New Star Wars Footage Confirms A Classic Lucas Villain Is Returning In The Phantom Menace Prequel Show

A new Korean teaser for The Acolyte confirms the return of a classic prequel trilogy race of villains created by George Lucas himself. The Acolyte has been marketed as the “prequel to the prequels,” set roughly a century before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

, and showing how the Sith successfully infiltrated the galaxy. As exciting as the first trailer for The Acolyte may have been, showrunner Leslye Headland has teased that the true plot is as shrouded in mystery as the Sith themselves.