Disney’s latest Star Wars TV Show, The Acolyte, just got cancelled. Apologies in advance for being the bearer of bad news if you were somehow unaware, or alternatively congratulations if you hated it.
The Acolyte debuted on Disney+ back in June this year, but was officially canned by Disney earlier this week on Monday.
The show was created, directed, and written by Leslye Headland, who is likely best known for her work on the 2015 film Sleeping With Other People and the 2019 TV show Russian Doll.
Regardless of your opinion on The Acolyte, which frankly could go either way considering the incredibly divisive reception that it received, fans are seemingly in agreement on at least one thing; we’re gonna miss The Stranger.
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Manny Jacinto’s portrayal of The Stranger, who also went by the alias Qimir, was universally loved by everyone. His portrayal as the Sith was appreciated by even those who hated the show in general.
In a recent Reddit thread on the Star Wars subreddit, fans shared their misery regarding The Stranger in a thread titled “Despite The Acolyte being canceled, I hope we can see Qimir again in some capacity. Coolest dark sider we've seen in years IMO.”
“The sensory deprivation helmet, the second blade used as a strategic dagger, and the first Darkside user in years to just slaughter Jedi on screen…” said one comment, “It’s such a shame.”
“He was honestly the highlight of the show tbh…” read another, “I hope they do something with him”.
As for whether or not we will see more of The Stranger, it’s possible. Nothing officially announced of course, but it’s possible.
However I’d wager we’ll definitely hear about something regarding the character in the future at the very least, even if we don’t actually see him on screen.
Unless Disney plans to completely de-canonize The Acolyte, there are simply too many important plot points the show set up for us not to hear something else regarding it in the future.