Star Wars: The Acolyte has been abruptly cancelled by Disney+ after just one season, leaving fans with the same complaint. Despite a star-studded cast including Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, and Jodie Turner-Smith, the series won't return for a second season. The first episodes landed in June and July this year, so the cancellation news comes hot on the heels of the first season's conclusion.
The High Republic era-based show, which also featured Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, and Carrie-Anne Moss, centred around a Jedi-led investigation into a string of crimes, before the events of the Skywalker Saga unfolded. Even with decent critical applause, the series divided audiences and saw a significant drop in viewership after an impressive start, debuting at number one on Disney+ with 4.8 million first-day views but later falling from the top ten by the third week.
Die-hard franchise enthusiasts are expressing their outrage online, especially since the first season concluded with unresolved storylines, prompting one vexed fan to vent: "Good thing there weren't a bunch of cliffhangers. Oh, wait." Another disgruntled fan said: "The show runner literally said she designed season 1 to stand alone and not need a season 2, just in case a season 2 doesn't happen.
Turns out that was a lie," reports the Express . Another complained: "So the entire show was pointless, as that story will never be wrapped up. Cool.
" "Man I am bummed out a.