The Acolyte was meant for bingeing, hence the speedy re-evaluation

But as Headland notes, “The weather changes with Star Wars. There was a real negative reaction to [the Prequels], especially from a particular generation. And 25 years later, Hayden [Christensen] is at Celebration.” 

With that in mind, she’d “absolutely” still be down for returning to the High Republic if Disney would have it. “We did have a lot of stuff that we wanted to explore — including tying in lore to the sequels,” she says. “Getting into who exactly Manny’s character is, his connection with [Jedi Master] Vernestra, his connection with Plagueis, and then his connection with other sequel-established things.” 

However, whether her cast would want to keep dealing with Star Wars “fans” is another story. Star Amandla Stenberg faced the same gutter racism, misogyny, and homophobia that has befell many other actors of color in Star Wars over the last decade. Stenberg even wrote a song about the “intolerable racism” she faced on the show, while her co-star Lee Jung-jae expressed dismay over the reaction to the show. “My feelings were hurt,” Lee told Vanity Fair. “Especially for Leslye Headland—her feelings must have hurt a lot.”