The new trailer for THE ACOLYTE offers the first look at a lightsaber whip

Lucasfilm has released a new trailer for The Acolyte It’s called “Plan” and features some new footage from the film, and one of the coolest things it shows is the first look at a lightsaber whip in action.

The lightsaber whip is wielded by the character Vernestra Rwoh, played by Rebecca Henderson in the series. This character was introduced in The High Republic novels when he was 15 years old.

In the series she is 116 years old and a full-fledged Jedi Master based in the Coruscant temple. She has a purple lightsaber, which she has converted so that her blade can also become a light whip.

The Acolyte is described as “a mystery thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of dark secrets and emerging dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.” The High Republic is set 100 years before the start of the Skywalker Saga.

Amanda Steinberg plays a former Padawan and a dangerous warrior who hunts and kills Jedi.

In the story, “An investigation into a shocking crime wave pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Stenberg). As new clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal that all is not what it seems….”

Showrunner Leslye Promontory he promises it The Acolyte it will be “full” of nods to practically every era Star Wars.

The series is also the protagonist Squid game‘S Lee Jung Jae as Jedi Master Sol, Manny Giacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Margherita Levieva, Joonas SuotamoAND Amy Tsang.

The Acolyte will have eight episodes total, with Headland, Garcia Lopez and Kogonada directing the series’ episodes. The premiere is scheduled for June 4, 2024 on Disney+.