Leon Miller

6 days ago | thepopverse.com | Leon Miller

Inside the aborted plans for the Star Wars: Underworld TV series, and to be everything George Lucas' Star Wars movies weren't. A dark, gritty take on Star Wars that trades clean-cut heroes and a sweeping good vs. evil backdrop for morally flexible protagonists operating on the murky, politically-charged margins — that could only be Disney+ series Andor, right? Wrong. Star Wars: Underworld also fits the bill.

1 week ago | polygon.com | Leon Miller

The Wheel of Time season 3’s finale isn’t short on big moments. By the time the credits roll, series protagonist Rand al’Thor’s taken his biggest — and most ominous — step yet toward embracing his destiny as world savior/destroyer the Dragon Reborn. His self-appointed mentor, Moiraine Damodred, squares up for her previously foreshadowed showdown with Forsaken baddie Lanfear, too.

3 weeks ago | thepopculturestudio.com | Leon Miller |Cultured Vultures |Panelx Panel

A few weeks back, one-time Star Wars producer Rick McCallum made headlines when he shed a (teensy) bit more light on one of the franchise’s great unmade projects, Star Wars: Underworld. Announced in 2005, the live-action TV series was how Star Wars architect George Lucas planned to keep his space opera creation going post-prequels and would (as its name suggests) have delved into the seedy underbelly of a galaxy far, far away.

1 month ago | polygon.com | Leon Miller

It’s a similar situation to the one The Rings of Power showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay currently find themselves in: So. Much. Material. Their assignment is crafting a cogent multi-season epic out of back matter paragraphs (at best) lifted from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and its appendices.

1 month ago | thepopculturestudio.com | Leon Miller |Cultured Vultures |Panelx Panel

The Escapist is one of the most well-established pop culture websites around. As its name suggests, it caters to “the mature enthusiast of escapist entertainment.” I’ve been a freelance contributor with The Escapist since October 2023, cranking out film, TV, video game, and comics-related reviews, features, explainers, and list articles. Check out samples of my work for The Escapist below. Leon Miller is one of the finest writers that I’ve had the privilege of working with in my career.