# Leslye Headland (Russian Doll; The Acolyte)

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Podcast: [The Writers Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writers-panel-1063873)
Published: 2025-11-11T09:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Writer/director Leslye Headland (creator, The Acolyte ; co-creator, Russian Doll ; Dying for Sex ) returns to discuss individuality and authenticity, loving Star Wars , creding her team, how Russian Doll began, auteurism, and lots more. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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