The trailer opens with Lee Jung-jae as a Jedi master teaching a group of young people as danger lurks. Amandla Stenberg stars as an unnamed warrior out to take down Jedis, with her first attempt targeting Carrie-Anne Moss. A galaxy-wide search is launched to take down the killer.
Other cast members include Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett and Dean-Charles Chapman.
The premiere date for The Acolyte is Tuesday, June 4. The series starts with two episodes and the remaining episodes of the eight-part season will be released weekly until July 16. The date was revealed the day before yesterday on the verified Star Wars X account, which also announced more news for today.
Headland also serves as showrunner and produces alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King and Jason Micallef. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson produce. Headland also directs the first two episodes of the series.
You can watch the trailer for The Acolyte below.
