The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland has denied episode 6's unknown oceanic planet is Ahch-To (from The Last Jedi). That said, it might have deeper Star Wars Legends ties. Spoilers ahead for The Acolyte up to this week's sixth episode.
After a killer fifth episode, people are feeling better overall about The Acolyte, Disney and Lucasfilm's latest live-action Star Wars series, yet it remains to be seen whether it'll maintain the momentum and stick the landing. For now, episode 6 was the steamiest that Star Wars has been in quite a while (the Reylos are celebrating) and also teased a troubled past for Manny Jacinto's Qimir aka the Stranger , the Sith (or Sith-like, we don't know for sure) baddie that everyone and their mothers are thirsting over. One of the biggest observations made by diehard Star Wars fans was that the 'unknown planet' (as presented by the show itself) where Qimir's base of operations is located looked a lot like the sequel trilogy's Ahch-To, where Luke Skywalker planned to live the rest of his days in solitude.
Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi was the movie that better fleshed out the planet (or at least Luke's island) and its ecosystem, and this week's episode of The Acolyte had more than a few winks to it. Showrunner, creator, co-writer, and director Leslye Headland, however, has shot down those theories during a chat with Collider : "It's not Ahch-To. I know it's similar, and it was intentionally supposed to be similar in terms of terrain and feeling isolat.
