re: ‘The Acolyte’ Official Trailer #1 | Disney+

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Star Wars: The Acolyte seems like it'll be a unique entry in the Star Wars canon for a few different reasons: for one, it tells a Sith-focused story in a galaxy full of Jedi. But also, creator, director, producer, and showrunner Leslye Headland wants to ask the hard questions.

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I’m also not sure how Jedi-centric the other shows are. Obviously Ahsoka is. But we’re looking at the Jedi as an institution, as a concept, as an entity that has amassed a lot of power. And that’s good, I’m not saying that’s wrong. But I do think that when Jodie Turner-Smith has that line at the end of the trailer, when she says, “It’s not about good or bad, this is about power and who’s allowed to use it," really I think that’s the question we’re asking. That’s really the question. It’s not, "Is somebody good, is somebody bad?" There’s an imbalance. Someone might be imbalanced morally, but if there’s a power imbalance, how does that affect the power of Star Wars? And we’ve never seen the good guys outnumber the bad guys to this extent. I guess that’s how it’s different.

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You’re the first woman to create a live-action Star Wars show. Can you explain how important that is, and if diversity was a big focus while casting too?

What I’d say is I’m very proud to be the first woman to create, produce, direct, and showrun a Star Wars series. Obviously Deborah Chow directed Obi-Wan, and many, many women have contributed to the films. But to be the person at the center of the narrative, the word that’s coming to mind is it’s a real honor. It’s so special to me. I think it’s a thing that is rare, and the fact I get to be that person that is doing that, I think is a testament to how much I love Star Wars, and how I would not stop until I got to make one. So it’s a testament to that, and it’s a testament to tenacity, and it’s also a testament to how much I love this world and how honored I am to be working on it.

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