Amandla Stenberg, while sad, isn’t shocked her “Star Wars” series was cancelled. “The Acolyte” premiered on Disney+ and was fairly positive critical reception (minus the usual review bombing). It has not been renewed for a second season. While Lucasfilm and Disney have not officially confirmed the cancellation, it really, really seems like it’s a done deal.
Stenberg posted the following to her Instagram stories about the situation:
“It’s not a huge shock for me [that it was canceled]. Of course, I live in the bubble of my own reality but for those who aren’t aware there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced … when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it. That’s when we started experiencing a rampage of hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudice, hatred, and hateful language towards us … this really affected me when I first got the job because it’s just not something, even though I anticipated it happening, it’s not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it’s happening to you. It has been an incredible honor and dream for me to be in this universe … And I just want to let those people know out there who supported us in that way, and supported us vocally in the face of all of the vitriol that we received, and the kind of the targeted attack I would say we received by the alt-right, just that you were deeply loved and appreciated, and it made this job all the worthwhile for me. And I have to thank Lesyle Headland … I just fucking love that bitch … one of the best people in the world … she’s so incredibly talented and unique … I will love this experience with her forever.”
You can still catch the single season of the series on Disney+.
