Leslye Headland
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The Acolyte creator was completely starstruck having Yoda on set
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The Acolyte creator says she has heard nothing about getting a potential season 2
![Osha Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) and the Stranger (Manny Jacinto) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+.](https://ew.com/thmb/0mKOgeY2Myek6XXJYCQahnXxaag=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The-Acolyte-2-071824-6481d84741eb4a5dae061f3a3a44e111.jpg)
The Acolyte creator says finale kiss between Qimir and Osha was 'definitely on the table'
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The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland talks about possible season 2
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The Acolyte creator reacts to 'powerful, menacing' cliffhanger
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The Acolyte creator and star explain witches flashback episode
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The Acolyte creator had to fight to keep classic Star Wars line in premiere
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The Acolyte creator explains that shocking premiere opening scene
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Star Wars: The Acolyte exclusive first photos of Dafne Keen's Jecki Lon
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The Acolyte creator breaks down the first trailer for her ‘underdog’ Sith story
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The Acolyte Star Wars series: Everything we know
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How The Acolyte brought the Wookiee Jedi Kelnacca to life on screen
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The Acolyte is a Star Wars show 'with no war in it'
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Amandla Stenberg on how The Acolyte has made sci-fi safe for Black nerds
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The Acolyte's Manny Jacinto jokes he stole his costars' lightsabers for selfies while filming Star Wars series
![Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae and showrunner Leslye Headland on the set of Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE](https://ew.com/thmb/odGjbMYNFeJCu2woHjhh1l1yH6M=/564x376/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The-Acolyte-110722-62d5a4bdad2141a28870baa0ebb25ecb.jpg)
Star Wars is getting 'Frozen meets Kill Bill' with The Acolyte series
![Lee Jung-jae attends the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on February 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. ; Carrie-Anne Moss attends "The Matrix Resurrections" Red Carpet U.S. Premiere Screening at The Castro Theatre on December 18, 2021 in San Francisco, California.](https://ew.com/thmb/RFw8OWZho-CMJNo1bS42GKwcXcI=/564x376/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Lee-Jung-jae-Carrie-Anne-Moss-515ed75b416a4a89bb76f29b7c91d423.jpg)
Star Wars series The Acolyte confirms cast: The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss joins
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The best TV shows on Netflix right now
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Kirsten Dunst looks back on Bring It On, Marie Antoinette, and more of her most memorable roles
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Every upcoming Star Wars movie and TV series in the works
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Freeform orders comedy Single Drunk Female, produced by Girls and Russian Doll alums
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Russian Doll showrunner on spearheading Star Wars TV series as a gay woman
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Leslye Headland and Alexander Chee honor queer writers Fran Lebowitz and Justin Chin
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Female-centered Star Wars series in the works from Russian Doll co-creator
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Katie Lowes and IAMA Theatre Co. celebrate their 10th anniversary in sinful fashion
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Kirsten Dunst dark comedy 'Bachelorette' hits No. 1 on iTunes
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Sundance: 'Bachelorette' is a new kind of chick flick, caustically clever yet without a romantic bone in its body