The Acolyte star is "quite surprised" at the Star Wars show being canceled, but is still holding out hope for the future: "You never know what can happen"
Aug. 26, 2024Lee Jung-jae is hopeful for more of Leslye Headland’s storytelling in the future
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Warning: Spoilers for The Acolyte season 1 below!
The Acolyte star Lee Jung-jaehas spoken out about the show’s surprise cancellation.
“To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well,” Lee toldEntertainment Weekly. The actor also said, “as you know, my character had died already in the first season. So I wouldn’t have appeared in the second season if there was one anyway. But personally speaking, I really loved [showrunner] Leslye Headland’s writing.
“I thought that she was a great writer and director who was very talented in the storytelling, as well as creating characters and creating meaningful structures within the story. So I was actually personally really looking forward to watching a season 2 with her at the helm.”
Lee played Master Sol, a Jedi Master who lived at the end of the High Republic. His shock death came at the hands of his former Padawan Osha (Amandla Stenberg) who Force-chokes him. The cast includes Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Annie Moss, Dafne Keen, Amandla Stenberg, and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Headland had previously toldColliderthat she had pitched The Acolyte as a “multi-season show,” and intended to resolve that season 1 cliffhanger.
Added Lee: “Honestly, I am hoping that maybe there could be changes in the future. Because you never know what’s going to happen. So on a personal level, I really hope we could get to see further stories of Leslye’s second season.”
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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