The upcoming Star Wars series, The Acolyte, might be inadvertently sabotaging itself ahead of its premiere! While providing exclusive glimpses of the show's epic scenes, the latest trailer footage unintentionally revealed one of its major twists.

Premiering this June, The Acolyte is Lucasfilm's newest live-action series on Disney Plus, and its producers claim no prior franchise knowledge is needed to enjoy the series. The show centers on a Jedi Master who reunites with his former apprentice while probing a string of crimes in the High Republic era. Earlier teasers have mostly hinted at the enigmatic antagonist, but the show’s newest trailer might have revealed the villain's identity prematurely.

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The most recent trailer drop of The Acolyte, available on both YouTube and X platforms, featured dubious subtitles that inadvertently exposed a significant plot twist. Fans were particularly buzzing over a sneaky reveal tucked in at the 0:20 timestamp where Amandla Stenberg, set to portray Mae, the ex-padawan of Lee Jung-jae's Master Sol, utters the line, "I didn't do it." However, this moment was accompanied by a quickly deleted subtitle labeling the speaker "Osha" instead of Mae, fueling speculation among the eager fan base. Despite the swift removal of the subtitled version from the Star Wars account, the speculation had already taken root, solidifying a popular belief in this Star Wars: The Acolyte theory.

Disney and Lucasfilm have been keeping a tight lid on details surrounding The Acolyte, sparking intense fan scrutiny. Amidst this fervent scrutiny and speculation, one intriguing theory emerged suggesting that Amandla Stenberg might portray dual roles, a theory fueled by her character's noticeable divergence in demeanor across various clips. While the notion of her embodying two distinct twin characters initially seemed far-fetched, the latest TV spot for The Acolyte appears to lend credence to this popular conjecture. Although officially confirmed as playing Mae, the subtitled scene referring to Stenberg's character as "Osha" ultimately bolstered support for the dual character theory. If this holds true, viewers can anticipate Stenberg's Osha being the Jedi-trained twin who now rejects her involvement in the crimes. On the other hand, Mae is probably the other twin who was trained by the Sith.

Adding more weight to the theory, The Acolyte's official poster features Stenberg's face twice, which is now believed to represent both Mae and Osha. The prospect of Amandla Stenberg portraying dual roles has Star Wars enthusiasts buzzing with anticipation for more plot twists, and luckily, the odds are promising. The Acolyte is set in the High Republic era, a time when the Sith are presumed vanquished, when they are actually in concealment, adhering to the Sith "Rule of Two." But even more intriguing is the possibility that The Acolyte could move further away from traditional Star Wars ideas and reintroduce the concept of the Force Dyad. This idea, one of the more debated elements in recent Star Wars lore, describes a rare connection that fuses two Force-sensitive individuals into a single, powerful entity. Palpatine mentioned that such a phenomenon hadn't occurred for generations: Could Amandla Stenberg’s character embody this extraordinary bond?

The first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte debut on June 4, exclusively on Disney Plus.

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