'Star Wars: The Acolyte' has been canceled
The Acolyte, a Star Wars prequel series on Disney Plus, has been canceled after one season due to low viewership, fan criticism, and high production costs as part of Disney's cost-cutting strategy.
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The Acolyte, a Star Wars prequel series on Disney Plus, has been canceled after its first season. Despite introducing intriguing characters and expanding the Star Wars lore, the show struggled with viewership and faced backlash from fans regarding its cast and premise. The cancellation follows a broader strategy by Disney CEO Bob Iger to reduce spending on high-budget projects in an effort to improve the company's financial health. The decision comes shortly after the season one finale, which appeared to set the stage for future episodes. The high production costs of The Acolyte likely contributed to its early termination, as Disney aims to streamline its content offerings.
- The Acolyte has been canceled after one season on Disney Plus.
- The series faced criticism from fans and low viewership numbers.
- Disney's decision aligns with a strategy to cut costs on big-budget projects.
- The cancellation follows a season finale that hinted at future storylines.
- The high production costs were a significant factor in the show's cancellation.
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3 commentsIt comes out. After watching the first 10 minutes I realised its just a remake of new hope. I guess shuffling characters and renaming planets would fool us. Oh, but don't worry... the starkiller is LIKE the deathstar, but bigger!
Other than Force Awakens and Rogue One, I have not seen any other Star Wars from Disney. If I did I honestly cannot remember it! I only watched Rogue One because a friend came round with it one day. It was "ok" but certainly not deserving of any praise. When I hear people say Rogue One is the best Disney Star Wars... it really does not say much about the others.
As for the TV Series, I have no interest in them, either. While I hear Mandalorian is good, I just dont want Disney to claim my view count.
As for the Acolyte, the clips I saw on youtube look really poor.
For context, I am very fortunate to grow up with the original trilogy.
As for the prequel trilogy, I have a love/hate relationship with it.
As for the sequel trilogy, or anything that came out of Disney, is non canon in my eyes.
That’s debatable if the “compelling” characters couldn’t even last more than a single season.
I think it helps that I have zero experience with any of the formerly-canon High Republic stuff. I have no expectations to undercut.
I liked the characters, the writing, and the performances. It had some of the best combat that I've seen in Star Wars -- in the sense that it had fewer jump cuts and more letting the actors do the work. I especially enjoyed Manny Jacinto in the role of Darth Whatever; it was such an idiosyncratic choice.
I have some quibbles with the plotting -- they were trying to hide a secret that didn't merit being hidden, and the overall arc was pretty predictable. But that's something I'm used to ignoring.
I guess it must have been expensive to produce, and it looked it. I don't really get the economics of any of those shows, since the entire thing is on an all-you-can-eat pricing.
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