Disney+ cancels major Star Wars series before it really gets going

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Quick Summary

Star Wars: The Acolyte has been cancelled after just one series.

Disney has decided not to bring it back to Disney+ in the face of poor fan feedback.

Star Wars fans have had a great few years, mainly since Disney+ first launched in 2019 in the US. We've been treated to a whole swathe of new shows and content set in the universe, with most of them proving hugely successful.

However, not everything has been a hit – The Book of Boba Fett was largely criticised by the fan base, while even the third season of The Mandalorian scored relatively poorly on Rotten Tomatoes.

That trend has continued with Star Wars: The Acolyte, the latest original series to hit the streaming service, with fans just not taking to it at all.

Neither has Disney it seems as Deadline reports that plans for a second season have been scrapped and the show cancelled. Season 1 ran for eight episodes and that's all you're getting, it seems.

Thankfully, it ended with a (mostly) satisfying conclusion to the story, so you won't at least be left hanging on a knife's edge.

We're also still getting season 2 of Ahsoka, which definitely does need to happen thanks to a cliffhanger at the end of the first. And Pedro Pascal will once again be donning his Beskar underpants for The Madalorian & Grogu movie, set for release in 2026.

There will also be the hugely-anticipated second season of Andor, of course.

So there's still plenty of Star Wars coming, but it seems that Disney will be more selective in future – much like it's starting to be with the Marvel Cinematic Universe too.

At least star Lee Jung-jae has plenty to be getting on with – Netflix has confirmed that a third and final season of Squid Game will be coming next year.

How much is Disney+?

Disney+ recently announced a new series of price hikes for the platform in the US. From 17 October 2024, a Disney+ with Ads plan will cost $9.99 per month (up from $7.99). The ad-free plan will go from $13.99 to $15.99.

There are three price plans in the UK and, as of the date of writing, there are no current plans to raise them.

Disney+ Standard with ads is priced at ￡4.99 per month, while Standard (1080p streaming) costs ￡7.99 per month.

A Disney+ Premium plans will cost you ￡10.99 per month but gives you 4K Dolby Vision streaming and a few other additional benefits.

Disney+ starts at AU$13.99 per month in Australia.