When To Watch ‘The Acolyte’: Premiere Date, Episode Schedule, and More (2024)

A new threat is emerging in The Acolyte - the first-ever live-action Star Wars story to take place before the events of the Skywalker Saga. Set several decades before the events of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Acolyte takes place in the middle of the High Republic era. The time period is named due to it being a time of peace and prosperity for the Jedi Order, where their ancient rivals of the Sith are believed to be extinct.

Several Jedi will soon learn that is not the case. Throughout the galaxy, prominent Jedi Knights and Masters are being assassinated without any rhyme or reason. The main suspect is an alleged dark side acolyte and former padawan named Mae (Amandla Stenberg), and now her former master, Sol (Lee Jung-Jae), must find her before she can harm any other Jedi. The ambitious new Star Wars story is just around the corner, so to find out where and how you can see this dark chapter unfold, here is when you can watch The Acolyte.

The Acolyte

The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.

Release Date

June 4, 2024

Cast

Carrie-Anne Moss , Amandla Stenberg , Lee Jung-jae , Manny Jacinto , Dafne Keen , Jodie Turner-Smith , Rebecca Henderson , Charlie Barnett , Dean-Charles Chapman

Main Genre

Sci-Fi

Seasons

1

Franchise

Star Wars

What's the Episode Schedule for 'The Acolyte'?

Season 1 of The Acolyte is set to be eight episodes long, with a two-episode premiere airing on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, at 9:00 pm EST. Summaries and episode titles for The Acolyte are being kept under wraps, but you can still take a gander at the new Star Wars show's schedule:

Is 'The Acolyte' Premiering on TV?

Unfortunately for Star Wars fans with cable and live television subscriptions, The Acolyte will not be premiering on TV and will only be available on streaming.

Is 'The Acolyte' Streaming Online?

Like just about every Star Wars project released in the past decade, The Acolyte will be making its exclusive streaming home on Disney+. Disney+ is essentially the house that Star Wars built, as one of the service's first and most successful system sellers was the first live-action Star Wars show, The Mandalorian. The streaming giant is effectively your one-stop shop for all of your Star Wars content needs. It's Disney+, where you can find every Star Wars movie ever made, as well as other hit animated and live-action shows set in the Star Wars universe.

Watch on Disney+

Disney+ currently has two base subscription plans available - Disney+ Basic and Disney+ Premium. The two options have some noticeable differences, such as one plan having ads and the other not. For a complete breakdown of each plan, their features, and their subscription costs, refer to the following table below:

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Can You Watch 'The Acolyte' Without Disney+?

Disney and Lucasfilm have not currently announced any plans to release The Acolyte outside of Disney+, including a release on physical media via DVD or Blu-ray.

Watch the Trailer for 'The Acolyte'

The main trailer for The Acolyte showcases plenty of new planets, new Jedi, and new lightsaber battles. At the center of all of it is Mae, who has taken on a new identity as a masked assassin, seemingly targeting reputable Jedi like Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss). As soon as Master Sol realizes his former student is allegedly the one committing these crimes, he immediately decides that he must be the one to bring Mae in to face justice. However, what Master Sol and his Jedi peers don't realize is that something much darker lurks in the shadows and is quietly minding its time before making its presence known.

Other 'Star Wars' Shows You Can Watch Right Now

'The Mandalorian' (2019-)

The show that started Disney+'s current dynasty of Star Wars content, audiences everywhere immediately fell in love with the story of the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu. Taking place not long after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, The Mandalorian offers a glimpse at what the galaxy looks like after the fall of the Empire. The series primarily follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter as he becomes an unexpected father figure for an infant Jedi survivor. Season 4 of the beloved show is currently uncertain, but we will see Mando and Grogu make their big-screen debut in The Mandalorian and Grogu. The Mandalorian is available to stream on Disney+.

The Mandalorian

TV-14

The travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.

Release Date

November 12, 2019

Cast

Pedro Pascal , Carl Weathers , Giancarlo Esposito , Misty Rosas , Temuera Morrison , Omid Abtahi

Main Genre

Sci-Fi

Seasons

3

Watch on Disney+

'Andor' (2022-)

A prequel to the fan-favorite Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Andor is a profoundly unique entry into the Star Wars canon. As the title implies, Andor explores the origins of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and how he ultimately became a freedom fighter for the Rebel Alliance. However, Cassian is not the spotless hero the likes of which we see in the Skywalker Saga, as he's willing to skirt the line of what's right if it means defeating the empire. Andor is available to stream on Disney+.

Andor

Prequel series to Star Wars' 'Rogue One'. In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a Rebel hero.

Release Date

September 21, 2022

Creator

Tony Gilroy

Cast

Diego Luna , Stellan Skarsgård , Fiona Shaw , Genevieve O'Reilly

Main Genre

Sci-Fi

Seasons

2

Watch on Disney+

'Ahsoka' (2023-)

One of Star Wars' greatest animated icons got her chance to shine in live-action with Ahsoka. A former Jedi warrior, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), is on the hunt for the deadly Imperial leader, Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen), as well as her lost companion, Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi). Her journey takes her to a part of the Star Wars universe that has never been explored before, setting up plenty of exciting developments for the future of the franchise. Ahsoka is available to stream on Disney+.

Ahsoka

710

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

Release Date

August 1, 2023

Cast

Rosario Dawson , Hayden Christensen , Ray Stevenson , Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Main Genre

Sci-Fi

Seasons

1

Watch on Disney+