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The Acolyte Crisis: Disney Star Wars and the Fallout of Creative Failures
Over the past decade, Disney’s stewardship of the Star Wars franchise has faced mounting criticism, and perhaps no project exemplifies this more viscerally than The Acolyte. With an estimated budget nearing a quarter of a billion dollars, the show became one of the most expensive failures in recent franchise history—both in terms of ratings and fan reception. Its downfall has left a trail of controversy, blame-shifting, and startling revelations about the inner workings of Lucasfilm and Disney’s approach to high-profile projects.