Drinker's Chasers - The Acolyte Season 2 Scrapped?

Rumours are doing the rounds that Star Wars The Acolyte on Disney+ is only getting one season, and that plans for further seasons have been scrapped after the massive backlash to the first trailer.

[YegRon]

Imagine getting half a million dislikes on a trailer and being like “yeah, it’s just the trolls”. These people are completely out-of-touch.

[sonicextreme]

“The negative reaction to the trailer is just aggressive trolling”

The cope is strong with this one

[Jonathan_Collins]

Wasted project, wasted money... People need to stop hate watching. Don't even give them that satisfaction.

[redroobarb]

I have no idea how Kathleen Kennedy is still in a job, given the mess the star wars franchise is in.

[Gaelek]

You guys hit the nail on the head. I just _don't care_ anymore. I'm so over Star Wars at this point.

[bhbluebird]

"Aggressive trolls". I've never seen an entertainment company shit on their own audience like Disney does.

[weareharbinger]

I'm amazed they were even considering a second season before the first one is even out. I kinda miss the old days where they would see how the show was received BEFORE going all in.

[dronesclubhighjinks]

They take the tiny amount of social media agitators extremely seriously but think the millions of dislikes are just “aggressive trolls.”

[chrisscorbie]

Months later: Somehow the Acoshite returned

[JohnDoe-hel]

Knghts of the Old Republic 2 already told this story about the meaning of “good” and the meaning of “bad” and how being “good” can corrupt just as much as being “bad”.

Disney Star Wars does not have the talent to tackle a story as complex as who gets to wield power.

[davidsummer]

The Acolyte is the culmination of what those within Lucasfilm want Star Wars to be and for that reason within Lucasfilm they are not going to cancel season 2 unless the higher ups or shareholders start saying that Star Wars now needs a change of direction

[rampage]

Disney planning any multi season shows is a bold move with its track record lately.

[janwitts]

Remember the days when they did a pilot episode?

[mercurialfunk]

It's wild that Andor managed to slip through the cracks at Disney

[Batman]

The thing ruining current Disney is the, "Yeah, but she's the real hero" storytelling. They are doing it in Marvel, they are doing it with Pixar(Lightyear as an example) and they are doing it with Star Wars- even in this series they were using, "Hey, we got the guy from Squid Games", but watch how quickly he gets sidelined for the female characters in the series.

[peternincompoop]

Hard to get lost in another world when I'm forced to be reminded of this one

[chaz]

If they do get second season it’s because they already had a 2 season deal. Disney loves doing this they know the show sucks but secretly has 2 seasons paid for then they say it got another season due to popularity it’s smoke and mirrors

[stevequincy]

Current Disney/Lucasfilm is creatively bankrupt at this point. Star Wars was a money printing machine when Disney purchased the IP from Lucas. Somehow they found a way to screw that up with their incompetence and hubris. I still love Star Wars (the OT and the EU), but i am completely apathetic to anything "Disney Star Wars" at this point, they killed it.

[meatpuppet]

For the older fantasy and sci fi fans - we've seen the "we're going back to short form storytellng" again and again. It really isnt a solution for bad writing.

[blueshattrick]

Back in the day, major flops would have MASSIVE implications for their studios.. or sometimes the entire film industry.
When Cleopatra (1960s) flopped, *every* studio immediately scaled back their grand/historical epic-type films; Waterworld was ridiculed for YEARS after it's failure.
Fast forward to now, and studios can lose $50M, $100M.. even $200M(!!) on consecutive projects - and STILL not bat an eyelash. It's really quite something