It’s Star Wars Day, and we have a new trailer for The Acolyte to celebrate

It's Star Wars Day, and to mark the occasion, Disney+ has dropped a new trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte. As previously reported, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Galactic Republic and its Jedi masters symbolized the epitome of enlightenment and peace. Then came the inevitable downfall and outbreak of war as the Sith, who embraced the Dark Side of the Force, came to power. Star Wars: The Acolyte will explore those final days of the Republic as the seeds of its destruction were sown. The eight-episode series was created by Leslye Headland. It's set at the end of the High Republic Era, about a century before the events of The Phantom Menace. Apparently, Headland rather cheekily pitched The Acolyte as "Frozen meets Kill Bill." She drew on wuxia martial arts films for inspiration, much like George Lucas was originally inspired by Westerns and the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa. Per the official premise: The first trailer dropped in March, in which we saw young padawans in training, Indara battling a mysterious masked figure, somebody out there killing Jedi, and a growing sense of darkness. This latest trailer reinforces those themes. The assassin, Mae (Stenberg), once trained with Master Sol (Lee), and he thinks he should be the one to bring her in—although Master Vernestra correctly suspects Mae's killings are a small part of a larger plan, i.e, the eventual return of the Sith. Qimir doesn't seem to be a Jedi fan, claiming that their "peace is a lie." Meanwhile, Mae receives encouragement from Mother Aniseya and her coven of witches, who look like they are draining the life of a young Padawan at one point.  "Destiny is not decided for you by an anonymous force," Mother Aniseya tells Mae. "If you want to pull the thread and change everything, then pull it." The first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte debut on Disney+ on June 4, 2024.