Disney+ Cancels "WILLOW" Series After Just One Season

We were welcomed to a new adventure last November when Disney+ released ‘WILLOW’ onto the streaming service as a continuation series for the 1988 Ron Howard flick of the same name.

Today we have learned that Disney+ has unfortunately canceled the show after just one season. This is most likely due to low viewership.

Deadline reports, “Willow, which picked up years after the events of the film, did not have the zeitgeist cultural impact of the original but was well received by critics, getting a 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. While the series won’t continue, Willow remains an important IP in the Lucasfilm library so it may be revisited in the future.”

Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle were the showrunners for “Willow.”

“The series introduced all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomed back its hero, Willow Ufgood, played once again by Warwick Davis.”

In the series, “It has been more than 20 years since Queen Bavmorda was defeated. An unlikely group of six heroes sets off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world from the Gales.”

The cast also included Erin Kellyman, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Ruby Cruz, Amer Chadha-Patel, Dempsey Bryk, Talisa Garcia, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, and Ralph Ineson.

Ron Howard, the original film’s director, produced the short-lived series.

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