The Acolyte Showrunner Confirms Identity of Sith Master on Disney+ Series

Warning! The following contains spoilers for the final episode of Season 1 of disciple.

This reveal was not as impactful as Darth Vader's revelation that he was Luke Skywalker's father. However, most star Wars Fans already knew, or at least strongly suspected, that Darth Plagueis the Wise was the strange Sith Lord, but disciple Show Director Leslie's head Officially confirmed their relationship. While Kemer, aka The Stranger (Manny Jacinto), and Lord Plagueis never shared a scene together, fans were treated to a very quick shot of the Sith Lord lurking in the shadows during the Season 1 finale. Headland said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly:

Qimir is arguably the most interesting character to grace the eight-episode series on Disney+. The Stranger, obsessed with finding his own disciple, turns out to have strong connections to both the Sith and the Jedi. As mentioned, fans see Plagueis playing hide-and-seek in his brief appearance, but Qimir is also revealed to be connected to Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson).

disciple

2/5

A Star Wars series that takes viewers into a galaxy of dark secrets and emerging dark forces in the final days of the High Republic.

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Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Joonas Suotamo, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen, Leah Brady, Manny Jacinto, Rebecca Henderson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dean-Charles Chapman, Lauren Brady, Anthony J. Abraham, Thara Shawn, Danielle Chen-Yao Waterman, Sienna Khiruya, Jeremiah Evans, Dan Milne, Thomas Coombs, Archie Singh Swale, Nick Court, Ed Kerr, Jumaine Hunter, Scrooby Pip, Abigail Thorne, Margarita Levieva, Amy Tsang, Saskia Allen, Deborah Rosen, Tabitha Alig, Paul Bullion, Indra Off, Derek Arnold, Louis Young

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1

The studio

Disney+, Lucasfilm

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star Wars

Number of episodes

8

Streaming Service

Disney+

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After Osha (Amandla Stenberg) forcefully kills Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae), Darth Vader-style, the Jedi arrive too late. Without her special cortose helmet that blocks all senses, Master Vernestra is able to “sense” the presence of her former student somewhere on the planet. The stranger quickly puts his mask back on to block Vernestra, but their former student/teacher relationship is revealed to the audience.

Leslye Headland Admits 'You Have to Take a Break'

disciple Series creator and producer Leslye Headland regrets not exploring Master Fernstra's backstory, but there was only a limited amount of story she could include in the first season of the series. star Wars The appearances of Master Yoda and Darth Plagueis were certainly interesting, but even if the powers that be greenlight a second season, Headland insists on taking a break first. The executive producer said during the same interview:

“You should take some rest, especially after something like this.
I don't even know how many years my mind has been going, Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars, seeker, seeker, seeker — just constantly solving problems, constantly thinking about them.
It's so weird to be in a place now where I don't need to do that.

I always say to beginning writers,
“The most important thing you can do is sit back and do nothing,
Because once you start making a story, you're going to get nervous.
“The story can't start that way.”

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The Acolyte Showrunner Shows a Strange Relationship Between Darth Plagueis and the Magician Twins in Star Wars

Disciple creator Leslye Headland speaks of the twins and compares Plagueis' power to create life to the “atomic bomb” in a Sith competition.

if disciple While the second season of the series may overcome its low ratings and a Rotten Tomatoes audience rating that still only registers 17%, the player dynamics will be very different if more of the stories surrounding the creation of the Headland are explored. Osha is now allied with the Stranger, while her twin sister Mae has had her memory erased – and is now in the hands of the Jedi.