Meg Dowell

Meg Dowell

Joined: Jun 27, 2018

Meg is Dork Side of the Force's Site Expert, a FanSided contributor, Star Wars enthusiast, and book reviewer. She works full-time as a journalist and hosts Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Books Podcast, where she interviews publishing professionals and facilitates book discussions. Meg also writes Star Wars articles for CBR. She can be reached at megdowell21@gmail.com.

(L-R): Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae and Director Leslye Headland on the set of Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Star Wars: The Acolyte will be ‘a Sith-led story’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Amandla Stenberg attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Will Darth Plagueis appear in Star Wars: The Acolyte?

STAR WARS REBELS - "Twin Suns" - Reacting to a vision of Maul, Ezra defies Hera and Kanan to travel to a remote planet in hopes of stopping the former Sith Lord from carrying out his plans. This episode of "Star Wars Rebels" airs Saturday, Marc9h 18 (8:30 - 9:00 P.M. EST) on Disney XD. (Lucasfilm)DARTH MAUL

Rumor: New The Acolyte character details suggest the show’s dark side focus

Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Rumored details about The Acolyte raise new questions about possible ties to Revenge of the Sith

The main characters of Star Wars Rebels. Image credit: StarWars.com.

Star Wars will outlive you.

Doctor Aphra from "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra" by Alyssa Wong

What does the end of Alyssa Wong’s series mean for the future of Doctor Aphra?

Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) in Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: AHSOKA, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved

Hayden Christensen on Dave Filoni’s ‘smart’ incorporation of Anakin into Ahsoka

Greez Dritus is back in action in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Image courtesy Respawn Entertainment, EA, and Lucasfilm Games

Why Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was the game I needed in 2023

(L-R): Grogu and the Duchess of Plazir-15 (Lizzo) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Why some fans use Star Wars as an escape (and others don’t)

Star Wars Revelations #1 Cover Artwork features Jabba the Hutt, Luke Skywalker, and Grand Admiral Thrawn

Marvel’s Star Wars: Revelations (2023) #1 sends Vader back to Mustafar

Grogu in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Reignite your love for Baby Yoda with The Mandalorian’s first 2 seasons on Blu-ray

(L-R): Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) and Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno) in Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: AHSOKA, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Ahsoka: Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Ivanna Sakhno discuss becoming friends

(L to r) R2-D2, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars Holiday Special

3 new LEGO Star Wars holiday shorts are here to cheer you up

Padawan Bell Zettifar and Jedi Master Loden Greatstorm arrive in Disney and Star Wars' "young Jedi Adventures." Photo Credit: StarWars.com

Shadows of Starlight 3 review: Home

Starlight Beacon shines in the Disney and Star Wars series "Young Jedi Adventures." Photo Credit: StarWars.com

New Star Wars comics this week: Shadows of Starlight and more

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 07: Cosplayers in the audience during a special screening of 'The Mandalorian' at the Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London at ExCel on April 07, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Disney)

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