemplate you’d be interacting with.”
In case you’ve consumed completely different Star Wars media, you then’ll know that the majority characters are intertwined storylines with one another like in The Guide Of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian and so on. We are able to by no means do away with these darn Skywalkers. Nevertheless on this sequence, 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 advised The New York Occasions. “She needed to probably invite in new followers — folks like me.”