The American Sci-fi Star Wars television series 'The Acolyte' premiered on Disney Plus with two episodes on June 4, 2024. It consisted of 8 episodes that ran until July 16, 2024. Initially, the series received immense praise from the audience, and it is why it ranks 7th on the top 10 list on the streaming platform. However, the show's viewership began to decline in the third week.
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Since then, The Acolyte has received more criticism than appreciation. Despite coming up with some of the best action sequences, the show suffered from a lot of toxicity on social media. Well, it looks like Disney finally acknowledged the community's response to The Acolyte – according to the latest reports, Disney has canceled the 8-episode Star Wars franchise shortly after the first season. They canceled The Acolyte because they couldn't stand the sight of two hot people of color holding hands but I will always remember! pic.twitter.com/d5lp9Z4MhB—Dr. Danielle (@danies394) August 20, 2024 stars wars content has been the same boring blaster pew pew media for years and we finally get a show that dives into jedi/sith lore and we will get it canceled because the main cast doesn't is a white man #TheAcolyte pic.twitter.com/ZCPhPn1WSW — kory CEO (@korysverse) August 19, 2024
They canceled The Acolyte because they couldn't stand the sight of two hot people of color holding hands but I will always remember! pic.twitter.com/d5lp9Z4MhB—Dr. Danielle (@danies394) August 20, 2024
stars wars content has been the same boring blaster pew pew media for years and we finally get a show that dives into jedi/sith lore and you get it canceled because the lead isn't a white man #TheAcolyte pic.twitter. com/ZCPhPn1WSW — CEO of kory (@korysverse) August 19, 2024