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Jun 4, 2024 · The production team of ‘The Acolyte’ ventured out of the studio and into the woods owned by the Englefield Estate on Englefield Road. The rural expanse of the estate is crowned by the Englefield House, a Grade II listed historic building home to the Benyon family for generations.
Jun 5, 2024 · Opened in 2021, Berkshire’s state-of-the-art Shinfield Studios was the home for The Acolyte’s interior sequences and the show’s principal filming location (under the working title ‘Paradox’).
The Acolyte, also known as Star Wars: The Acolyte, is an American science fiction television series created by Leslye Headland for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, set at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the Skywalker Saga, and follows a Jedi investigation into a series of crimes.
The Acolyte: Created by Leslye Headland. With Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen. An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past.
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- The Matrix's Carrie-Anne Moss is one of the new members to join the cast.
- The Acolyte: The Cast of the Disney+ Star Wars Prequel
By Adam Bankhurst
Posted: Nov 7, 2022 2:36 pm
Disney+ has not only announced that production on Star Wars: The Acolyte has begun, but it has also shared a cast list of the upcoming series, and it includes The Hate U Give's Amandla Stenberg, Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae, and The Matrix's Carrie-Anne Moss.
The news was shared on StarWars.com alongside a behind-the-scenes image of Stenberg, Jung-jae, and The Acolyte creator, showrunner, and executive producer Leslye Headland. Previously, Headland has worked on such series as Russian Doll, Heathers, and Terriers.
Production has begun on “The Acolyte,” an upcoming Original Star Wars series from Lucasfilm coming to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/g6apnGXSmr
— Star Wars | Andor & Tales of the Jedi On Disney+ (@starwars) November 7, 2022
The Acolyte has begun production in the U.K., and Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef will serve as executive producers. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are on the series as producers and Headland will be directing the series pilot.
For more on Star Wars, check out our latest review of Andor, what we thought of Tales of the Jedi, and all the other upcoming Star Wars projects.
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Sep 2, 2022 · The Acolyte Quickly Working to Start Production. Although there isn't a ton to look at in these set photos, Lucasfilm and Disney appear to be making a good amount of progress toward kicking off production for The Acolyte in the United Kingdom.
Nov 7, 2022 · The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Simon Emanuel, Jeff F. King, and Jason Micallef. Rayne Roberts and Damian Anderson are producing. Headland will also direct the series pilot. The Acolyte will stream exclusively on Disney+.
