Ricky Church on Star Wars: The Acolyte’s mysterious new villain Qimir… There are plenty of reasons to love Star Wars as any fan of the galaxy far, far away knows: the epic space battles, the lightsabers, several of the characters whether they’re the main heroes, supporting ones or someone who appears for not even 10 seconds. We […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte – Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte… While we have had four years of Disney+ series within the Star Wars universe, they have until now taken place within familiar timeframes bridging the gap largely between Episodes III & IV and VI & VII, of course introducing us to new characters […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte cast announced as filming begins on the High Republic series
Get ready to venture to the High Republic era for the very first time on screen, as Lucasfilm has officially announced that production is underway on the Disney+ original series Star Wars: The Acolyte. Created by showrunner Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), The Acolyte takes place around a century prior to the events of Star Wars: […]
Amandla Stenberg confirmed to lead Star Wars: The Acolyte Disney+ series
It was first reported last December but never given an official announcement until now as Disney and Lucasfilm have officially confirmed that Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) will lead the upcoming Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte. The Acolyte has been described as a “mystery-thriller that will take the audience into a galaxy of […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte showrunner teases the High Republic-set Disney+ show
Lucasfilm has so far chosen to remain in familiar territory with its live-action Star Wars shows for Disney+, with the likes of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor and Ahsoka series all taking place a few years either side of the Original Trilogy. However, will will soon be […]
Star Wars Disney+ series The Acolyte casts Amandla Stenberg in lead role
The next Star Wars series for Disney+ The Acolyte has found its lead actress. Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) is the first to join the series from Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland. The Acolyte is described as “a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High […]
Leslye Headland says her Star Wars Disney+ show is set in a time and place we know little about
Leslye Headland, the creator of an upcoming Disney+ Star Wars TV show, says that the series will be set during a time that we don’t know much about and that geography was her starting point. With the second season of The Mandalorian now safely underway, Star Wars is well and truly back in the public’s […]
New Star Wars showrunnner has already teased her ideas for Disney+ show
Leslye Headland, the showrunner for a new Disney+ Star Wars show, has already expressed her love for the franchise. It has been reported that Leslye Headland, showrunner for Russian Doll, is getting her own Disney+ Star Wars series and that it will be set in a new period of time in the galaxy. But what […]
Russian Doll creator developing “female-centric” Star Wars series for Disney+
Coming hot on the heels of the news that work is already underway on a third season of The Mandalorian, Variety is reporting that a new live-action Star Wars series is in development at Disney+. Details on the project are being kept tightly under wraps, but it will be steered by Leslye Headland, the co-creator […]
Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler team up for new Netflix comedy
Netflix has announced that Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler are set to bring a new eight episode comedy series to the streaming service, which will follow a young woman named Nadia (Lyonne) on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City. “So excited […]
