The Acolyte is off to a promising start on Disney+ . The new Star Wars series launched on June 4 with two episodes, generating 4.8M views in its first day on the streamer.
That makes it the biggest series premiere on Disney+ this year. Disney+ doesn’t generally release viewership data for series after just one day of streaming . In August, the streamer said that Ahsoka drew 14M views in its first 5 days.
As of now, The Acolyte is on track to zoom right past that benchmark, but it’ll need to sustain similar viewership over the weekend in order to do so. Related Stories News 'Jurassic World: Chaos Theory' Season 2 Set For Fall; Netflix Releases First Look Photos News Tom Brady Roast Dunks On Streaming Competition At No. 1 On Nielsen Charts The streamer can be a bit inconsistent with its viewership data, generally.
When Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuted in December, Disney+ announced that series’ six-day viewership tally . However, releasing the viewership for one single day of viewing does indicate that Disney+ feels quite confident in The Acolyte ‘s ability to keep performing well. Created by Lesley Headland (Russian Doll), The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.
A former Padawan reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated. Cast includes Amandla St.
