THE ACOLYTE [Disney+]

The Acolyte , a new 8-episode series on Disney+, is set 100 years before Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999). The series opens with an intense fight between Jedi knight Indara played by Carrie-Anne Moss–you might remember her from The Matrix –and assassin Mae Aniseya played by Amandla Stenberg.



Why does Mae want to murder four Jedi knights? Who trained Mae? Can Jedi knight Sol played by Lee Jung-jae (you might know him from Squid Game) investigate the murders and discover the power behind the deadly plot? These and other questions will be answered in the next six weeks. Right now, two episodes are available on Disney+ and a new episode will be released each week. GRADE: Incomplete, but trending towards a C+