Leslye Headland is the creator of the upcoming American television series The Acolyte, which will air on Disney+. It is a part of the Star Wars series and is set before the main Star Wars movies’ events, near the conclusion of the High Republic era. The show is meant to be similar to The Handmaid’s Tale and is set in a Republic-like future. Headland showed her work on the series at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida. The Acolyte will follow Soraya, a matriarch Jedi who has taken on the title Acolyte to the young feminist movement in Coruscant.
The story is told from her perspective, but Headland said that she is intending it to be for an audience of all genders. The series will consist of ten episodes, but Headland does not intend the show to have a definite end point. Headland’s goals for the series were “to make a statement about what it means to be a woman in a man’s world,” and also to explore how women would react in these sorts of situations. “You want to know what women are really like,” she said at the Star Wars Celebration.
Do you know about the release date of The Acolyte series:
This series will be released in the summer 2023. Also, the series has 10 episodes and this anime will be aired on Disney+. The main actress is Retta who has played a role in the TV series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” The Acolyte is set in the years after the founding of the Republic, during what Headland refers to as “the High Republic era.” The show follows Soraya, an aspiring Jedi Padawan studying under Yoda. Soraya has left for Coruscant, where she lives and works with fellow Padawans and other young female Jedi. She takes on the Acolyte title adopted by a new movement of feminists.
Here is the plot of The Acolyte series discussed:
The plot of the series tells the story of Soraya, who will take the Acolyte title because she believes that the High Council needs to hear from all sides. The series begins when Soraya leaves for Coruscant to work with other young Jedi and Padawans. She takes on the Acolyte title taught by a new movement of feminists. She is often trying to be heard above her male colleagues in the Order and is confronted by some within her order who believe she is too aggressive, but she also has some friends within her order.
The Name of Cast & Characters of The Acolyte series:
- Dafne Keen.
- Amandla Stenberg.
- Jodie Turner-Smith.
- Carrie-Anne Moss.
- Dean-Charles Chapman.
- Charlie Barnett.
What inspired the director to write The Acolyte series?
The series is inspired by the director’s personal experience. “A lot of the young people that I met and worked with consistently said, ‘I want to be a Jedi’ — or ‘I want to be fighting for the Republic,’ or ‘I have an idea for a new type of democracy for our galaxy,'” she said at Star Wars Celebration.
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Who is writing The Acolyte series?
Leslye Headland is writing and directing the series, with Ben Cook of Fuzzy Door Productions co-writing and executive producing. The series is the showrunner’s first. Cook has written for the Netflix series “GLOW” and has been a producer on “The Last Tycoon.” Headland was a writer on the network’s most recent Hulu series, “Castle Rock,” and also a writer/director of its first two seasons.Â
Who are the directors favorite characters and why?
The favorite character of the director Leslye Headland is Soraya (Yoda’s Acolyte), as she “uses that position to fight for what she believes in and to speak truth to power.” The director also loves the characters in this series who represents women and young women, as she wants all viewers to feel that these characters are friendly.Â
What will be special with this TV show?
The special feature of this TV series is that it will carry forward the girl power message in a very strong manner. The series will give you a feel of some sort of “The Handmaid’s Tale” environment. And the best part is that it will air on Disney+.
What is the storyline of The Acolyte series?
The storyline of the series is about some events and/or issues, which are yet to be revealed. But we all know that the series will tell our future, which will be the heroine’s story. The series has been aimed at both adults and children to watch the story of a young Jedi Padawan who is not a normal one, but she likes to run on the battlefield.
