Lucasfilm could also be within the midst of experiencing a wave of optimistic consideration and success because of its newest TV collection, Skeleton Crew, however the Jude Regulation-starring sci-fi present isn’t the one Star Wars title that has premiered on Disney+ this 12 months. This previous summer season Lucasfilm additionally debuted The Acolyte, a Sith-centric present set round 100 years earlier than the occasions of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Throughout its eight episodes, the collection proved to be critically divisive, and it was solely a month after The Acolyte‘s finale aired that Disney and Lucasfilm introduced they might not be bringing the present again for a second season.
In a current interview with Vulture, Disney Leisure co-chairman Alan Bergman shed some gentle on the behind-the-scenes choice to cancel The Acolyte after only one season. “Because it pertains to Acolyte, we have been proud of our efficiency, nevertheless it wasn’t the place we would have liked it to be given the associated fee construction of that title, fairly frankly, to go and make a season 2,” Bergman revealed. “That’s the rationale why we didn’t try this.”
When requested about Skeleton Crew‘s probabilities at getting the second season that The Acolyte didn’t, Bergman added, “Skeleton Crew is in course of now, so we’ll see. We’ve seen some progress on that. We’ll see how that goes.”
For some Star Wars followers, The Acolyte‘s cancellation got here as a affirmation of their perception that it wasn’t as much as the franchise’s requirements. For others, it got here as a troublesome and disappointing blow. In line with Bergman, although, The Acolyte‘s destiny wasn’t a mirrored image of its high quality or Lucasfilm’s perception within the venture a lot because it was a sensible choice made in gentle of the present’s manufacturing prices and its viewership numbers.
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In the identical interview with Vulture, Bergman did provide an thrilling tease of what’s to come back for Star Wars followers within the close to future — even going as far as to bathe reward on one forthcoming title. “When it comes to what’s arising, we’ve Andor season 2, which we’re actually enthusiastic about. It’s glorious. I’ve watched all of the episodes, and it’s a improbable season. After which we’ve Ahsoka season 2, which Dave Filoni is main. After which we’re taking a look at quite a lot of further collection which are in growth. We’ll see what we determine to do.”
The Acolyte season 1 is streaming now on Disney+.
