Summary
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The Acolyte c
reator Leslye Headland shuts down fan theory about Qimir’s master, and teases more of Mother Koril’s story if the series returns for season two. - Speculation still swirls around ties between
The Acolyte
and other
Star Wars
lore, with fans guessing Qimir’s Sith status and Mother Koril’s fate. - Despite review bombing attempts,
The Acolyte
has garnered strong viewership, but its future remains uncertain amid Disney’s shifting priorities.
The Acolyte‘s showrunner Leslye Headland has shot down one fan theory about the series. Since The Acolyte premiered on June 4, 2024, it has become one of the most discussed television series for positive and negative fan reactions. The series’ mystery has led to a large amount of speculation regarding it, with fan theories popping up each week only to be answered or redefined with each new episode. From ties to Knights of the Old Republic to maybe including Disney’s failed Star Wars hotel, The Acolyte has generated a lot of fun fan theories that have engaged viewership week after week.
Ahead of the upcoming season, potentially the series finale, creator Leslye Headland has put the nail in the coffin on one particular fan theory regarding the villain, Qimir (Manny Jacinto). Headland told Nerdist that Mae and Osha’s mother, Mother Koril (Margarita Levieva), is not Qimir’s master on the dark side of the Force. She did say, however, that if The Acolyte returns for season two, they will explore more of Mother Koril’s story, seemingly confirming she did not die in The Acolyte’s seventh episode, “Choice.” Headland said:
“Oh, I can answer that. They do not know each other. But what I will say, as a tease, if we are able to explore this story more, her species will tell you a little bit about where she ends up.”
Star Wars series that take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.
Main Genre Sci-Fi
Cast Amandla Stenberg , Lee Jung-jae , Joonas Suotamo , Charlie Barnett , Dafne Keen , Leah Brady , Manny Jacinto , Rebecca Henderson , Carrie-Anne Moss , Jodie Turner-Smith , Dean-Charles Chapman , Lauren Brady , Anthony J. Abraham , Thara Shöön , Danielle Xin Yao Waterman , Sienna Khiroya , Jeramiah Evans , Dan Milne , Thomas Coombes , Archie Singh Swali , Nick Court , Ed Kear , Jumayn Hunter , Scroobius Pip , Abigail Thorn , Margarita Levieva , Amy Tsang , Saskia Allen , Deborah Rosan , Tabitha Alege , Paul Bullion , Indra Ové , Derek Arnold , Lewis Young
Seasons 1
Studio Disney+, Lucasfilm
Franchise Star Wars
Number of Episodes 8
Streaming Service(s) Disney+
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The Acolyte Might Tie Closely to the Rest of Star Wars
While that theory surrounding The Acolyte was shut down, plenty still persist. Due to both Episode 6 and Episode 7 of The Acolyte featuring a bit of Kylo Ren’s theme music, many have speculated that Qimir might have ties to the Knights of Ren and is not actually a Sith Lord, meaning that Ki-Adi-Mundi’s belief that the Sith have been extinct for over a millennium would still remain true. If Qimir is a Sith, there is also the fan theory that he is not a Sith master but a Sith apprentice. He was training Mae to become his apprentice and take down his master, possibly either Darth Tenebrous or Darth Plagueis, setting the stage for Palpatine to become a Sith apprentice and leading to the events of the Skywalker Saga.
As for Mother Koril’s fate, it seems clear by Headland’s statement that she did not die and is still active in the galaxy. Her species is an Iridonian Zabrak, as opposed to one from the planet Dathomir, like Darth Maul or the Nightsisters. The Acolyte established the Nightsisters of Dathomir, who the Jedi know as a separate Force coven from the one that Mother Koril and Mother Aniseya were heads of. Yet given Headland’s statement, it is entirely possible Mother Koril will seek out the Nightsisters on Dathomir, a group that has been explored in depth through Star Wars series like Clone Wars, Tales of the Empire, and Ahsoka.
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The Acolyte’s latest episode confirms what fans have guessed for a while, causing many to take to social media to express their love of the Dark Side.
Currently, The Acolyte has not been renewed for a second season. Despite attempts by a certain subset of the audience to review bomb the series, sometimes before an episode airs, the series has done well for Disney+ as it has gained high viewership numbers. The High Republic era of Star Wars still has plenty of stories to tell, but with Disney shifting priority to big-budget live-action feature films, it is unclear if the company has a place for another expensive Disney+ series as they already have commitments to second seasons of Ahsoka and Andor, along with Jude Law-starring Skeleton Crew. With one episode left, there certainly will be plenty of questions answered, but as is tradition with this franchise, possibly more teases for the future.
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