‘The Acolyte’ Is Disney+’s Most Watched Premiere of 2024

The Force is strong with the acolytewhich has now become the most-watched launch of a Disney+ show for 2024. Disney has officially announced that the two-episode series premiere of the acolyte attracted 4.8 million views in 24 hours, thus surpassing other 2024 premieres such as X-Men '97 with a good margin. The audience news is certainly promising news for Disney and Lucasfilm, especially since the reported budget for the War of the galaxies The prequel series is reportedly the most expensive War of the galaxies The series earned $22.5 million per episode.

How War of the galaxies continues to explore new ways to add a new coat of paint to the established sci-fi formula, the acolyte it's really coming to the streaming platform at a perfect time. For the first time in live action, the acolyte explores an era of War of the galaxies which takes place long before the prequel trilogy, rather than focusing on the era of peace and prosperity the Jedi enjoyed after supposedly eradicating the Sith. However, the seemingly peaceful society harbors a sinister secret, as a dark side acolyte named Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and his mysterious master target prominent Jedi across the galaxy. The baffling murder mystery has been generally well-received by critics, though the series has also become an unfortunate target of review blitzes.

What else can we expect from Disney+ in 2024?

the acolyteThe success of the premiere leads to a somewhat quiet month for the Disney + platform, but that doesn't mean the streamer doesn't have other projects in store that could surpass the War of the galaxies the program's current viewership record. As for more War of the galaxies Content-only, another live-action series is expected to premiere in 2024, ie Jon Watt's Crew of skeletons. Set during the time of the New Republic War of the galaxieslocated in between Return of the Jedi i The Force Awakens, Crew of skeletons focuses on a small group of children who are stranded in space and must fight to survive. No specific release date has been given Crew of skeletonsbut the show is still expected to premiere sometime in 2024 (though a delay to 2025 is always possible).

Shifting gears to Marvel, the expected WandaVision spin-off Agatha All Along will love it on Disney+. The new series follows Kathryn HahnHer troubled witch is reunited with her old coven, though it remains to be seen whether she'll remain a sadistic enemy or become a more approachable magic user. Agatha All Along It is currently scheduled to be released at the end of this September.

New episodes of the acolyte premieres at 6pm PT every Tuesday.

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