'The Acolyte' cast, creator talk new 'Star Wars' series set 100 years before prequels

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'The Acolyte' cast, creator talk new 'Star Wars' series set 100 years before prequels
Amandla StenbergLee Jung-JaeLeslye Headland
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'The Acolyte' may have plenty of light sabers to go around, but it also shines a light on a different kind of 'Star Wars' story. This one starts off as a murder mystery where all is not what it seems.

"The Acolyte" may have plenty of light sabers to go around, but it also shines a light on a different kind of "Star Wars" story."Star Wars" is heading back to the streaming world with the new Disney+ series, " Star Wars: The Acolyte ."

It may have plenty of light sabers to go around, but it also shines a light on a different kind of "Star Wars" story to tell. This one starts off as a murder mystery, where all is not what it seems.

Leslye Headland, the creator of the series, brings us into a time before Anakin and Obi-Wan, exploring the actions that led to the fall of the Jedi. "I would say it's a prequel of the prequels. When I saw 'Phantom Menace' when it came out, I thought what an intriguing premise," Headland said. "I wonder what happened? I wonder how the cracks in the system led to where they were in the beginning of that film.""It's a position. It's a description of a person. I hope as people are watching it, they're questioning it as the narrative goes forward," Headland said.

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