Rayne Roberts has been revealed to be co-developing the previously announced “Star Wars: The Acolyte” TV series for Disney+ and Lucasfilm. Roberts joins Leslye Headland (“Russian Doll,” “Terriers,” “Bachelorette”) as showrunner and executive producer.
While Headland has no prior “Star Wars” experience, Roberts has a ton in her post as Vice President of Film Development at Lucasfilm. She has been key to the development and production stages of all the Disney-era “Star Wars” films and the “Rebels” animated series.
“The Acolyte” is described as a female-centric mystery-thriller series set at the tail-end of The High Republic era – around a century before the events of the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy. It’s a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark side powers.
Eleven new “Star Wars” are on the way for Disney+ over the next few years with ‘Acolyte’ one of the most anticipated thanks to it being one of the few set in a whole new era and could take some risks with the material.
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