Lucasfilm has cancelled its “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” with the studio opting not to proceed with a second season reports . The decision comes over a month after the eight-episode first season wrapped its run on the Disney+ service. The show hailed from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Lesley Headland.
The first series set in the times of the High Republic, the news isn’t a shock as the show only did softly positive critics reviews and was massively divisive amongst the fandom. Overall viewership also wasn’t great. It had a strong start, becoming the biggest series premiere on Disney+ this year and snagging 11.
1 million views globally after five days of streaming. But that momentum couldn’t be sustained – Though it hit #7 & #6 on the Nielsen streaming charts in its first two weeks, it fell out of the Top 10 until the finale when it limped to #10 and pulled in 335 minutes viewed – the lowest to date for a “Star Wars” series finale. Headland previously indicated she had pitched her ideas for a second season to the studio, looks like they won’t be happening.
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