New "female-centric" Star Wars series coming to Disney Plus with Russian Doll co-creator as showrunner

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There's a new Star Wars series coming to Disney Plus, and it's going to focus on the women of that galaxy far, far, away. 

According to Variety, the series will be helmed by Leslye Headland, the co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner of the Netflix series Russian Doll. Details of the plot and setting are currently under wraps, but sources say it will be "a female-centric series that takes place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than other projects". 

However, it's uncertain where Star Wars: Rebels stands on that timeline. The series is originally set during the same time period as the Obi-Wan and Cassian series mentioned above, but time-jumps to around the same period as The Mandalorian. 

Rosario Dawson recently joined The Mandalorian cast as Ahsoka Tano and rumors have circulated online that a spin-off for the character lies ahead. There are also rumors that The Clone Wars showrunner Dave Filoni is working on another season of Rebels as Filoni recently changed his Twitter header to artwork of Ahsoka Tano and clone trooper Rex from the Rebels timeline. However, could he be preparing us for a live-action Ahsoka series? It'd be a bold move to shift from animation to live-action, but if The Mandalorian's success proved anything, it's that there's an appetite for more live-action Star Wars series.

If the Rebels timeline technically overlaps with The Mandalorian, then this could be a moot point. Maybe, like Vanity Fair writer Joanna Robinson suggests, we'll get a series about Doctor Aphra, the criminal archaeologist with a questionable moral code who was briefly employed by Darth Vader. I'd watch that.

If all of this has you in the Star Wars series mood, don't fret. Here's a guide to the essential Clone Wars episodes. 

Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante
Former Features Writer

Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar+ and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.