The Acolyte has been canceled and will not be getting another terrible and terribly expensive season. As someone who watched the entire first season, I can tell you that outcome is well deserved.
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 Acolyte became the latest battle over a high-profile project, attracting some fans and also a lot of critics, some of whom characterized the whole show as woke. But ultimately, as much as the fans of the show would love to blame this on a few high-profile voices (Critical Drinker, Nerdrotic, Star Wars Theory), the real…
