Leslye Headland has a plan. Much like how she drew on her love of the “ Star Wars ” Expanded Universe in setting up her reveal of who the Sith Lord is on “The Acolyte,” the showrunner of the Disney+ series says she knows exactly how the events of her show connect with Darth Plagueis and Palpatine (a.k.
a. Darth Sidious), the Sith Lords who will be active decades later. In an interview published July 10, Nerdist asked Headland, “I’ve been waiting many years for Darth Plagueis to show up.
Do you know how the whole story of the galaxy far, far away, from ‘ The Acolyte ‘ to him training Palpatine, connects?” Headland said, “Yes, I do. If I continue to get to tell this story, I know how I would like that to play out. And I would say I think it’s pretty complicated and messy.
” Well now. For those upset that the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy apparently did not have a master plan for its arc from the beginning, it sure sounds like Headland does have one here. “The Acolyte” was intended to tell one complete story in its first season (as a second has not been officially greenlit), but there are certainly many ways that the show could continue.
Headland has indicated her particular interest in exploring the Sith, and their ideology. With the revelation that Manny Jacinto ‘s wily traveling companion Qimir is the Sith Lord on the show — spawning fan obsession and thirst over Jacinto and this series in a way few recent “Star Wars” shows have — there’.