Leslye Headland, The Creator Of 'The Acolyte' Has Found New Agents With CAA
As The Acolyte continues to show on Disney+, its creator is looking to take advantage of her spotlight and advance her career. Leslye Headland, the one who created the Star Wars prequel to the prequels story The Acolyte showing mysteries behind the force has signed with the CAA (Creative Artists Agency).
Headland, whose previous credits include Terriers, Heathers, Single Drunk Female, Dying For Sex, Bachelorette, Sleeping With Other People, and most notably the series Russian Doll which has been nominated for 13 Emmys.
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Others who recently signed with the CAA include Justine Triet who directed Anatomy of a Fall, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan who co-created Westworld, Miley Cyrus, Tilda Swinton who won Academy and BAFTA Awards, Julie Plec who co-created Vampire Diaries, and Mike Faist who stars in Challengers. Other big names include Margaret Zhang, Elizabeth Olsen Kit Harrington, and John C. Reilly.
The Acolyte is currently showing on Disney+. It takes place 100 years before the start of The Phantom Menace and stars Amandla Stenberg, Defne Keen, Lee Jung-Jae, Joonas Suotamo, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Manny Jacinto among many others. Five of the eight episodes are currently out, with new episodes being released every Tuesday until it concludes.
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Source(s): Deadline