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The Acolyte
Report: Leslye Headland’s ‘The Acolyte’ Cancelled After Abysmal Finale Ratings
A new report details that Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company cancelled Leslye Headland's The Acolyte series in the wake of Nielsen reporting the season finale had abysmal viewership numbers. Deadline's Nellie Andreeva reports, "The story of The...
‘The Acolyte’ Finale Viewership Is 41% Below ‘Ahsoka’s’ Finale And Over 50% Below ‘Andor’s’ Finale
Data from Nielsen reveals that The Acolyte's finale viewership was 41% worse than Ahsoka's finale and over 50% less than Andor's finale. Nielsen reported that The Acolyte's viewership for the show's finale only hit 335 million minutes watched when it debuted on July...
Rumor: Lucasfilm Has No Current Plans To Develop A Season 2 Of Leslye Headland’s ‘The Acolyte’
It is rumored that Lucasfilm currently has no plans to develop a second season of Leslye Headland's The Acolyte series. This latest rumor comes from scooper WDW Pro. He details, "What I am told by a source who has been correct in the past regarding Lucasfilm with very...
‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Leslye Headland Justifies Further Destroying Yoda’s Character By Pointing To Dave Filoni’s ‘The Clone Wars’
Leslye Headland, the showrunner of The Acolyte, attempted to justify her further destruction of Yoda's character in the show's season finale by pointing to Dave Filoni's The Clone Wars. In the show's final episode, it's shown that Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh lies to...
‘The Acolyte’ Showrunner Leslye Headland Explains Why She Views The Sith Villain As An Avatar For Herself
Leslye Headland, the showrunner for The Acolyte, recently explained why she sees Manny Jacinto's Sith villain as an avatar for herself. In an interview with Collider's Maggie Lovitt following the show's sixth episode Headland revealed that she sees Jacinto's Sith...
Showrunner Leslye Headland Claims Sol Forgiving Osha In ‘The Acolyte’ Was Reinforcing The Patriarchy
Leslye Headland, the showrunner of The Acolyte, explained that Sol forgiving Osha for ending his life was a form of sexism and reinforced the patriarchy. In the final episode, Sol confirms to Mae and Qimir that he killed Mother Aniseya. Osha overhears the conversation...
Leslye Headland Begs ‘The Acolyte’ Viewers To Launch Social Media Campaign For A Second Season
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland begged viewers of the show to launch a social media campaign in order to convince Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company to greenlight a second season. In an interview with Collider following the conclusion of the first season's...
The Mary Sue Writer Rachel Leishman Rages After Star Wars Theory Destroys Leslye Headland
The Mary Sue Assistant Editor Rachel Leishman raged after YouTuber Star Wars Theory demolished Leslye Headland after watching an interview Leishman conducted with The Acolyte showrunner. In a recent video upload, Theory not only destroyed Headland, but he demolished...
Leslye Headland Claims That The Head Witch Turning Into An Ashy Dementor Was Actually Her “Transforming Into The Force”
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland recently shared her explanation for why the head witch in the show, Mother Aniseya, turning into an ashy dementor was actually her becoming one with the Force. In the show's most recent episode the Jedi confront the witch coven...
Leslye Headland Confirms That A Season 2 Of ‘The Acolyte’ Has Not Been Greenlit
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland confirmed again that a second season of The Acolyte has not been greenlit by Lucasfilm. In an interview with Nerdist, Headland was asked, "Do you know if you’re definitely getting a season two?" She responded, "No! [big laugh]"...
YouTube Personality Grace Randolph Turns On Lucasfilm’s ‘The Acolyte,’ Says Episode 7 “Was Awful” After Claiming Criticism Of Show Was “Hate Speech”
YouTube personality Grace Randolph has finally turned on The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm and described the most recent episode as "awful." Randolph shared her initial thoughts on X simply writing, "#TheAcolyte aw man, that was awful." READ: Leslye Headland...
New Viewership Data For ‘The Acolyte’ Confirms Star Wars Fans Are Abandoning The Franchise
Data analytics firm Nielsen released their data for the week The Acolyte had its two episode premiere and it confirms Star Wars fans are abandoning the franchise. Not only are they abandoning the franchise, but the series is one of the least watched live-action Star...