230 million US dollars… This Star Wars series, canceled by Disney after one season, is one of the most expensive in the saga: there will be no second season

News culture 230 million US dollars… This Star Wars series, canceled by Disney after one season, is one of the most expensive in the saga: there will be no second season

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This Star Wars series cost an astronomical amount of money

While television series have often been viewed as a less ambitious version of cinema, in recent years some productions have managed to raise an absolutely phenomenal budget. It has to be said that a lot has changed since the series game of Thrones

So Mickey’s company got off to a good start with the first season of The Mandalorianwhich immediately convinced even the biggest skeptics. Since then, however, we cannot say that all projects have had the same success… nor did they have the same budget. Where the first season of The Mandalorian cost around $100 millionObi Wan Kenobi reached 150 million, that ofAhsoka the 180 million, and that is Andor which is endowed with 250 million dollars. But lately it’s another series that requires a huge budget. The Acolyte, which aired between June 4 and July 16, 2024, would have cost around $230 million. This amount is also significantly higher than originally agreed, if the analysis by is to be believed Forbes

Despite the insistence of fans, there will be no second season

In itself, it can be worth spending a lot of money on a series if it is a real success. Unfortunately for Disney, that wasn’t the case at all. The Acolytefar from it. Despite a promising context that allowed us to discover the famous High Republic (a time that goes back a hundred years before the events of The Phantom Menace) and an excellent performance in the first two episodes, the quality of the production faltered and after faltering Escape from viewers until The Acolyte becomes authentic Flop. We’re guessing that the review bombardment orchestrated by the few fragile people who can’t stand to see women or people of color (or – gods – both!) in a series may not have helped, but it would dishonest, not just blaming it.

Result, Despite the $230 million invested in The Acolyte, there will be no second season of the series. The announcement wasn’t long in coming after the final episode of season one ended, but it came as a huge blow to fans who were truly invested. In addition, more than 40,000 fans gathered to sign a petition calling for the production of a second season, but Disney has not given up to date. While we already had little hope of seeing them convince the disappointed few, now that we know the budget for Season 1, all hope is in vain.