when disney canceled retainer Last year, it sparked a wave of backlash among its community and artists. Some were surprised, some weren’t, and producer Leslie Headland? Somewhat fittingly, it was split right down the middle.
In a recent interview with TheWrap, Headland admitted she was more than surprised by the show’s ending being so public. Generally, Disney does not explicitly mention whether star wars The show has been canceled – just watch book of boba fett Or Obi-Wan And being left to reach for our stars in hope of more – but church assistant There was too much canned happening. Nevertheless, Headland admitted that he knew “the writing was on the wall” when he received various phone calls.
Talking about its viewership numbers, he called them “messy”. It may have been Disney+’s second most-watched show of 2024, but it was also being judged against other TV shows. And Other star wars series. As for audience reactions, she knew it would be a “big risk” going in, as it was set during the High Republic and could not rely solely on the original and prequel trilogies. Headland further stated that he had “no regrets” or any grudges against any individual. retainer was somewhat lacking — but he acknowledged that the show didn’t always get a fair shake, especially from those who were ready to hate it, as star Amandla Stenberg said in 2024.
“If you’re part of a group of fans, you understand the style and tone of particular channels,” Headland said. “You don’t need me to tell you who’s talking about it or how bad it is online, I know exactly who they are. Some of them I respect, and there are some who I think are absolutely snake oil salesmen, just opportunists. Then, of course, there are also fascists and racists. It’s not just one thing or the other.”
In a way, Hedland believes retainer A learning experience about fans, especially “what the content is being created about.” star wars will ultimately be more culturally influential than the actual star warsInstead of what IPs will matter to the next generation of fans, it will be content created about said IPs, something we are already seeing with the rise of fan actions and communities with themed celebrations around a particular character or pairing.
Despite all this, Hedland still wanted to retainer, A show that was taking some major changes in its first season, it “found the audience it was made for.” The way things were going, he has no problem with the show being left alone.
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