‘The Acolyte’s Lee Jung-jae Says He “Was Quite Surprised” By The Series Cancellation

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Lee Jung-jae, who portrayed Master Sol, in Disney+’s The Acolyte, is speaking out about the recent cancellation of the series after one season.

In an interview with EW, Lee says he had expected to see a Season 2 and was disappointed and “quite surprised personally” when he heard the news. “As you know, my character had died already in the first season,” Lee told the publication. “So I wouldn’t have appeared in the second season if there was one anyway.

But personally speaking, I really loved Leslye’s [Headland] 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.” Lee, however, is not giving up on seeing more of The Acolyte. “Honestly, I am hoping that maybe there could be changes in the future,” Lee says. “Because you never know what’s going to happen.