Disney+ fans have been left devastated after a blockbuster series was brutally axed and have complained ‘it had so much potential!’
The show, which had a reported budget of $180million and a star-studded cast, has been cancelled just months after it first premiered.
And while no official reason has been given as to why the show will not be renewed for another season, its viewing figures fell dramatically after the release of the third episode.
But despite mixed reviews for Star Wars series The Acolyte, fans have taken to X to express their disappointment.
One wrote: ‘Cancelling The Acolyte is one of the worst decisions ever. It was a series that was finally pushing Star Wars into new fresh directions and was set up for an even better second season.’
Disney+ fans are devastated as a blockbuster series has been brutally axed and have complained ‘it had so much potential!’
Lucasfilm has decided to pull the plug on its pricey prequel series The Acolyte a little more than a month after the first season finale aired on Disney+
But despite mixed reviews for The Acolyte, fans have taken to X to express their disappointment, asking for more episodes after saying it had so much potential
Another said: ‘Acolyte being canceled sucks’
Another questioned why it had been cut short: ‘I thought The Acolyte was great and it’s been cancelled after just 1 season?’
And fans clamoured for more episodes of the sci-fi thriller with one upset fan commenting: ‘The Acolyte getting cancelled is such a bummer. I wanted more.’
But not everyone was as disapointed and some fans blamed the weekly release of episodes and poor viewing figures for the decision to axe the show.
One wrote: ‘Not a shock here… they did this to themselves. The weekly release schedule absolutely killed them.
‘It gave everyone and their mother a chance to s**t on each episode individually. Also, the story as a whole was meh at best.’
Lucasfilm has decided to pull the plug on its pricey prequel series The Acolyte a little more than a month after the first season finale aired on Disney+.
Sources told Deadline on Monday there would be no second season of the mystery-thriller show – set a century before George Lucas’ prequel films – which depicted how the Sith infiltrated the Jedi during final days of the High Republic era.
Sources told Deadline on Monday there would be no second season of the mystery-thriller show – set a century before George Lucas’ prequel films
Two-time Emmy nominee Leslye Headland (R) made history as the first out queer person to create a Star Wars property with The Acolyte
Two-time Emmy nominee Leslye Headland made history as the first out queer person to create a Star Wars show with The Acolyte, which she told the New York Times in May cost ‘roughly $180M’ or an eye-popping $22.5M per episode.
In the mystery thriller, Amandla Stenberg played twin sisters Mae-ho ‘Mae’ Aniseya and Verosha ‘Osha’ Aniseya – the latter of which becomes a Padawan who reunites with her Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) to investigate a series of crimes.
The Acolyte also featured Carrie-Anne Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen, Harry Trevaldwyn, and David Harewood.
The lightsaber-filled show received a ‘certified fresh’ 78% critic approval rating (out of 246 reviews), but a dismal 18% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Acolyte had a strong start launching the first two episodes on June 4, which generated 11.1M views globally in the first five days but views dropped significantly despite a cameo from Jedi Master Yoda.
In it, Amandla Stenberg (L) pulled double duty as twin sisters Mae-ho ‘Mae’ Aniseya and Verosha ‘Osha’ Aniseya – the latter of which becomes a Padawan who reunites with her Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) to investigate a series of crimes
The lightsaber-filled show received a ‘certified fresh’ 78% critic approval rating (out of 246 reviews), but a dismal 18% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes
The Acolyte had a strong start launching the first two episodes on June 4, which generated 11.1M views globally in the first five days but it did not sustain through the July 16