Warrior Nun Showrunner Eyeing Star Wars for His Next Big Thing

For being one of the most popular and cult franchises to have ever existed on our planet (and in a galaxy far, far away…), Star Wars has not been having the best run after Disney took it over — and that’s putting it mildly. Bluntly speaking, the OG Star Wars has been repeatedly assaulted, if you ask pretty much any fan out there.

So many big-name directors, producers, and writers announced their participation in another Star Wars project just to later admit that it died in the production hell, it’s just not funny at this point. The franchise is not doing well under Disney, that’s for sure, but this fact doesn’t prevent new waves of A-listers from throwing themselves at it.

Simon Barry, the showrunner of Netflix ’s top-rated show Warrior Nun, has been enjoying quite positive media coverage lately: his series became the first-ever Netflix project to successfully recover after being axed by the platform. It was thanks to both Barry’s and the Halobearers’ (the fans of Warrior Nun) joint efforts that they pulled it off.

As Warrior Nun is set to begin building its own movie universe and transition to the big screen, Simon Barry is seemingly willing to undertake even more massive projects. The showrunner recently announced his desire to direct a Star Wars project! His short and concise post on X (formerly Twitter) leaves no room for mistakes.

“Who would be your dream director for a Star Wars project?” X Star Wars Stuff account asked. “Me,” replied Simon Barry. That’s it. That’s the post.

Honestly, Barry would most likely prove to be an invaluable asset for the Star Wars franchise — as he would’ve for any other since he’s the creator of Netflix’s top-rated TV show. It’s no secret that Disney’s Star Wars desperately needs new, exciting projects…even though judging from how the previous ones went, there’s no guarantee that anyone let in would be allowed to complete their dream work.

Source: Simon Barry on X