Leslye Headland Archives

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[...]