A counter-petition to permanently bury the “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” from the franchise is growing in numbers after fans of the series by showrunner Leslye Headland — who promised it would be infused with LGBTQ themes — started a Change.org petition to get it renewed.
Started on August 22 on <a href="https://www.change.org/p/help-de-canonize-the-acolyte">Change.org</a>, “Star Wars” fans began a petition called “Help De-canonize The Acolyte,&#8221; <a href="https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/09/03/the-drama-around-the-canceled-woke-star-wars-show-the-acolyte-just-got-more-hilarious-n2178858">Red State</a> reported. It came after a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/renew-the-acolyte">petition</a> began calling for signatures to save the female-centric, sith-focused series following reports that Disney+ had canceled the series after one season — amid low ratings and lackluster reviews — as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cancels-star-wars-series-the-acolyte-season-2">reported</a>. 
“Like so many fans of Star Wars, I found the show ‘The Acolyte’ absolutely frustrating,” a description for the counter-petition read. “For some it might’ve been the abysmal writing, the ever-changing character motivations, or the awkward cinematography and strange jump cuts.”
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“The show was completely misdirected,” it added. “For others could be the multiple ways the show breaks canon,  jangles keys of established characters damaging them in the future or the way the show makes the prophecy of the chosen one completely insignificant.”
“Help me show Disney that we want to reset the prequel era back to George&#8217;s original vision that I know so many of us love,” it concluded.
The counter-petition earned “more signatures in its first day,” than the original one to save the series did in its first day. The counter petition currently has more than 16,000 signatures, Red State noted. The renewal petition has more than 65,000 signatures.
Lucasfilm reportedly opted out of having a second season for the series, sources previously told <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-acolyte-canceled-no-season-2-star-wars-disney-plus-1236044233/">Deadline</a>.  The eight-part series launched on June 4 after scoring numerous glowing headlines that helped it land a strong opening with 4.8 million views in its first day on the streamer with its first two episodes. 
However, it struggled with <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_wars_the_acolyte/s01/reviews">luke-warm reviews</a> and poor ratings, falling out of the top 10 by the third week, the outlet noted. The series remained there until the finale, when it finally cracked into the 10th spot, with 335 million minutes, something that is believed to be the lowest ever for a “Star Wars” series finale, the outlet noted.
Before the series aired, Headland announced that the show would be “coded queer.” The showrunner told <a href="https://www.advocate.com/film/2021/7/01/lesbian-leslye-headland-brings-queer-lens-star-wars-franchise">The Advocate in 2021</a> that her goal was “to allow her own personal experiences as a queer woman shine through in the finished product.”
“There’s just no way that me being a queer woman is not going to be reflected in my work. I could try not to do it, but why would I? It just feels like a natural extension of what I do,” she said at the time.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-cancels-star-wars-series-the-acolyte-season-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney Cancels ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘The Acolyte’ Season</a>

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