[Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for “ The Acolyte .”] Despite him almost certainly not being part of a possible Season 2 anyway, Lee Jung-jae is still “surprised” that Disney+ pulled the plug on fan favorite “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte.” The show’s cancellation after one season came to light August 19.
The series, set 100 years before the events of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” was created by Leslye Headland and starred Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Lee and charted the resurgence of the Sith. Lee told Variety that he was “quite surprised” that Disney+ was not moving forward with a Season 2, even though he noted that he would most likely not be cast in a follow-up installment due to his character’s death. That said, Moss’ role continued past her onscreen demise, given the show’s uniquely chronologically scrambled structure.
“To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well,” Lee, who played Master Sol, said. “As you know, my character had died already in the first season. So I wouldn’t have appeared in the second season if there was one anyway.
But personally speaking, I really loved Leslye’s writing. I thought that she was a great writer and director who was very talented in the storytelling, as well as creating characters and creating meaningful structures within the story. So I was actually personally really looking forward to watching a Season 2 with her at the helm.
” Lee .