Season 1 – Star Wars: The Acolyte

2024

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Adventure

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes but discovers the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.

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Critics Consensus

Taking fresh risks with Star Wars lore while having infectious fun playing with the stylistic trappings of a galaxy far, far away, The Acolyte is a Padawan series with the potential to become a Master.

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Neal Justin

Minneapolis Star Tribune

The sight of a light saber coming to life has become about as thrilling as turning on a table lamp.

Jun 11, 2024

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Proma Khosla

indieWire

The performances overall are more dynamic, the writing more engaging than usual for Disney+, which keeps the series from dragging like its predecessors.

Rated: B

Jun 7, 2024

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Nic Anstett

Autostraddle

While The Acolyte is mostly able to skirt by given how well its cast sells the emotional context of each scene, the degree of narrative withholding Headland is attempting here threatens to undermine a lot of this otherwise strong character work.

Jun 7, 2024

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Steve Murray

ArtsATL

The show stumbles over its stilted dialogue and bogs of exposition. It’s somber nonsense that lacks the offhand poetry or wit that made so many fall in love with George Lucas’ space opera so many years ago.

Aug 2, 2024

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Vera Wylde

Council of Geeks

I will bet you that the pitch deck and the season outline were stellar. The end result? Ehhhhhhhhh.

Jul 27, 2024

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Swara Salih

The Nerds of Color

The Acolyte is one of Star Wars’ best onscreen series and expands the canon while keeping it rooted in the core of what this franchise is, and what it can be.

Rated: A-

Jul 25, 2024

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Kim K

Loved the way they ended the story by making the Jedi the ones making questionable choices, the Jedi have done this since the original trilogy and any fan who paid attention would love this type of story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Alexander N

You can almost feel the spite and hatred for the audience, like the entire series was made for no other reason than to make a joke of how the same people who would bully you for enjoying star wars are now the people running the show different positions same attitude.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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Eric E

This show/season was genually boring and took some effort to get through! The intended plot-twists where more mind-bogling than exciting, and the level of confusion was only superseeded by the childish story-telling. This show single-handedly managed to make me discontinue my Disney+ subscription, as it demonstrated that everything Star Wars and Marvel now must be considered DOA (In addition to rising subscription fees! Well done Disney!).

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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Dominique-Antoine G

Doesn’t bring anything to the universe big nonsense.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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Guideaux B

I am a huge star wars fan and wanted to love this but it is so horrible. The plot is slow, characters are uneventful and the season ending is just soooo bad. It is so bad that I created an account just for this review.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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Scott V

This series had a few good things going for it, but at the end of the day failed to tell a coherent story. It seems clear to me the writers primary interest was making the Jedi look awful. None of the characters' motivations make sense, and they frequently change multiple times per episode. Several plot points just materialize for no reason other than being needed to move the plot forward, and make no sense whatsoever. The lightsaber fights are hit and miss. Some are excellent, and others seem like the choreography was an afterthought.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/14/24

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Leslye Headland

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Amandla Stenberg

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Lee Jung-jae

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Manny Jacinto

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Carrie-Anne Moss

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Dafne Keen

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Episode 1

Aired Jun 4, 2024

Lost / Found

After a crime in the distant reaches of the galaxy, the Jedi Order track down a prime suspect.

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Episode 2

Aired Jun 4, 2024

Revenge / Justice

An assassin strikes again on a far-flung world; this time, the investigating Jedi team is there to attempt a capture.

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Episode 3

Aired Jun 11, 2024

Destiny

On a mysterious planet, the tragic journey of two sisters begins.

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Episode 4

Aired Jun 18, 2024

Day

Confident of the assassin's identity and methodology, the Jedi race to the deep jungles of a new world to intercept the suspect before she targets her next victim.

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Episode 5

Aired Jun 25, 2024

Night

In a dense jungle, the Jedi are put to the test when they confront a rising darkness.

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Episode 6

Aired Jul 2, 2024

Teach / Corrupt

On a distant island world, two strangers confront unsettling questions about identity and destiny as they each plot their next moves; Sol tries to make his way home, but a traitor still exists within his ranks.

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Episode 7

Aired Jul 9, 2024

Choice

The tragic events that forever shaped the lives of two sisters are revisited from a new perspective and a missing truth is revealed.

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Episode 8

Aired Jul 16, 2024

The Acolyte

Past tragedies are revisited in the light of new truth, and a surprise choice leads the way to an uncertain future.

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