The team behind ‘The Acolyte’ reveals how they created the show’s gritty, fantastical sets

Crafting any story in a beloved universe like Star Wars is always a monumental task. Setting it a century before The Phantom Menace, the movie that started the beloved-by-some and hated-by-others prequel trilogy, is even more challenging. For The Acolyte, the latest Star Wars series, production designer Kevin Jenkins and costume designer Jennifer Bryan embraced the challenge, aiming to create a tangible world that felt ancient yet fresh. The series does a great job digging deep into...