Posted on 04/22/2020 2:23:59 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Disney+ is developing a female-centered Star Wars series that will be written and showrun by Lesley Headland, a co-creator of Netflix’s Emmy-winning dramedy series Russian Doll.
Deadline has confirmed the gist of the series. While the exact plot is under wraps, but the series is understood to be a female-driven action thriller with martial arts elements and set in an alternate timeline from the usual Star Wars universe. Disney declined comment on the project, which was first reported by Variety.
It marks the latest Disney+ original series in the Star Wars universe, following the successful The Mandalorian created by Jon Favreau which is already underway on Season 3 ahead of its Season 2 bow. That too has a strong female element in Gina Carano’s butt-kicking shock trooper-turned-mercenary Cara Dune.
Two other Star Wars series are in development at the Disney streamer: an Obi-Wan Kenobi series returning Ewan McGregor to the role from the prequel trilogy, and a Rogue One series based on the 2016 stand-alone feature film that returns Diego Luna as rebel Cassian Andor.
Headland co-created Russian Doll with star Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler. The dramedy was nominated for 13 Emmys for its first season, winning two. It was renewed for Season 2. The writer-director’s other credits include the 2015 film Sleeping With Other People.
In December, Headland has signed a multi-year overall deal with Fox 21 Television Studios to create, develop and direct series for network, cable and streaming platforms.
Star Wars should have stopped with the first three. Everything since then has been a cluster.
Just say no.
Let star warts die.
It might be interesting if it had not been done maybe to a lesser extent, a million times already.
It is Kathleen Kennedy’s “tHe FoRcE iS FeMAlE!” BS.
Add sjw current year politic crap, white men being evil idiots all the time, etc etc.
Sounds just great. /s
How many people in a galaxy far far away ever learn martial arts?
How did the al female ghostbusters and oceans 11 work out? Not to good
It’s about marginalizing and demeaning men.
Feminazism was never about equality. It was a movement by radical Marxist dykes who sought to smash the family and kill babies.
As a lifelong Star Wars fan:
Unless it’s about Mara Jade, DO NOT WANT!!!
Yaddle would be ok.
It follows the great successes of “high guardian spice”, “new warriors”, the idiotic movie “cuck” that made zero dollars.
Yet they keep pushing it.
The last 3 movies weren’t “female focused “ enough?
Agree. I watched episode 1-3 to laugh and cringe with my kids. They said they were horrible movies
But they already did a whole movies trilogy on a woman led series and it bombed.
Perhaps they should try the Bionic Woman?
Police Story?
Star Trek Voyager?
Wonder Woman?
Honey West?
How long is the media going to continue to think we live in the 50s and theyre so progressive because they’re showing us a female led or black led show as if this is a first?
There was a female Ocean’s 11?
Straight to MST 3000?
Could be Ahsoka?
You mispelled "womyn."
They’ve moved on from merely killing the franchise to full on necrophilia.
The Mandolorian has been excellent.
This Female Domination crap sounds awful.
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