we were already excited about the acolyte 2024s new mysterythriller star wars show set hundreds of years before the prequels now next year cant come soon enough thanks to a pitchperfect tease from star manny jacinto about the disney plus series use of lightsabersif you loved that sequence with quigon and obiwan and darth maul i think youre going to enjoy this show jacinto told entertainment weekly referring to duel of the fates the climactic lightsaber duel at the end of the phantom menace that wowed a new generation of star wars fanscostar charlie barnett who plays a jedi in the acolyte adds i will say too not to shade but we have a lot more tangible physical moves than i saw in that fight as badass as it is theres a lot more grounded work that goes into our stunt training and our stunt performanceshe continues we have an awesome stunt team doing so much without cables without cgi without a lot of effects it makes the fight seem so much more visceralcolor us excited duel of the fates along with obiwan and anakins revenge of the sith duel is often regarded as an action highpoint for the series if the acolyte can match that were in for a treat its a little wonder then that this show will have more jedi than youve ever seen before in a star wars movie or showif the acolyte has passed you by lets fill you in created by russian dolls leslye headland and starring amandla stenberg lee jungjae manny jacinto and dafne keen the series revolves around a former padawan reuniting with her jedi master to investigate a series of crimes unfortunately for them whats standing in their way is even more sinister than they ever anticipatedthe high republicset series will also focus on emerging dark side powers in the waning years of the golden era of the jedifor more on whats coming up in a galaxy far far away check out our guide to upcoming star wars movies ahsoka is next up streaming on disney plus from august 23 to help you prepare heres how to watch the clone wars in order as well as a look at the episodes you should watch before ahsokatodays best disney dealsdisney monthly799mthviewat disneydisney yearly7990yearviewat disney