The showrunner of "Star Wars: The Acolyte" revealed that one of the writers of the upcoming series has never watched Star Wars

'The Acolyte' showrunner, Leslye Headland, has revealed the seemingly shocking news that one of the writers for her new Star Wars show was completely unfamiliar with the franchise, but it even benefited the series.

Here's What We Know

Hadland noted that she didn't want another avid Star Wars fan like herself to simply rely on specific references to elicit emotional reactions from viewers.

"I just thought it would be good to have the perspective of a person that had literally never seen Star Wars until she was in the room. And she said to me, 'Why do you want me in this room? I’ve never seen Star Wars. I have no idea. I think there’s a dog in it, but I don’t know anything" Hadland recalled in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

She added:

"And I was like, 'First of all, you’re an incredible writer, but that’s why I want you here. I want you to be questioning narrative. I don’t want myself, who’s a lifelong fan, to just be relying on particular references in order to create emotional beats. I want those emotional beats to be earned and checked by someone that isn’t super familiar with it.'"

Series Overview

Set 100 years before The Phantom Menace, the series immerses us in a world of shadows and crime in a galaxy far, far away, focusing on a former Padawan, played by Amandla Stenberg, and her Jedi master, played by Lee Jung-jae.

Carrie-Ann Moss, Manny Jacinto and Dafne Keen are also in the cast.

The series will consist of eight episodes airing weekly on Tuesdays on Disney Plus.

When We Can Expect It

The first two episodes of "The Acolyte" will be released on Disney Plus on 4 June.

Source: Games Radar