TV Discussion: Star Wars new series Acolyte on Disney +
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It’s looking like a season 2 is coming and that this series is leading into Palpatine’s origin…..not “The EU Books” origin.
The Acolyte's Darth Plagueis Cameo Fully Explained By Showrunner At Last
Darth Plagueis appeared in a surprising cameo in The Acolyte season 1 finale, raising questions about his connection to Qimir. Leslye Headland has confirmed that Qimir is Plagueis' apprentice, seemingly removing the possibility of Qimir being a Sith pretender. Qimir being confirmed as Plagueis' apprentice cements his doomed fate, as Plagueis eventually takes Palpatine as his apprentice.
By Lewis Glazebrook
July 26, 2024
screenrant.com
The Acolyte's Darth Plagueis Cameo Fully Explained By Showrunner At Last
Darth Plagueis appeared in a surprising cameo in The Acolyte season 1 finale, raising questions about his connection to Qimir. Leslye Headland has confirmed that Qimir is Plagueis' apprentice, seemingly removing the possibility of Qimir being a Sith pretender. Qimir being confirmed as Plagueis' apprentice cements his doomed fate, as Plagueis eventually takes Palpatine as his apprentice.
By Lewis Glazebrook
July 26, 2024
The Acolyte's Darth Plagueis Cameo Fully Explained By Showrunner At Last
Plagueis’ connections are revealed…
screenrant.com
Star Wars officially confirms two new prequels set before Phantom Menace
Love it or hate it, The Acolyte has revived Star Wars for many. Although some would argue the Disney series has ruined Anakin’s origin story, they can’t deny that it’s brought Star Wars back to the forefront of our minds. With this return to popularity, The Acolyte universe is expanding, and with it comes two new stories.
Emma Flint
July 26, 2024
www.gamingbible.com
Love it or hate it, The Acolyte has revived Star Wars for many. Although some would argue the Disney series has ruined Anakin’s origin story, they can’t deny that it’s brought Star Wars back to the forefront of our minds. With this return to popularity, The Acolyte universe is expanding, and with it comes two new stories.
Emma Flint
July 26, 2024
Star Wars officially confirms two new prequels set before Phantom Menace
Star Wars fans have two new prequels to look forward to, both of which are set before the events of The Phantom Menace.
Acolyte is a big steaming pile of shit......i still want a season 2. there are so many loose ends just from the last episode. They just need to hire better writers.
Bout 3 episodes in on Acolyte...never saw Ahsoka...Acolyte vs Ahsoka...which is worse?
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
By Nellie Andreeva
August 19, 2024
deadline.com
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline.
Word of the decision comes more than a month after the eight-episode first season of the series from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Leslye Headland wrapped its run on Disney+.
The news is not entirely surprising. The Acolyte did OK with critics, with 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, but divided Star Wars fans, which was reflected in its overall viewership.
Driven by interest into the venerable franchise, The Acolyte got off to a strong start when it launched June 4 with two episodes, generating 4.8M views in its first day on the streamer to rank as the biggest series premiere on Disney+ this year. The tally rose to 11.1 million views globally after five days of streaming. Corroborating Disney’s data, the series made its debut on Nielsen’s Top 10 originals chart in its premiere week at No. 7 (488 million minutes viewed), climbing to No. 6 the following week.
But The Acolyte could not sustain the momentum, dropping out of the Top 10 in Week 3 and staying off before returning at No. 10 after the release of the finale (335M minutes, believed to be the lowest for a Star Wars series finale).
Like fellow global streamers Netflix and Prime Video, Disney+ has a high viewership threshold for renewing high-end, big-budget series that cost well above $100M per season to make.
In interviews, Headland has revealed that she has pitched her ideas for a second season and has shared her hopes for a renewal.
Lucasfilm’s first — and most successful to date — Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, is carrying on, crossing over to features with the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu. Ahsoka, the company’s series that proceeded The Acolyte, has been renewed for a second season.
The Acolyte was a mystery-thriller that took viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
In addition to Stenberg, the cast included Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Amandla Stenberg in 'The Acolyte'
By Nellie Andreeva
August 19, 2024
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with LucasFilm opting not to proceed with Season 2 of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg.
deadline.com
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline.
Word of the decision comes more than a month after the eight-episode first season of the series from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Leslye Headland wrapped its run on Disney+.
The news is not entirely surprising. The Acolyte did OK with critics, with 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, but divided Star Wars fans, which was reflected in its overall viewership.
Driven by interest into the venerable franchise, The Acolyte got off to a strong start when it launched June 4 with two episodes, generating 4.8M views in its first day on the streamer to rank as the biggest series premiere on Disney+ this year. The tally rose to 11.1 million views globally after five days of streaming. Corroborating Disney’s data, the series made its debut on Nielsen’s Top 10 originals chart in its premiere week at No. 7 (488 million minutes viewed), climbing to No. 6 the following week.
But The Acolyte could not sustain the momentum, dropping out of the Top 10 in Week 3 and staying off before returning at No. 10 after the release of the finale (335M minutes, believed to be the lowest for a Star Wars series finale).
Like fellow global streamers Netflix and Prime Video, Disney+ has a high viewership threshold for renewing high-end, big-budget series that cost well above $100M per season to make.
In interviews, Headland has revealed that she has pitched her ideas for a second season and has shared her hopes for a renewal.
Lucasfilm’s first — and most successful to date — Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, is carrying on, crossing over to features with the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu. Ahsoka, the company’s series that proceeded The Acolyte, has been renewed for a second season.
The Acolyte was a mystery-thriller that took viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
In addition to Stenberg, the cast included Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Amandla Stenberg in 'The Acolyte'
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
By Nellie Andreeva
August 19, 2024
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with LucasFilm opting not to proceed with Season 2 of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg.
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline.
Word of the decision comes more than a month after the eight-episode first season of the series from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Leslye Headland wrapped its run on Disney+.
The news is not entirely surprising. The Acolyte did OK with critics, with 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, but divided Star Wars fans, which was reflected in its overall viewership.
Driven by interest into the venerable franchise, The Acolyte got off to a strong start when it launched June 4 with two episodes, generating 4.8M views in its first day on the streamer to rank as the biggest series premiere on Disney+ this year. The tally rose to 11.1 million views globally after five days of streaming. Corroborating Disney’s data, the series made its debut on Nielsen’s Top 10 originals chart in its premiere week at No. 7 (488 million minutes viewed), climbing to No. 6 the following week.
But The Acolyte could not sustain the momentum, dropping out of the Top 10 in Week 3 and staying off before returning at No. 10 after the release of the finale (335M minutes, believed to be the lowest for a Star Wars series finale).
Like fellow global streamers Netflix and Prime Video, Disney+ has a high viewership threshold for renewing high-end, big-budget series that cost well above $100M per season to make.
In interviews, Headland has revealed that she has pitched her ideas for a second season and has shared her hopes for a renewal.
Lucasfilm’s first — and most successful to date — Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, is carrying on, crossing over to features with the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu. Ahsoka, the company’s series that proceeded The Acolyte, has been renewed for a second season.
The Acolyte was a mystery-thriller that took viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
In addition to Stenberg, the cast included Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Amandla Stenberg in 'The Acolyte'
I'm sure your dumb ass is crying in the car.Remember when George Lucas had a show cancelled after one season? Me neither you big dummy.
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
She'll probably do a new song & video blaming the "haters",etc 
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
By Nellie Andreeva
August 19, 2024
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with LucasFilm opting not to proceed with Season 2 of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg.
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline.
Word of the decision comes more than a month after the eight-episode first season of the series from creator, director, executive producer and showrunner Leslye Headland wrapped its run on Disney+.
The news is not entirely surprising. The Acolyte did OK with critics, with 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, but divided Star Wars fans, which was reflected in its overall viewership.
Driven by interest into the venerable franchise, The Acolyte got off to a strong start when it launched June 4 with two episodes, generating 4.8M views in its first day on the streamer to rank as the biggest series premiere on Disney+ this year. The tally rose to 11.1 million views globally after five days of streaming. Corroborating Disney’s data, the series made its debut on Nielsen’s Top 10 originals chart in its premiere week at No. 7 (488 million minutes viewed), climbing to No. 6 the following week.
But The Acolyte could not sustain the momentum, dropping out of the Top 10 in Week 3 and staying off before returning at No. 10 after the release of the finale (335M minutes, believed to be the lowest for a Star Wars series finale).
Like fellow global streamers Netflix and Prime Video, Disney+ has a high viewership threshold for renewing high-end, big-budget series that cost well above $100M per season to make.
In interviews, Headland has revealed that she has pitched her ideas for a second season and has shared her hopes for a renewal.
Lucasfilm’s first — and most successful to date — Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, is carrying on, crossing over to features with the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu. Ahsoka, the company’s series that proceeded The Acolyte, has been renewed for a second season.
The Acolyte was a mystery-thriller that took viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era. A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.
In addition to Stenberg, the cast included Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Amandla Stenberg in 'The Acolyte'
Was this SUPPOSED to definitely get a second season?
Unknown.
But the characters and plot have been introduced, so it’s possible the main plot of this series may be continued as a sub-plot in a future series.
Disney isn’t just gonna write off the characters and plot just cuz a 2nd season has been cancelled.
^^^^^
Agreed.
Sidebar... Andor season 2 first episode better break streaming records or imma swing the dark saber all up in here.
Intergalactic pause
I think they said the story will continue in comics/novel form
Which to me is smart
Old geeks have a very narrow view of these things
The junior novels comics merchandise toys etc etc SELL and is lucrative as hell.
Disney catering to another generation excuse me generations of consumers with this stuff
I know cause I have to buy it for all the kids around me.
Just cause "we" don't like it doesn't mean we were even the intended audience
So are people in here happy that Acolyte was canned?
I maintain that the biggest problem that show had was editing. They spend 5 episodes building an unnecessary mystery. By the time they got to the reveals in later episodes, people had stop caring and/or watching.
Whatever live action SW. I've been slowly rewatching Clone Wars and I've been having infinity more fun than watching ant of these live action shows.
I maintain that the biggest problem that show had was editing. They spend 5 episodes building an unnecessary mystery. By the time they got to the reveals in later episodes, people had stop caring and/or watching.
Whatever live action SW. I've been slowly rewatching Clone Wars and I've been having infinity more fun than watching ant of these live action shows.
That online guy nicknamed Star Wars Theory..he probably somewhere now like 
Meanwhile there still fingers being pointed at all the haters/incels/bigots etc
Meanwhile there still fingers being pointed at all the haters/incels/bigots etc
Ha! Thats what you think fuckers! Good riddanceIt’s looking like a season 2 is coming and that this series is leading into Palpatine’s origin…..not “The EU Books” origin.
The Acolyte's Darth Plagueis Cameo Fully Explained By Showrunner At Last
Darth Plagueis appeared in a surprising cameo in The Acolyte season 1 finale, raising questions about his connection to Qimir. Leslye Headland has confirmed that Qimir is Plagueis' apprentice, seemingly removing the possibility of Qimir being a Sith pretender. Qimir being confirmed as Plagueis' apprentice cements his doomed fate, as Plagueis eventually takes Palpatine as his apprentice.
By Lewis Glazebrook
July 26, 2024
The Acolyte's Darth Plagueis Cameo Fully Explained By Showrunner At Last
Plagueis’ connections are revealed…
That's not saying much especially about ahsoka
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
Another outlet pretending people didn't watch because of racism and sexism when it's just ass. Lmao these people can never accept when something sucks, they do Disney's dirty work for them lol the prequels made a shit ton of cash and still have fans, hell even the sequels where better received them this shit show. No excuse, barbie made a trillion dollars.
New Details Emerge About Why ‘The Acolyte’ Was Cancelled
Paul Tassi
Senior Contributor
August 27, 2024
www.forbes.com
Disney may not be publicly commenting on why The Acolyte was cancelled, but we have internal information all the same, it seems. All this Acolyte info is coming from insider Jeff Sneider, who previously had a bit about how Keanu Reeves at one point almost played Sol, something that doesn’t really fit with Leslye Headland saying she wanted Lee Jung-jae from the start.
Now, we have further information on the cancellation of the show from him, though I’m not entirely sure a lot of this couldn’t be deduced from existing information. The highlights are:
It was cancelled due to low viewership – This is likely to push back against the idea that this was done to placate “toxic fans” who review bombed the show and made an industry out of videos complaining about it.
Viewership dove after episode two – I can also fully believe this as this is what a lot of third party data suggested, and also the first few episodes of The Acolyte were...not very good. Yes, yes plenty will say the whole show is bad, but as someone who really did like it by the end the key phrase there is…by the end. If viewers quit early they never made it to the all-timer episode 5 Night with its wild lightsaber fight and shocking deaths. I think that would have won people over but most left after two episodes, if they showed up at all
It cost $630,000 for every minute of screen time – Given that The Acolyte was estimated to have a $180 million budget before this, and eight episodes are about 40 minutes long on average, that would actually push it closer to $200 million. Maybe deduct a bit if some of those minutes are opening or closing credits, but yeah, probably right around that $180 million.
There are not plans to remove the show from Disney Plus – Fans were starting to freak out that The Acolyte was not only cancelled, but Disney might “Willow” the show, remove it from the service altogether. This is reportedly not happening. This would not have been a “tax write-off” like we’ve seen from Max with things like the Batgirl movie. But because the show was already released one main reason would be to avoid paying residuals on it indefinitely. But there are “no plans” to do that, so trust that as much as you will.
I am really not shocked at anything here. I have said that while extremely irritating, the Acolyte-haters club did not get the show cancelled, and it was always cost vs. viewership. But with that high a cost and a concept that was never going to drive anything like the viewership it needed, all of this is squarely on Disney. And while I’ve said it’s not impossible Disney changes its mind, I think this info is leaking to show why they’re not going to.
Above all else this was the reason it died, and it is unclear how the show, wholly disconnected from the Skywalkers and that entire era, was supposed to hit viewership metrics to justify a budget like that. Andor reportedly cost $250 million and was also not well-watched, but it had a second season because that was negotiated up front. No such luck for The Acolyte, but this is very much a Disney spending problem, not a show problem, as we’ve seen this time and time again with their movie and film projects. This is a studio reportedly paying Robert Downey Jr. alone $100 million to wear a mask as Doctor Doom, after all.
Paul Tassi
Senior Contributor
August 27, 2024
New Details Emerge About Why ‘The Acolyte’ Was Cancelled
Disney may not be publicly commenting on why The Acolyte was cancelled, but we have internal information all the same, it seems.
www.forbes.com
Disney may not be publicly commenting on why The Acolyte was cancelled, but we have internal information all the same, it seems. All this Acolyte info is coming from insider Jeff Sneider, who previously had a bit about how Keanu Reeves at one point almost played Sol, something that doesn’t really fit with Leslye Headland saying she wanted Lee Jung-jae from the start.
Now, we have further information on the cancellation of the show from him, though I’m not entirely sure a lot of this couldn’t be deduced from existing information. The highlights are:
It was cancelled due to low viewership – This is likely to push back against the idea that this was done to placate “toxic fans” who review bombed the show and made an industry out of videos complaining about it.
Viewership dove after episode two – I can also fully believe this as this is what a lot of third party data suggested, and also the first few episodes of The Acolyte were...not very good. Yes, yes plenty will say the whole show is bad, but as someone who really did like it by the end the key phrase there is…by the end. If viewers quit early they never made it to the all-timer episode 5 Night with its wild lightsaber fight and shocking deaths. I think that would have won people over but most left after two episodes, if they showed up at all
It cost $630,000 for every minute of screen time – Given that The Acolyte was estimated to have a $180 million budget before this, and eight episodes are about 40 minutes long on average, that would actually push it closer to $200 million. Maybe deduct a bit if some of those minutes are opening or closing credits, but yeah, probably right around that $180 million.
There are not plans to remove the show from Disney Plus – Fans were starting to freak out that The Acolyte was not only cancelled, but Disney might “Willow” the show, remove it from the service altogether. This is reportedly not happening. This would not have been a “tax write-off” like we’ve seen from Max with things like the Batgirl movie. But because the show was already released one main reason would be to avoid paying residuals on it indefinitely. But there are “no plans” to do that, so trust that as much as you will.
I am really not shocked at anything here. I have said that while extremely irritating, the Acolyte-haters club did not get the show cancelled, and it was always cost vs. viewership. But with that high a cost and a concept that was never going to drive anything like the viewership it needed, all of this is squarely on Disney. And while I’ve said it’s not impossible Disney changes its mind, I think this info is leaking to show why they’re not going to.
Above all else this was the reason it died, and it is unclear how the show, wholly disconnected from the Skywalkers and that entire era, was supposed to hit viewership metrics to justify a budget like that. Andor reportedly cost $250 million and was also not well-watched, but it had a second season because that was negotiated up front. No such luck for The Acolyte, but this is very much a Disney spending problem, not a show problem, as we’ve seen this time and time again with their movie and film projects. This is a studio reportedly paying Robert Downey Jr. alone $100 million to wear a mask as Doctor Doom, after all.