{"id":2172707,"date":"2025-11-22T21:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2172707"},"modified":"2025-11-22T21:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:34:48","slug":"the-acolyte-creator-says-she-was-not-surprised-her-star-wars-show-got-cancelled-but-she-was-surprised-at-the-swiftness-of-it-and-the-publicness-of-the-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-acolyte-creator-says-she-was-not-surprised-her-star-wars-show-got-cancelled-but-she-was-surprised-at-the-swiftness-of-it-and-the-publicness-of-the-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Acolyte creator says she was &#8220;not surprised&#8221; her Star Wars show got cancelled, but she was &#8220;surprised at the swiftness of it and the publicness&#8221; of the announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Lucasfilm<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over a year after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/acolyte-canceled-just-one-season-095434045.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Acolyte was axed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Acolyte was axed<\/a> on Disney Plus after only one season, the show&#8217;s creator Leslye Headland has admitted she wasn&#8217;t surprised by the decision, but she didn&#8217;t expect how the news was delivered to the fans, and to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was not surprised by it. I think I was surprised at the swiftness of it and the publicness of it. I was surprised by how it was handled,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/leslye-headland-interview-the-acolyte-cancellation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Wrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Wrap<\/a>. &#8220;But once I was getting particular phone calls about the reaction and the criticism and the viewership, I felt like &#8216;OK, the writing&#8217;s on the wall for sure.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Acolyte was reportedly canceled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/why-did-acolyte-canceled-details-112459979.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:due to poor viewership;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">due to poor viewership<\/a>, although it was later revealed that it was the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/despite-being-canceled-low-viewership-114253625.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:second most-viewed Disney Plus show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">second most-viewed Disney Plus show<\/a> last year. Headland explained that, with Star Wars, &#8220;you&#8217;re not just measured within the marketplace that you happen to be in at that time, you&#8217;re measured against every other Star Wars show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We hit the Nielsens a couple times,&#8221; she continued, &#8220;not every week or anything like that, but a couple times it poked through. I feel like for a launch of a first season show that was trying different things, I think it could have been worth it to allow the audience it was meant for to find it. But that wasn&#8217;t up to me. So I fully respect the decision, even if I&#8217;m sad about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite getting a good reception among critics (it stands at 79% on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/star_wars_the_acolyte\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>), the show became a target of racist online attacks. Lead actor Amandla Stenberg <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/acolyte-star-says-cancelation-not-104932459.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:called out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">called out<\/a> &#8220;a rampage of\u2026 hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudiced hatred and hateful language&#8221; towards the cast, and admitted the cancellation was &#8220;not a huge shock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next up for Star Wars is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/mandalorian-grogu-everything-know-far-150718169.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu<\/a>, which hits theaters on May 22, 2026. In the meantime, see what else the galaxy far, far away has in store with our guide to all the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/every-star-wars-movie-tv-173103437.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming Star Wars movies and shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">upcoming Star Wars movies and shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Lucasfilm Over a year after The Acolyte was axed on Disney Plus after only one season, the show&#8217;s creator Leslye Headland has admitted she wasn&#8217;t surprised by the decision, but she didn&#8217;t expect how the news was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2172708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[351933,417414,23300],"class_list":["post-2172707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-disney-plus","tag-leslye-headland","tag-star-wars"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Acolyte-creator-says-she-was-not-surprised-her-Star.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2172709,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172707\/revisions\/2172709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2172708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}