«Acolytes» cost $600,000 per minute of screen time and planned to cast Keanu Reeves as Master Saul
Initially «Acolyte» demonstrated record viewsHowever, the number of viewers dropped dramatically after the first two episodes, which eventually led to the cancellation of the second season.
Disney has removed all «Acolyte» merchandise from its online store
A few days after the announcement of the series cancellation «Acolyte» After the first season, fans noticed that all themed merchandise disappeared from the Disney online store.
«Acolytes» by Disney+ canceled – the series did not collect the expected views
Although Disney+’s «Acolyte» introduced some very compelling new characters and a story to the «Star Wars» canon, its story of the dark side of the Force will not continue in the second season.
The star of «Acolytus» says that «Top Gun: Maverick» cut all his lines — because «Tom Cruise writes stories for Tom Cruise»
Although Manny Jacinto’s name is hardly known to the general public, his face is definitely familiar to fans of the «Acolyte» — series, as the actor played a Sith Lord, and Variety characterized him as the sexiest character in the history of «Star Wars».
Writer of the series «Acolytes» never watched «Star Wars» — showrunner Leslie Hadland likes this
One of the writers of the «Acolyte» series had never watched the «Star Wars» movies until she got the job. But it was this feature that, according to showrunner Leslie Hadland, helped improve a scene in one of the series’ episodes.
«Star Wars: Acolyte» garnered 4.8 million views per day — the biggest Disney+ launch of 2024
«Acolyte» — a new series from the Star Wars universe — became the biggest Disney+ premiere of 2024. The first two episodes, which debuted on the streaming service on June 4, garnered 4.8 million views per day.
Lee Jong-jae from «Squid Game» learned English to play Master Sol in «Acolyte»
The Korean actor dreamed of playing in the «Acolyte» series because he grew up watching «Star Wars», so he became more active in learning English.
The series «Star Wars: Acolyte» debuted with 88% on Rotten Tomatoes: «The most exciting Star Wars project since The Last Jedi»
On Disney+ on June 4 debuted the first two episodes of the new Star Wars series, and with them came the first journalistic and audience reviewsCritics have been mostly positive about «Acolyte», giving the series an overall score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoeswhile the audience was more severe, giving a modest 52%
«Star Wars: Acolytes» inspired by KOTOR games — showrunner Leslie Hadland is a fan
The showrunner of «Star Wars: Acolyte» Leslie Hadland says that she was inspired by the 2003 and 2004 Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) games. In the interview Den of Geek Headland explained how KOTOR games have influenced «Acolytes».
«Star Wars: Acolyte» — light whip in the new teaser for the Disney+ series
The teaser for the series «Star Wars: Acolyte» shows a previously unseen Jedi weapon — a lightsaber that turns into a whip. However, this is not a completely new weapon: the events of «Star Wars: Acolyte» take place during the time of the High Republic.
«Star Wars»: the series «Acolyte» received a second trailer — Jedi hunt will start in a month
In the second trailer of the Disney Plus «Acolyte» series set in the universe of the «Star Wars» saga, the Jedi meet a secret threat — a masked Sith warrior who is hunting them. The series about the dark side of the force will start in exactly one month, on June 4, with two episodes.
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