The Acolyte is not going to get a second season.
The newest Star Wars tv present will reportedly not return for additional episodes — despite the fact that the sequence ended on a number of cliffhangers. They may apparently by no means get resolved, no less than not on The Acolyte.
That’s in keeping with Deadline, who stories that Lucasfilm has chosen “to not proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot.” They declare that after a robust begin with viewers, “The Acolyte couldn’t maintain the momentum, dropping out of the [Nielsen] Prime 10 in Week 3 and staying off earlier than returning at No. 10 after the discharge of the finale.” (In addition they notice that its efficiency is “believed to be the bottom for a Star Wars sequence finale.”)
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The information needs to be thought-about a disappointment, as The Acolyte had a significant artistic pedigree, together with Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland, and a solid that included Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Dafne Eager, Jodie Turner-Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Manny Jacinto. Regardless of spectacular combat sequences, an intriguing villain performed by Jacinto, and loads of mysterious subplots, the present additionally struggled to attach with some viewers.
Maybe most disappointing, although, is the actual fact, that the sequence will go away behind quite a few unresolved storylines. The ultimate episode teased main new instructions for its two lead characters, twin sisters Mae and Osha (Stenberg), and featured cameos from the long-discussed however by no means seen Darth Sidious, plus good outdated Grasp Yoda. How each of those characters match into the occasions of the primary season will no longer be defined — or if they’re, that must are available a comic book or a novel or another ancillary Star Wars content material.
Star Wars nonetheless has quite a few exhibits deliberate for Disney+ sooner or later. Andor will return for a second season, and a brand new sequence titled Skeleton Crew is ready to debut on the streaming service on December 3 of this 12 months. Though it hasn’t been finalized but, a second season of Ahsoka is being developed as properly.
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