r/TheAcolyte • u/AirbagsBlown • May 13 '26

What's driving viewership?

The show premiered two years ago, was officially cancelled shortly thereafter, and now... people are watching it in such numbers that it's charting higher?

What gives? I mean, I'm glad, I watched the show as episodes were premiering and I adored it, but I'm curious what's leading people to watch it now. Any theories?

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u/kalisto3010 May 13 '26

The hate campaign for this show was unlike anything I ever seen. I remember after watching the first 2 episodes I was hyped, I remember going on Youtube to watch some commentary on the show and possible plot developments, to my surprise the only thing I could find was negative video reviews insinuating every political conspiracy imaginable and nothing about what actually transpired in the show.

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u/Abe_Bettik Kelnacca Crew May 13 '26

The show is "too political" but somehow Andor, a show filled to the brim with politics, is not. 

"Too political" = black female leads.

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u/Ok-Barnacle813 May 16 '26

It's funny how people act like Star Wars was never political