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Is Star Wars' The Acolyte a force to be reckoned with?

2024/6/24
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The new Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte is a murder mystery. Someone is killing great Jedi masters, and while we learn the killer's identity early on, the *real *mystery driving the series is *why *they're doing it. It stars Amandla Stenberg as Force-sensitive twins Osha and Mae, and *Squid Game's *Lee Jung-jae as Osha's former Jedi master. By the time it's finished its eight-episode run, The Acolyte may shed new light on the nature of the Force, and the hidden history of the Jedi.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)