The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg has addressed the cancelation of the show. The actor played both Mae and Osha in the series.
News broke that the Star Wars show would not be returning earlier in the month despite season 1 ending on a cliffhanger, with the decision put 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 their Instagram Story (H/T Deadline).
"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."
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.
