hello there amongst the sea of upcoming star wars series such as ahsoka and the book of boba fett
there is one that really stands out obi-wan kenobi seeing as ewan mcgregor's portrayal
as obi-wan was one of the most popular elements of the prequels if not the only one
it had been rumored for some time that he would reprise the character once again and this was
at last confirmed with his very own tv series in this video we're going to look at everything we
currently know about the series because talking about upcoming star wars series is our specialty
let's start by talking about the plot the story will take place 10 years after the dramatic events
of revenge of the sith after you know he deep fried his former best friend and protege anakin
and roughly nine years before the events of a new hope and before luke discovers his destiny this
means that obi-wan will likely be on the desert planet of tatooine keeping a watchful eye over
luke and living alongside anakin's arch-nemesis sand this was backed up by leaked photos
reportedly from the obi-wan set that resemble the buildings found on tatooine this has caused fans
to speculate that this is the lars moisture farm where a young luke skywalker was raised
not much else is known about the plot but we can assume a couple of things due to the stacked
cast the series has new additions to the star wars franchise include maya erskine moses ingram indira
varma rupert friend sung kang benny safty simone kessel o'shea jackson jr and kumail nanjiani who
i guarantee will be playing a droid but it's the recurring actors who are the most interesting joel
edgarton and bonnie peace will be reprising their roles as uncle owen and aunt beru meaning that we
might see a young womp rat shooting luke in the show but of course it is the return of hayden
christensen as the one and only darth vader that draws the most attention i'm just hoping we see
vader go off at some point in the show just like he did in rogue one cause that would be awesome
it has long been theorized that obi-wan will be seeking to try and redeem his former padawan
and bring him back to the side of the light but i think we know exactly how that'll go
it has also been rumored that obi-wan's own master qui-gon jinn will appear with liam neeson believed
to be reprising the role in the form of a forced ghost to give obie some sage advice
another character linked with the series is obi's main rival darth maul maul was last seen in live
action at the end of the solo movie but has yet to be seen since due to the critical and
commercial failure of the movie now those familiar with rebels will know that the duo have their
final battle on the sands of tatooine but in the comics the battle actually takes place a little
earlier in the timeline with darth maul going to tatooine while luke skywalker is a young boy and
fighting luke's uncle owen before he's interrupted and engaged in combat by obi-wan kenobi it was
also revealed that maul was tracking luke and had an in-depth knowledge of the skywalker family so
maybe he will make an appearance although it might unsettle the rebels continuity in terms of behind
the camera disney are going with the familiar face of deborah cho to helm the miniseries cho has
worked on the mandalorian jessica jones better call saul the walking dead and american gods
so it's safe to say that the show is in safe hands although having benny shafty work with his brother
josh would have also been pretty cool maybe they can have their own series uncut kyber crystals
in terms of release date it's likely the show will come out sometime next year in 2022 with shooting
just getting underway in april of 2021 this might be in part down to the extensive planning they
went through for pre-production ewan mcgregor has spoken about getting into character for obi-wan
and preparing for the show saying for months we've been doing these monster two and a half
hour sessions of sword fights and hand-to-hand stuff due to the way it's being filmed and shot
mcgregor said that it will feel so much more real in comparison to the prequels mcgregor
has voiced his frustrations over the prequels and how george lucas went too heavy on the cgi for the
backgrounds and how it made the process tedious with the obi-wan series using the same stagecraft
technology used in the mandalorian mcgregor is excited to work with the immersive technology
saying if you're in a desert you're standing in the middle of a desert if you're in the snow
you're surrounded by snow and if you're in the cockpit of a starfighter you're in space
mcgregor is also excited to work on a story between his obi-wan and alec guinnesses saying
it'll just be great to do it again and that he is more excited now than he was when he was cast for
phantom menace despite mcgregor being very open on pre-production and the preparation involved
and even his feelings towards the prequels there was one subject he was a little less candid about
the subject of a young luke skywalker mcgregor has confirmed that he had performed a couple of
screen tests but when asked if any involved a young luke he said that's very possible i
don't know hmm suspicious although mcgregor did say something that i wholeheartedly agree with
the series should have been called hello there to have you and mcgregor as excited for the show as
we are is a great feeling and the fact that the production will be using the same technology and
visual effects that was used on the mandalorian is also promising and shall hopefully provide an
equally rich visual experience oh this is gonna be sick while luke quigon and maul have all been
linked to appear there's one character who is also rumored to have a shocking cameo jar jar binks
i don't know what to think about that but misa doesn't have a good feeling about this though you