Highlights

  • June 4 is a big day for Star Wars fans with the launch of the new TV series The Acolyte and the game Star Wars: Hunters.
  • The Acolyte explores the High Republic era and offers a new perspective on the Sith, blending sci-fi and mystery thriller genres.
  • Star Wars: Hunters is a free-to-play PvP multiplayer game with unique characters set after the fall of the Galactic Empire.

Thanks to the premiere of a new TV series and the launch of a new video game, June 4 is set to be a particularly big day for fans of the Star Wars franchise. While the franchise may not be quite as popular as it once was due to controversial creative decisions, Star Wars remains a massive media juggernaut. The wildly successful sci-fi franchise continues to release new content on a regular basis, with plenty of exciting projects to look forward to in the future.

It's been confirmed that Star Wars will be returning to the big screen for some future projects, including a film all about The Mandalorian and Grogu, as well as a movie about Rey, the hero of the divisive Star Wars sequel trilogy. Luckily, there are some exciting things for Star Wars fans to look forward to that will be available in the more immediate future as well.

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Tuesday, June 4 will see the release of The Acolyte on Disney+, as well as Star Wars: Hunters on iOS, Android, and the Nintendo Switch. Having two new Star Wars releases on the same day should ensure that June 4 is a big day for fans of the franchise.

Star Wars: The Acolyte Premieres on June 4

The Acolyte is the next live-action Star Wars TV series, following in the footsteps of shows like The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Andor. There is a great deal of hype surrounding The Acolyte for a couple of different reasons. For one, the show is set during the High Republic era, a time that hasn't really been explored all that much in live-action Star Wars media.

Secondly, the show is set to give Star Wars fans a new perspective on the Sith that should make them more fleshed out than the way they've been depicted so far. The Acolyte will further stand out thanks to it blending classic Star Wars sci-fi and fantasy action with the "mystery-thriller" genre, as according to the official synopsis, a "former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes."

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The Acolyte's first two episodes will premiere on the Disney+ streaming platform on Tuesday, June 4. Eight episodes of The Acolyte will air in total before the show wraps up its first season run on July 16.

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The Acolyte

Star Wars: Hunters Launches on June 4

The premiere of The Acolyte is reason enough for Star Wars fans to be excited about June 4, but there's another reason they will want to mark their calendars. June 4 is also the day that Star Wars: Hunters launches worldwide, with the free-to-play PvP multiplayer game set to release for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Drawing comparisons to hero shooter games, Star Wars: Hunters features a unique cast of characters for players to choose from in any given match.

Whereas The Acolyte is set at the end of the franchise's High Republic era, Star Wars: Hunters is set during a more familiar point in the timeline, right after the fall of the Galactic Empire in Return of the Jedi. The game has been developed by Zynga and NaturalMotion, and with Zynga's past success in the mobile space, it could very well turn out to be a big hit when it launches on June 4.