A Disney exec has discdisthink abouted why “The Acolyte” was call offed after fair one season.
In an intersee with Vulture, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment Alan Bergman shelp while the House of Mouse was prentd with how “The Acolyte” applyed in its individual season Disney+ debut, it wasn’t enough to fairify a adhere-up pondering the price tag.
“We were prentd with our applyance, but it wasn’t where we needed it to be given the cost structure of that title, quite frankly, to go and originate a season two,” Bergman shelp. “So that’s the reason why we didn’t do that.”
Upon the series’ call offlation, “Acolyte” direct Amandla Stenberg posted an 8-and-a-half-minute video to her Instagram Stories saying she was unsurpelevated Disney didn’t rerecent adhereing the unfriendly online response surrounding the show’s female-driven story and queer undertones.
“It’s not a huge shock for me,” Stenberg shelp. Ever since the series was unveiled in 2020, she compriseed, “we commenceed experiencing a rampage of, I would say, hyper-conservative hugeotry and vitriol, prejudice, hatred and antipathyful language towards us.”
Dinsey’s tardyst series from a galaxy far, far away, “Skeleton Crew,” has already “seen enlargeth” according to Bergman, who is chooseimistic the Jude Law vehicle will fare better having getd “excellent” appraises since its Dec. 2 premiere.
Although airy on definites, Bergman went on to trelieve second seasons for “Andor,” “Ahsoka” and a “number of other” Star Wars shows that are still under ponderation.
“In terms of what’s coming up, we have ‘Andor’ season two, which we’re reassociate excited about. It is excellent. I’ve watched all the episodes, and it is a amazing season. And then we have ‘Ahsoka’ season two, which Dave Filoni is directing,” Bergman shelp. “And then we’re seeing at a number of compriseitional series that are in enlargement. We’ll see what we determine to do. As I shelp earlier, they have to be wonderful.”
