The Acolyte’s cancellation was addressed by Disney executives four months later

Disney executive Alan Bergman speaks The Acolyte
The cancellation of ‘s about four months later finally justified the decision. Leslie Headlands The Acolyte was officially canceled back in August, resulting in a cliffhanger ending that will probably only be explored in more detail in later follow-up series. Set centuries before the Skywalker saga, the High Republic Era adventure proved extremely controversial, but news of its cancellation still shocked the fan base. This was the first star Wars Disney+ TV show is officially canceled.

Four months later, Disney’s Alan Bergman – co-chairman of Disney Entertainment and responsible for overseeing all of the company’s content creation and platforms – finally addressed the cancellation in a 2024 roundup vulture. “We were satisfied with our performance,“he explained,”But given the cost structure of this title, to be honest, it wasn’t what we needed to make a second season. That’s why we didn’t do that.“According to Bergman, that is The Acolyte was canceled because it was simply too expensive for the number of viewers.

Lucasfilm needs to get its budgets under control

The Acolyte was one of the most expensive star Wars television shows; Initial reports suggested the total budget was around $170-180 million, but tax returns in the United Kingdom indicated that this was the case Lucasfilm spent £172 million ($231 million) on the show. Given the costs, this makes perfect sense The Acolyte required an extension for a second season due to strong viewership. In the end, there simply wasn’t enough demand to justify the cost.

The comment will undoubtedly raise concerns Star Wars: Skeleton Crewwhich is estimated to have cost about $136 million. Viewer numbers seem to be low at the moment – Skeleton crew didn’t even make the streaming top 10 when it premiered – but there’s positive word of mouth, meaning it could still do better in the long run. Only time will tell how this will play out.

Our opinion on the cancellation of the Acolyte

A sad moment for Star Wars

The Acolyte was incredibly controversial and its cancellation left parts of the fan base demoralized. It doesn’t help that the cliffhanger ending promised a far more exciting second season than the first, with the first look at the live-action Darth Plagueis. Viewers who have engaged with the show have a strong sense of what they are missing and are deeply frustrated. Activists who pushed for the cancellation feel vindicated. Bluntly, It’s quite a mess.

Fortunately, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was better received than The Acolyte. This at least means Lucasfilm is ending the year with something popular, a relief after a pretty difficult year. The spectators are already looking forward to it Andor season 2, Ahsoka Season 2 and a number of mysterious unknown TV shows to look forward to too. No doubt more will be revealed at this year’s Star Wars Celebration.

Source: Vulture

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The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic era, when both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. In this sci-fi thriller, a former Padawan reunites with her former Jedi Master as they investigate multiple crimes – all of which cause darkness to erupt from beneath the surface and bring about the end of the High Republic.

Release date

June 4, 2024

Pour

Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Joonas Suotamo, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen, Leah Brady, Manny Jacinto, Rebecca Henderson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dean-Charles Chapman, Lauren Brady, Anthony J. Abraham, Thara Shöön, Danielle Xin Yao Waterman, Sienna Khiroya, Jeramiah Evans, Dan Milne, Thomas Coombes, Archie Singh Swali, Nick Court, Ed Kear, Jumayn Hunter, Scroobius Pip, Abigail Thorn, Margarita Levieva, Amy Tsang, Saskia Allen, Deborah Rosan, Tabitha Alege, Paul Bullion, Indra Ové, Derek Arnold, Lewis Young

Directors

Leslye Headland, Alex Garcia Lopez

Showrunner

Leslye Headland

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