The next Star Wars TV series will be spearheaded by a gay woman, Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland.
Headland will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner for the new live-action series coming to the Disney Plus, an exciting addition to a franchise that has often been criticised for its lack of representation.
She’s one of only two women to have been appointed to helm a live-action Star Wars project in the franchise’s 43-year history, along with Deborah Chow, who is taking the reins on an upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off. Chow was the first woman to ever direct a live-action Star Wars project, having worked on The Mandalorian.