Despite being canceled for low viewership, Star Wars series The Acolyte was the second most-viewed Disney Plus show last year

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The Acolyte was Disney Plus's second most viewed show of 2024

Amandla Stenberg (Mae) in The Acolyte
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The Acolyte was Disney Plus's second most viewed show of 2024.

That's according to findings by Luminate, shared by Deadline. Per the report, Percy Jackson and the Olympians was the top performing show of 2024 on Disney Plus with over 3 billion minutes viewed, while The Acolyte was slightly behind it with 2.7 billion.

Amandla Stenberg, who played twins Osha and Mae in the show, later called out "a rampage of… hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol, prejudiced hatred and hateful language towards us," reflecting that the cancellation was "not a huge shock."

Master Sol actor Lee Jung-jae, however, shared that he was "quite surprised personally" by the news, though he was also holding out hope for the show to return someday: "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 [Headland, showrunner]'s second season."

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Molly Edwards
Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor 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.