Disney+'s new series 'The Acolyte' has made a significant impact with its debut, achieving 4.8 million views on its first day and 11.1 million views within the first five days, making it the biggest series premiere of 2024 for the platform. Created by Leslye Headland, 'The Acolyte' is praised for its fresh take on the Star Wars universe, blending genres such as wuxia and pulp mystery, and moving away from traditional nostalgia. The series introduces new characters and explores profound stakes for the Jedi Order. Notably, it is the first Star Wars production with a female showrunner and features South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae in his first English-language role. By comparison, Marvel’s #XMen97 took five days to reach 4 million streaming views.
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‘THE ACOLYTE’ had the biggest opening for a show on Disney+ in 2024 so far, with 11.1M views in its first 5 days. https://t.co/8s7q0bI4AB
The Acolyte Season 1 has a deep cut in the story that homages a huge infraction the Jedi would make with Anakin Skywalker a century later. https://t.co/PZITaDKsHg
The two-episode premiere of ‘THE ACOLYTE’ garnered over 11.1M views in its first 5 days. The biggest Disney+ series premiere of 2024. https://t.co/32ZXkvQHOI
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The first episode of "The Acolyte" reached 11.1 million views in its first five days — almost 3 million short of what "Ahsoka" achieved in the same amount of time. "The Acolyte" still represents Disney+‘s biggest series premiere of 2024, however. https://t.co/ZjNEAQki1N
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Art inspired by episodes 1 and 2 of #TheAcolyte has arrived. Artwork by @MarkoManev. The Acolyte, a Star Wars Original series, is streaming Tuesdays on @DisneyPlus. https://t.co/02UpR5YiVd
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#TheAcolyte draws from both #StarWars canon and Legends, says showrunner Leslye Headland, a longtime fan of the franchise. https://t.co/KF7MWBnuVy https://t.co/J91IlaTJ9Y
The Acolyte is the first Star Wars production to have a female showrunner. It also stars South Korean movie star and Squid Game lead Lee Jung-jae, taking on his first English-language role. https://t.co/ugnuyLqbk0
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‘The Acolyte’ raises a pressing question: What’s the correct Star Wars order now? https://t.co/q1BDf0wizX https://t.co/8tkO3g3Hhj
The Acolyte took Star Wars back in time by taking things away https://t.co/VQUUb8xmJC
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Despite this backlash, Disney has revealed viewership data indicating #TheAcolyte has attracted 4.8M views in its first day, making it Disney+’s biggest 2024 series debut. By comparison, Marvel’s #XMen97 took 5 days to reach 4M streaming views. 📈 https://t.co/SnFPAE3zS2 https://t.co/Q5gRsn4DBa
The Acolyte Is Already a Hit for Disney+ https://t.co/WJvLllP7GR https://t.co/UHwAE05VU7
Two episodes in, I’m excited to see where The Acolyte goes next. It’s not without its flaws, but overall, it takes Star Wars in a fun new direction by introducing a mystery with profound stakes for the characters and the Jedi Order as a whole. 🧵
Part wuxia epic and part pulp mystery novel, The Acolyte demonstrates what's possible when Star Wars embraces new characters and genres while abandoning the Dark Side of nostalgia. Read more about the new Disney+ series with action and fresh storytelling: https://t.co/SkEZgIJcyq https://t.co/xqY59ohY16
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‘The Acolyte,’ a Disney+ series created by Leslye Headland, is not the Star Wars you were looking for — and that’s a very good thing. https://t.co/85l81e3kH5
Per Disney, #TheAcolyte (which premiered with two episodes) had 4.8M views in its first day on Disney+.