Earlier today we had a story on possible The Mandalorian spinoffs and the casting of Sophie Thatcher for one of them. As part of that report, I also referenced Leslye Headland’s female-centric series, which was first revealed last April. But also in Deadline‘s update were details on what Headland has in store, and this doesn’t sound like any Star Wars spinoff we’ve seen thus far.
Headland’s Star Wars series is “believed to be a female-driven action thriller with martial arts elements and set in an alternate timeline from the usual Star Wars universe.”
So there are a couple of interesting things here. We’ve never seen a Star Wars series that leaned heavily on martial arts aspects, but I have to confess the first thing I thought of was that rumored samurai project Zack Snyder was going to be involved with. Remember that? Also, I thought about Donnie Yen’s character Chirrut Îmwe from Rogue One who practiced the martial art of Zama-shiwo. Not saying there’s a connection, but there’s one Headland could make if she wanted.
What they mean by “alternate” I’m not so sure of. It’s possible they’re doing a Multiverse sort of thing here but I doubt it. The likelihood is that a different period of time from The Mandalorian will be the focus, perhaps many hundreds or even thousands of years before The Skywalker Saga. In a way, it could be giving fans of Knights of the Old Republic the era they’ve been begging to see.
