Though The Acolyte is mostly set within the High Republic era, it’s featured ties to other pieces of the Star Wars mythos most notably, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Series creator Leslye Headland talked about how an episode of The Clone Wars inspired the narrative thrust of The Acolyte, as well as how she drew inspiration from the Nightsisters. In fact, this continues a trend of The Clone Wars having a major impact on Star Wars projects since Disney’s purchase of the franchise in 2012. But there’s another Clone Wars reference that fans might have missed.
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