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The Acolyte Season 2 Happening Is Manny Jacinto's "Personal Life Goal"

During a recent Q&A session, The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto shared that a second season of the "Star Wars" series is a personal life goal.

Amandla Stenberg was all too aware of the backlash of the Disney+ series The Acolyte and wasn't surprised as the star learned of its cancelation from the platform. Her co-star Manny Jacinto, who played Qmir/The Stranger, has chimed in about his thoughts during a Q&A panel at Dragoncon in Atlanta over the weekend from August 29th – September 2nd. When a fan asked, "What is a personal life goal?" The Good Place star cheekily answered, "Season two of 'The Acolyte'" to a cheering crowd via Digital LA on social media.

The Acolyte Star Manny Jacinto More Optimistic About a Future of the Star Wars Series

While Jacinto hasn't exactly figured out the logistics of whether The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland or someone else will try to continue the story between Qmir and Osha (Stenberg), there are several avenues to continue this. The first requires some miraculous about-face from Disney, which is probably the least likely scenario. The second is an animated project, which wouldn't cost Disney as much in this more limited format. The third, and probably most likely, is comic or novelization that sees how Osha will learn more under Qmir's wing as Sith master and apprentice while we find out if Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) will do to follow up after speaking with Jedi Master Yoda.

Stenberg spoke on social media about the harsh reality of the toxic end fandom from its most notable victims, including Jake Lloyd, Hayden Christensen, Ahmed Best, Daisy Ridley, Kelly Marie Tran, and even creator George Lucas, who couldn't escape the vitriol of his prequel films. "I'm going to be transparent and say that it's not a huge shock for me," she said. "Of course, I was in the bubble of my own reality, but for those who aren't aware, there's been a rampage of vitriol that we've faced since the show was even announced. When it was still just a concept and no one had even seen it, and that's when we started experiencing a rampage of, I would say, hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol. Prejudice, hatred, and hateful language toward us. And this really affected me when I first got the job because it's not something you can fully understand what it feels like until it's happening to you."

Another star, Lee Jung-jae, who played Jedi Master Sol, expressed surprise and disappointment at the series' cancelation despite his character's fate. The series, which also stars Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith, Dean-Charles Chapman, and Joonas Suotamo, is available to stream on Disney+.

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