‘The Acolyte’ cast reacts to ‘woke’ ‘Star Wars’ series being canceled after 1 season

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“Star Wars” series — deemed “woke” by many online fans — was recently canceled after only one season, which came as a surprise to some of the cast members.Lee Jung-Jae, who played Master Sol in the Disney+ show, reacted to the cancellation in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on Friday.“To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well,” said Jung-Jae, 51.Created by Leslye Headland, “The Acolyte” is set in the Republic Era and follows an investigation into a spree of murders that pits a Jedi Master (Jung-Jae) and his former Padawan (Amandla Stenberg) against forces of evil long thought to be extinct within the galaxy.Jung-Jae noted that while his character was killed in the Season 1 finale, he was hoping the show would return for Season 2.“I wouldn’t have appeared in the second season if there was one anyway,” the South Korean actor told EW. “But personally speaking, I really loved Leslye’s writing.

I thought that she was a great writer and director who was very talented in the storytelling, as well as creating characters and creating meaningful structures within the story.”“So I was actually personally really looking forward to watching a season 2 with her at the helm,” he added.The “Squid Game” star also said, “Honestly, I’m hoping that maybe there could be changes in the future.