Leslye Headland will be the writer, executive producer, and showrunner of “The Acolyte,” a new series coming to Disney+. Photo: Paula Andrea.
Leslye Headland is excited to bring her queer point of view to a galaxy far, far away. The writer, director, and showrunner of the hugely popular and critically acclaimed Netflix series “Russian Doll” (co-created by Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler), is moving on to “Star Wars” next, showrunning “The Acolyte,” one of the new “Star Wars” series announced by Disney+ last year.
Little is known about the series so far, except that it’s a mystery-thriller that follows the emergence of dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era, and that it will be female-centric.
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