How do you bomb with a franchise that is almost literally a licence to print money? A Disney subsidiary found a way.
Season of the The Acolyte is finished. There will not be a season two. Not even being set in the Star Wars univers was enough to save it from itself.
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+. — Deadline
Oh no. How sad for them. What could possibly have gone wrong?
Screenrant assures it it had nothing to do with the Go Woke Go Broke principle. They blamed a lame plot/storyline:
However, after the first few episodes of The Acolyte, it became difficult to identify who the true main character was. Following the premiere, the show began to focus in nearly equal measure on Master Sol, Qimir/the Stranger, and Vernestra Rwoh. While, yes, any show will include a host of characters, The Acolyte felt torn