Amandla Stenberg in Star Wars' The Acolyte with Darth Maul and Obi-Won Kenobi in The Phantom Menace
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Leslye Headland, the showrunner for The Acolyte, recently explained that the new show will be a "fresh entry point" for new viewers to get engaged with the Star Wars franchise. Since it was announced, The Acolyte has promised to show a new side of Star Wars that had never been brought to live-action before.
A new era, though, comes with its own fresh challenges. A step away from the Skywalkers and Sith of it all poses an obvious roadblock. When pressed on the biggest limitations of placing The Acolyte in a new setting, Headland felt the lack of familiarity was an issue – but one she was willing to embrace.
It's clear from Headland's comments that a main goal of The Acolyte was to break into an entirely new part of the Star Wars timeline. While that new era precluded her from using Star Wars staples like stormtroopers, it also opened up quite a few exciting opportunities. One of those opportunities is the chance to draw in new viewers to the franchise by telling a story that doesn't rely on the Skywalker saga, or much of Star Wars' backstory at all.
Along with its new characters, The Acolyte will also present a new side of familiar groups, like the Jedi. The Jedi Order of the High Republic was very different from the Order featured in the prequel trilogy, and those differences will likely be explained in The Acolyte itself. Again, this means viewers don't need preexisting knowledge of the Jedi Order and what caused their downfall.
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