It’s a sad day in a galaxy far, far away. Deadline reports that Star Wars Disney+ Shows acolyte It was canceled after the first season. Lucasfilm confirmed to io9 that it will not be moving forward with a second season as the show was never officially greenlit.
Set in the era of the High Republic, acolyte It tells the story of two sisters, May and Osha, whose mysterious existence raised many questions for the Jedi and Sith at the time. Eventually, the two swapped roles, with former Jedi Padawan Osha siding with the evil Sith Stranger and former Sith Padawan May ultimately siding with the Jedi. It’s a great show about a bold, exciting new thing Star Wars story. That’s probably why audiences rejected it.
After a strong debut, those numbers dwindled as the series continued, so the news of the cancellation wasn’t entirely surprising. However, fans like myself certainly hope that the exciting direction of the second season, and the addition of fan-favorite characters at the end, might give it a second chance. But there seems to be no luck.
This move also allowed acolyte The first Disney+ Star Wars The show was canceled outright. Although it shows like Obi-Wan Kenobi and boba fett books It’s not back for a second season yet, and there’s no official word yet. (Also, in this case Kenobithe second season doesn’t make much sense.
Next up is live action Star Wars Yes on Disney+ skeleton crew, This is similar to acolyte Faced with an uphill battle, there are no identifiable characters. Next is the second season Andor 2025 and beyond… we don’t know. second season Ahsoka In development; first film since 2019, The Mandalorian and Grogu, In production. Many other films are in various stages of development.
acolyte Looks like this will be a great place to settle into something new and exciting Star Wars story. But now, it seems we’ll never know the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise, what’s next for Osha and the Strangers, and how the Jedi will respond to their blatant disregard for decency. look? Doesn’t this all sound great? I’m going to cry now.
Created by Leslye Headland, acolyte Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss, Manny Harsin Starring To and Jonas Suotamo. At least for now, you can watch the entire series on Disney+.
Updated at 8pm on August 19th: We’ve included Lucasfilm’s confirmation in the story.
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