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At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi.
That story actually begins 100 yearsbeforethe prequel trilogy, when the Sith were thought to be all but extinct.
That eternal struggle is baked into the shows protagonist.
Headland explains toDen of Geekmagazine.
Are they good guys or bad guys?
Headland coyly describes the characters motivations as personal.
Headland describes the series as an expansion of Sith ideology.
It all goes back to unanswered questions fromThe Phantom Menace.
Yoda knows about the Rule of Two; he says theres always a master and an apprentice.
Lets be very clear: chatting with Headland aboutStar Warsisdelightful.
I really toyed with utilizing Darth Bane or mentioning Bane.
I thought, Well, Id love to do that.
Darth Traya really stuck out to me as an inspiration, Headland says.
One, I didnt want to mess with any canon, Headland says.
The other thing that I loved about this period was the lack of legacy characters.
[The High Republic] felt like a sandbox that I could easily jump into.
She gives you a sense of how the Jedi have really changed, Headland says.
Theyre still the guardians of peace in the galaxy, but theres stuff on the horizon.
The Sith inThe Acolyteare nowhere near the Senate floor yet, though.
It seemed interesting to me to explore that.
Is it Darth Plagueis the Wise, the master who taught Palpatine everything he knows?
Or someone we havent met before?
The Jedi are in trouble.
Star Wars: The Acolyte premieres on Disney+ on June 4.
