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Perhaps it might be a moot point considering Lee Jun-jae's character's fate at the season one finale of The Acolyte, but that doesn't change the fact the Jedi Master Sol actor was taken aback by Disney+'s decision to cancel the Leslye Headland's Star Wars series after one season Taking a bolder and darker approach to[...]

The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland has a lot to hang her hat on for putting together the ambitious dark Star Wars series that saw the rise of a Sith and his new apprentice by the finale, as the title suggests, and the fall of four Jedi. Qimir, also known as The Stranger (Manny Jacinto), was able to take[...]

Creator Leslye Headland spoke to Entertainment Weekly about why she reintroduced Yoda to counter the "powerhouse" of Darth Plagueis. The Acolyte Cr: Lucasfilm/Disney+ How Yoda Counteracts Darth Plagueis Cameo on 'The Acolyte' "That's why it was important to introduce Yoda," Headland said "If you were going to introduce Plagueis, then you needed a formidable other side of that[...]

And so being able to do a two-handed fight scene was definitely a highlight." Image: Lucasfilm Screencap Jacinto reflected on his discussion with The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland on how Qimir's relationship was with Vernestra compared to how he is with Osha "Leslye and I talked about that specific one-second moment for a whole afternoon, possibly for[...]

Directed by Hanelle Culpepper and written by Jason Micallef, The Acolyte closes the book on its season like a crime thriller with a twist – even if the ending is a bit predictable – and Leslye Headland deserves praise for pulling no punches in this dark Star Wars series. One thing you can say about[...]

The Leslye Headland series previously visited Brendok in the third episode, "Destiny," as the four Jedi, Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss), Sol (Lee Jung-jae), Kelnacca (Joonas Suotamo), and Torbin (Dean-Charles Chapman) discover exploring an unnatural phenomenon on the planet's surface as they stumble upon a coven of Force-sensitive witches "Choice" fills it in with greater context The[...]

Charlie Barnett discusses the big reveal during The Acolyte Ep. 5, fight choreography, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, and bonding over fate.

Leslye Headland is crossing into some unfamiliar territory with the Star Wars franchise, pulling off a Game of Thrones-worthy surprise in her latest The Acolyte episode "Night." First, the reveal of Manny Jacinto's Qimir, pulling the strings from afar as the Stranger, the "Sith Lord" and master to Mae (Amandla Stenberg), tasking her to kill[...]

Up to this point, Star Wars has largely been formulaic unless it's exceedingly obvious it will be a dark story, but The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland has largely kept things close to the chest as with anything highly anticipated of the franchise While most of the narrative has been predictable, "Night" upends that with shocking[...]

Leslye Headland has done an amazing job with the setup and execution, pardon the pun, and makes the final three episodes much more exciting The Acolyte streams on Tuesdays on Disney+. The Acolyte went beyond what I thought was a crime drama set in a Star Wars setting on the latest episode "Night." In the[...]

The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland embraces Star Wars fans from every corner of the community who embrace her show, which includes the LGBTQ+ community she's a part of with her spouse, actress Rebecca Henderson, she cast as Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh, a character introduced in Star Wars: The High Republic As the first openly LGBTQ+[...]

When Leslye Headland cast Lee Jung-jae as Jedi Master Sol in The Acolyte, it took the Korean actor by surprise since it would be his first role on American television, not to mention his first English-speaking one It did help that he's a lifelong Star Wars fan The series, which takes place about 100 years[...]

Henderson spoke to Empire about her path to the series and working with series creator and spouse Leslye Headland. (L-R): Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) and Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+ ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd & TM All Rights Reserved. The Acolyte: Rebecca Henderson on Embracing Vernestra When Henderson first heard about The Acolyte, "It has[...]

What creator Leslye Headland and Stenberg didn't expect the big reveal to be kept so secret – Mae is the twin sister of Osha (also played by Stenberg), a mechanic who's also Force sensible, living a far more noble life since their time in the Jedi Order and keeping her existence a secret. The two spoke[...]

Leslye Headland's Amandla Stenberg & Lee Jun-jae-starring The Acolyte gave us exactly the kind of "Star Wars" that we've been waiting for.

Looking ahead to what Disney+ has lined up for 2024, Lucasfilm & series creator Leslye Headland's (Russian Bride) Star Wars: The Acolyte is inching closer and closer to the top of our list of shows we need to check out First, the "Star Wars" universe series is highlighting a very different period in the timeline –[...]

Stenberg was rumored linked to lead as far as December 2021 before it finally became official. Image: Disney/Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Acolyte Production Details & Stenberg's Credits Showrunning is Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Russian Doll) The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers in the final[...]

One of the series that was announced was Star Wars: The Acolyte from Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Russian Doll), with a description that read, "Leslye Headland, Emmy Award-nominated creator of the mind-bending series 'Russian Doll,' brings a new 'Star Wars' series to Disney+ with 'The Acolyte.' 'The Acolyte' is a mystery-thriller that will take the audience[...]

But the one that has our curiosity peaked the most is Leslye Headland's (Russian Doll) upcoming untitled "Star Wars" universe series- and now Headland's offering up some more intel. Star Wars universe continues to grow at Disney+ (Image: TWDC) Speaking with Fantastic Frankey as a guest on Let's Be Frank, Headland makes it clear that her series will be[...]

Though the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in some bumpy rides production-wise (as well as some behind-the-scenes maneuverings), viewers still have three other living, breathing projects to look forward to: Ewan McGregor's return for an Obi-Wan series, Diego Luna's return as Cassian Andor for a Rogue One prequel series (obviously), and Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland's developing[...]

Less than a day after reports circulated that Jon Favreau was already working on a third season of The Mandalorian comes word that Russian Doll creator, showrunner, and executive producer Leslye Headland is developing a new live-action Star Wars series for Disney+ Variety reports exclusively that the project will be a female-focused series that takes[...]

Jason Micallef (Butter) serves as executive producer and showrunner for Heathers; with Leslye Headland (Sleeping with Other People) directing from Micallef's pilot script and serving as executive producer on the pilot Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will also serve as executive producers, representing Lakeshore Entertainment. Now that you have a better idea of what to expect[...]

To that end, Netflix has given an eight-episode straight-to-series order for a still-untitled (previously Russian Doll) comedy series from Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is The New Black), Leslye Headland (Sleeping with Other People) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation), with Lyonne attached to star. Headland wrote the pilot episode, and she and Lyonne will serve as series[...]