The story of Star Wars can be summed up by one word: Tragedy. What ought to have been a story about hope is one of disappointment and even betrayal. If you are a Star Wars fan in the year 2025, you know what heartbreak feels like. You understand loss.

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,

It’s hard to make sense of Lucasfilm’s decision to cancel . While it didn’t click with me, we now know that the show was actually pretty popular. According to data shared by Deadline from Luminate’s 2024 TV viewership report,

After nearly a decade of brand-new Star Wars movies and shows under Disney, which are the coolest new starships flying across the galaxy?

The Acolyte, it turns out, was Disney Plus's second most-watched series of the year, and it still ended up cancelled. Why?