The Acolyte star says the cancelation was "not a huge shock" and calls out "rampage of vitriol" against the Star Wars show

Aug. 29, 2024

Amandla Stenberg addresses The Acolyte’s cancelation

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The Acolytestar Amandla Stenberg has addressed the cancelation of the show. The actor played both Mae and Osha in the series.

News broke thatthe Star Wars show would not be returning earlierin the month despite season 1 ending on a cliffhanger, with the decisionput down to lack of viewership.

“There are many folks out there that I want to acknowledge, and I want to show appreciation and love and support for, so that’s why I’m hopping on here to talk about this, which is that our Star Wars show has been canceled,” Stenberg shared on theirInstagramStory (H/TDeadline).

“And I’m going to be transparent and say that it’s not a huge shock for me,” she continued. “Of course I live in the bubble of my own reality, but for those who aren’t aware, there has been a rampage of vitriol that we have faced since the show was even announced, when it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it.

“And that’s when we started experiencing a rampage of, I would say, hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudiced hatred and hateful language towards us. And you know, this really affected me when I first got the job, because it’s just not something – even though I anticipated it happening – it’s not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it’s happening to you.”

She added: “Even though, of course I’m very sad about the show being canceled, and I’m sad about us not being able to give people invested in it more, I still just feel a lot of levity and joy around the fact that I got to experience it and that people loved it and that people were so responsive.” The actor also thankedLucasfilmand shared love for showrunner Leslye Headland.

Squid Game actor Lee Jung-jae, who starred in The Acolyte as Master Sol,has said he was “surprised” at the show being canceled. Headland has previously indicated that she had plans beyond season 1 for more.

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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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