STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE Episode Runtimes Revealed As TV Spot Reveals Scary New Look At Sith Villain

STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE Episode Runtimes Revealed As TV Spot Reveals Scary New Look At Sith Villain

With critics receiving four episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte this weekend, we have runtimes for the franchise's next Disney+ TV series. A new teaser, meanwhile, showcases that sinister Sith baddie...

By JoshWilding - Jun 01, 2024 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

With just a few days to go until Star Wars: The Acolyte premiere on Disney+, the latest TV spot for the show offers a terrifying new glimpse at its mysterious Sith villain. The more we see of that helmet, the closer it looks to what Kylo Ren donned in the sequel trilogy.

Darth Vader's grandson being inspired by a powerful Sith from the past wouldn't be a huge surprise and this mysterious character clearly plays a pivotal role in bringing the Sith back to prominence. 

Given The Acolyte's place in the Star Wars timeline, it still seems likely that Darth Plagueis or Darth Tenebrous is beneath the mask. However, Lucasfilm may be planning to make some significant changes to much of the lore established in Expanded Universe stories. 

Thanks to Bespin Bulletin, we also have intel on the runtimes for The Acolyte's first four episodes:

  • Episode 1: 41 minutes
  • Episode 2: 36 minutes
  • Episode 3: 42 minutes
  • Episode 4: 32 minutes

"If I want to tell my own story, what am I the most interested in? And it was the rise of the Sith," showrunner Leslye Headland recently explained. "How did the 'Rule of Two' continue for all of this time until Sidious and Maul reveal themselves in The Phantom Menace? So that just sparked, for me, the most interesting place for it [the show] to take place."

"I think The High Republic is just a place where the Jedi find themselves almost a little too safe," she added. "They're almost in this place where they can't imagine a threat coming at them. So I think what Mae starts with them is something that really ruffles their feathers. They definitely were not expecting someone to come at them straight-on."

You can watch that newly released TV spot for The Acolyte in the players below (via SFFGazette.com).

In The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems...

The series stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss.

The next Star Wars TV series comes from creator and showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), who also serves as executive producer alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef. Charmaine DeGraté and Kor Adana are the co-executive producers, and Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are producing.

The Acolyte will premiere on Disney+ on June 4. 

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/1/2024, 11:09 AM
I really hate short runtimes on big budget productions. Imagine if GOT was thirty and 40 minute episodes lol. I'm still going to watch this, but it'd be nice to see reviews either update with a full season, or to review the whole season at once... like why tf not? Well it's obvious lol
Itwasme
Itwasme - 6/1/2024, 11:31 AM
@bobevanz - personally I felt like X-Men 97 kinda showed even shorter run times than these can be better paced.
Vigor
Vigor - 6/1/2024, 12:00 PM
@Itwasme - I was going to make a similar comment justifying these runtime by citing xmen 97. I agree, It's all in how they pace it. And look at how much they packed into that season.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 6/1/2024, 11:18 AM
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JayTwelve
JayTwelve - 6/2/2024, 1:25 PM
@harryba11zack - I can smell you through the screen
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 6/2/2024, 2:56 PM
@JayTwelve -
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JayTwelve
JayTwelve - 6/2/2024, 3:03 PM
@harryba11zack - User Comment Image
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/1/2024, 11:40 AM
Wish the episodes were a bit longer selfishly but we’ll see…

As long as the runtimes are utilized well and they are able to properly tell the story they want to tell then it’s no issue (plus this is just the first four , maybe the remaining 4 are longer?).

Anyway i dig the promo , especially the voice who I assume is the helmeted Sith we have been seeing!!.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/1/2024, 11:43 AM
That's half an hour on average per episode without credits. That's not really long. At this point just make 4 one hour episodes, although I guess that doesn't keep viewers around long enough
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/1/2024, 11:47 AM
@bkmeijer1 - do we know these are with or without credits?

Maybe these are the runtimes of the episodes themselves?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/1/2024, 2:33 PM
@TheVisionary25 - as far as I know it was including credits with previous shows, so I'm kinda assuming here. Even then, it's not long
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/1/2024, 2:45 PM
@bkmeijer1 - 32-42 minutes is the average length of a show though
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/1/2024, 5:35 PM
@TheVisionary25 - for Star Wars and Disney+ in general it seems to be. Guess I'm used to TV's 52 minutes
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 6/1/2024, 11:53 AM
OT: Godzilla Minus One is now available and on Netflix
Vigor
Vigor - 6/1/2024, 12:00 PM
@Godzilla2000Zer - is the black and white version there ?
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/1/2024, 12:27 PM
@Vigor - think black white version is on iTunes got to be cheaper than having Netflix account
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 6/1/2024, 12:49 PM
@Vigor - Not yet supposed to be later this summer
Vigor
Vigor - 6/1/2024, 1:01 PM
@Godzilla2000Zer - thanks
Batmangina
Batmangina - 6/1/2024, 3:04 PM
@Godzilla2000Zer - You just saved this thread. Well played, sir.

PS: The Acolyte will eat Bantha Dicks by the yard.
JayTwelve
JayTwelve - 6/2/2024, 1:25 PM
@Batmangina - Troll, cry and miserably fail harder
Batmangina
Batmangina - 6/2/2024, 3:29 PM
@JayTwelve - Thank you, I will.

Girl brand Star Wars is a total abortion and loses millions by the minute and I'm here for it.

Black Lesbian Star Wars will fail and I love shitposting on here to simps like you that shoot blanks.
JayTwelve
JayTwelve - 6/2/2024, 4:08 PM
@Batmangina - There is no "girl brand Star Wars" you scary-dumb neckbeard sheep. There's a billion dollar making Rogue One movie with a female lead and an entire trilogy with a female lead that made billions upon billions/was massively beloved by the vast majority of people who have actually touched a human woman before.

But you enjoy yet another decade incoherently mashing your keyboard while screaming into the incel void with laughably coping, lying cringefest, troll garbage X- )
LeBronStan
LeBronStan - 6/1/2024, 11:54 AM
This has been my biggest gripe with Disney plus. These should be prestige television shows, instead of chopped up movies. 6-8 episodes at barely 40 minutes each is not it.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/2/2024, 10:13 PM
@LeBronStan - Yup! Doesn't help that the credits are like 5 minutes as well
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 6/1/2024, 12:50 PM
“Anakin blew up the Deathstar”
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🙄🤦‍♂️
Mrnorth1921
Mrnorth1921 - 6/1/2024, 12:58 PM
@AnthonyVonGeek - guy obviously misspoke. You don’t have to be a Star Wars fan to make a good show.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 6/1/2024, 10:38 PM
@Mrnorth1921 - doing it once is an understandable mistake but he did it twice in 2 different interviews. 🤷‍♂️
Mrnorth1921
Mrnorth1921 - 6/2/2024, 5:24 AM
@AnthonyVonGeek - again. You don’t have to be a fan of the series to make a good show.
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