Lucasfilm and Disney+ Hotstar have unveiled the first full trailer for the upcoming Star Wars The Acolyte live-action series. The first two episodes will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on 5 June 2024.

The Acolyte is set in the High Republic era during the prime of the Jedi, around one hundred years before the events of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace. As such, these are all brand new characters, with the exception of perhaps a young Master Yoda who is alive during this era.

The Acolyte stars Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Manny Jacinto (Nine Perfect Strangers), Dafne Keen (Logan), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), Rebecca Henderson (Inventing Anna), Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll), Dean-Charles Chapman (1917), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix).

The synopsis reads:

The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.

It follows an investigation into a crime spree that pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems.

Alongside The Acolyte, Andor Season 2 is also set to premiere sometime in 2024. The latest Star Wars IP to be released in 2024 is Star Wars The Bad Batch Season 3, which premiered on 21 February 2024 and is still releasing new episodes weekly.

Check out the trailer below:

In the meantime, check out our previous interview with Hayden Christensen AKA Darth Vader himself: