The Acolyte’s showrunner details how the series drew subtle connections to the original trilogy. Find out what she said here.

Before The Acolyte got the axe in 2024, the team behind the Disney+ Star Wars series was following a very specific mantra, one that came from its creator, Leslye Headland : “What would George do?

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5.In The Acolyte, Manny Jacinto's secondary role, The Stranger, was originally meant to be significantly smaller. Showrunner Leslye Headland told Inverse, "This is an interesting tidbit: Originally, ...

“[My former character] Nadia in ‘Russian Doll,’ which I co-created with Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, it’s almost like she was on her own case. But Charlie’s already been on the ...

Initially, Leslye Headland was set to direct the project, but in January 2025, announced that she was no longer attached to the project. In April 2025, it was announced that Williams would be ...

right before striking comedy-drama paydirt as Nadia Vulvokov — the time-challenged star at the center of "Russian Doll" (a series she also co-created alongside Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler).