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Disney Says Cost, Not Quality Concerns, Killed The Acolyte
The year in Star Wars was a shaky one, but amid all the surprising big-screen announcements, the biggest earthquakes might have emanated from Disney+ series The Acolyte. The series upended a lot of Star Wars most ingrained tenets, especially about the Jedi Order, and poked the feels of fans who have toxic ways of expressing themselves. Then, not long after its season ended, the show was announced as cancelleda rare stroke of finality for Lucasfilm. Speaking to Vulture in a wide-ranging interview that also touches on Marvels streaming future, among other topics, Disneys Alan Bergman acknowledged The Acolytes achievements (it was a hit, remember?). But he also had a pragmatic explanation as to why it only got one season. As it relates to Acolyte, we were happy with our performance, but it wasnt where we needed it to be given the cost structure of that title, quite frankly, to go and make a season two, Bergman said. So thats the reason why we didnt do that. As for Disney+s current Star Wars title, the recently debuted Skeleton Crew, he said its too early to see whatll be next. Skeleton Crew is in process now, so well see. Weve seen some growth on that. Well see how that goes the reviews have been excellent on Skeleton Crew, so well have to see how that all plays out as it moves forward. That catches us up through 2024. But what about next year? We have Andor season two, which were really excited about. It is excellent. Ive watched all the episodes, and it is a fantastic season, Bergman said. Hes the boss, so its not like hes going to say anything differentbut that is nice to hear, isnt it?Theres also Dave Filonis second season of Ahsoka, Bergman continued, and added, Were looking at a number of additional series that are in development. Well see what we decide to do. As I said earlier, they have to be great, and when were in the position where we think we have what we want, were going to move forward. In terms of the films, at this point we have Mandalorian, which is coming out Memorial Day of 26, and weve got a number of films that we are developing. When were ready, well be making announcements as to what those are. The takeaway from that is that a lot of confirmed details about Star Wars future are still up in the airjust the way Star Wars seems to like it. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
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