The Acolyte
Summary
The showrunner for the nextStar Warsshow , The Acolyte , has eviscerate inspiration from all corners of the galaxy far , far away , but she late revealed thatStar Wars : The Clone Warshad a big upshot on her novel show . As theupcomingStar Warsshowapproaches , more and moredetails aboutThe Acolytehave been publish . Some of those details include insight into where the show ’s story might go , and where showrunner Leslye Headland drew her intake from . Headland has unwrap thatStar WarsLegends will be crucial toThe Acolyte , but she ’s also take out on some polar moment fromThe Clone Warsas well .
In an interview withIGN , Headland observe how she drew intake from some of her favorite elements and episode ofThe Clone Wars .
" But also , The Clone Wars [ cheer The Acolyte ] , a fortune being pep up by Nightsisters . We do n’t have any Nightsisters in this show , but being inspired by them , being inspired by Asajj Ventress . My favorite episode is The Wrong Jedi . I definitely took some aspiration from that . "
Headland made specific quotation of boththe Nightsisters of Dathomir , a group of dark side Force users that Asajj Ventress belonged to , along with the episodeThe Wrong Jedi , which see to it Ahsoka leave the Jedi Order . Those stories are widely considered some of the best - and darkest - thatThe Clone Warshas to offer , and the fact that Headland considered them inspiration says quite a scrap aboutThe Acolyteand where the show could go . The signs of those stories ' impact onThe Acolyteare so plain that they have already been loosen before the show has even released .
Amandla Stenberg ’s masked scrapper Mae was featured prominently in the trailer for Star Wars : The Acolyte , and this is everything know about her .
The Acolyte Has Already Teased Its “Nightsisters” & “Wrong Jedi”
Trailers forThe Acolytehave conspicuously featured a character named Mother Aniseya , who is described as the drawing card of a coven of witches , according toThe Acolyte ’s stamp and character guide . Mother Aniseya ’s group already bears a striking resemblance to the Nightsisters , as both were made up of Force - wielding hag . It should be interesting to see just how deep those similarities run , as Mother Aniseya ’s grouping is still shrouded in mystery , yet the Nightsisters often became antagonist to the Jedi .
The first two episodes ofThe Acolytepremiere on Disney+ on June 4 .
As far asThe Wrong Jediis occupy , it seems clear that Mae , one of the most important lineament inThe Acolyte , will be most impacted by it . Mae has been describe as a former Jedi Padawan who has been " swept up into a forbidding mystery . “There are some clear parallels between Mae and Ahsoka , as it seems they have both left the Jedi Order and now blend the light and dark . The line about how Mae is necessitate inThe Acolyte ’s mystery story could even heighten those comparisons , as it could resemble the way Ahsoka was framed for an bit of act of terrorism inThe Clone Wars .
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Through Mother Aniseya and Mae , The Acolytehas a prospect to ramp up off some of the most interesting elements introduced inThe Clone Wars . The show has already steadfastly declared that one of its main goals will be critique the index systems of theStar Warsgalaxy , and both Aniseya and Mae are perfectly positioned to do just that . They ’re both foreigner who can make nonsubjective critique of the Jedi , which should lead to an interesting conversation about the office the Order has play in astronomic account . By guide onThe Clone Wars , The Acolytecould quickly become one of the most interestingStar Warsstories to date .
author : IGN
