Star Wars: Ranking The Future Lucasfilm Projects From Least To Most Promising

12. The Acolyte

The Acolyte may seem like an interesting Star Wars project on the surface, but on closer inspection there are a number of factors working against it.

For starters, the show will take place in the same timeline as the High Republic, the new publishing initiative that takes place 200 years before the prequel films and will be a mystery-thriller that focuses on the emergence of new dark side powers. This will already anger fans who loved the original Star Wars Expanded Universe comics and may even be the reason why they might not watch it.

Furthermore, events in the comics could put limitations on what the show could do with its story and plot while also running the risk of alienating viewers by referencing characters they may not be familiar with if they have not read the new comics, or by not meeting the expectations of those that they do know.