The Acolyte release schedule: When is episode 1 of the new Star Wars show on Disney Plus? (2024)

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The Acolyte release schedule: When is episode 1 of the new Star Wars show on Disney Plus? ›

Here's the full release schedule for The Acolyte: Episode 1 – June 4 - Read our Series Premiere Review. Episode 2 – June 4. Episode 3 – June 11 - Read our Episode 3 review.

Like the previous three episodes, The Acolyte episode 4 will be released on Disney+ at 6:00 pm PT, 9:00 pm ET, and 2:00 am BST on June 18. This release time is consistent with The Acolyte's two-episode premiere, and The Acolyte episode 3. This release time was first established for Star Wars with Ahsoka season 1.

The Acolyte is planned for 8 episodes on Disney+, and the first four have now been released. That means there are four more episodes—and four weeks of Jedi murder mystery thrills—remaining in The Acolyte.

Watch The Acolyte, the new Star Wars live-action series streaming on Disney+, and catch all-new episodes every Tuesday.

When asked about the possibility of Yoda turning up in The Acolyte by Comicbook.com, Leslye Headland gave a surprisingly definitive "no," responding, "Can you imagine if they were like 'No problem, you can use Yoda.

The Sith Lord on 'The Acolyte' just known as The Master through Episode 4. “Star Wars” is offering up one of the best mysteries it has in quite some while on “The Acolyte.”

Qimir. This guy has been helping Mae hunt the Jedi, he has an awkwardly evasive answer when Mae asks how he ended up in the master's service, and he drops a reminder of the Sith Code on Mae when she's having some doubts about the mission in Episode 2.

Again, neither The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland nor Lucasfilm has confirmed that Darth Revan will appear in the show. That said, Headland and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy have both acknowledged the influence of Expanded Universe canon (of which Revan is part) on The Acolyte.

"A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, it is a time of peace," the opening text to The Acolyte reads. So, when exactly is that? It's actually 100 years before the events of The Phantom Menace, which was set in 32 BBY. That means The Acolyte takes place in around 132 BBY, during the High Republic era.

A more likely prediction is either Darth Plagueis or Darth Tenebrous. Tenebrous, the lesser known of the two, was Plagueis' master.

Will Darth Bane be in The Acolyte? ›

While Darth Bane himself would not be alive during the timeline of The Acolyte, his influence could still be felt. The series could explore how his teachings and the Rule of Two continued to shape the actions and strategies of the Sith.

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). It sees a respected Jedi Master investigating a series of crimes that bring him into contact with a former Padawan learner and reveal sinister forces.

The Order of Acolyte

The acolyte's duty and privilege was and is to assist members of the major orders at the celebration of the Eucharistic sacrifice and other liturgical functions; he takes care of the light and serves the wine and water at holy Mass.

Considering that The Acolyte is set in a timeline before the prequels, having Plo Koon in the series would seem unlikely. It has been previously stated that prequel characters would not appear in The Acolyte, and this has now been confirmed by the official Star Wars account.

The strongest among the Exiles, Ajunta Pall, became the first to hold the title Dark Lord of the Sith. His contemporaries, such as Karness Muur and XoXaan, became Sith Lords. The human Dark Jedi interbred with the Sith species, who also had an affinity for the Dark Side. They would become the original Sith Empire.

Din Grogu (/ˈɡroʊɡu/), colloquially referred to as Baby Yoda, is a character from the Star Wars Disney+ original television series The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. He is a toddler member of the same species as the Star Wars characters Yoda and Yaddle, with whom he shares a strong ability in the Force.

New episodes of The Acolyte are released on Disney+ at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT on Tuesdays.

What is the release date for The Acolyte Episode 4? The Acolyte Episode 4 premieres on Tuesday, June 18, on Disney+. Star Wars shows usually premiere on Wednesdays, but The Acolyte's release time was bumped into primetime, which slots it into Tuesdays. Wookiee Jedi Kelnacca is in Mae's crosshairs in Episode 4.

On the other hand, a double twist that makes him the real apprentice – with a big-name master in the shadows – who simply took advantage of Mae's past to make his job easier would properly turn the show upside down. For now, we're leaning towards "the helmet-wearing dark side villain is this show's Darth Maul."

Andor premiered on September 21, 2022, with the first three episodes of the first season. The other nine episodes of the season were released weekly through November 23.