Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The newest Disney+ limited series from Lucasfilm.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Cited as official plot version

Action Sci-Fi Prequel

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series).

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  Ewan McGregor

  ... Obi-Wan

  Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

• 
  Hayden Christensen

  ... Darth Vader

  Takers, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

• M
  Moses Ingram

  The End, Ambulance

• 
  Joel Edgerton

  Train Dreams, The King

• B
  Bonnie Piesse

  My Favorite Girlfriend

• K
  Kumail Nanjiani

  Ella McCay, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

• I
  Indira Varma

  Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Obsession

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  Rupert Friend

  Jurassic World Rebirth, Companion

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  O’Shea Jackson Jr.

  Den of Thieves, Ingrid Goes West

• S
  Sung Kang

  Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7

• S
  Simone Kessell

  Outlaws

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  Benny Safdie

  The Odyssey, Happy Gilmore 2

Crew Behind the Film

The Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Deborah Chow last directed The High Cost of Living. The film's writer Hossein Amini last wrote Our Kind of Traitor and Shanghai.

Director

Deborah Chow

Screenwriter

Hossein Amini

Production Details

What we know about the Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) movie production.

Key Facts

• In 2017, the Kenobi project was originally envisioned as a stand-alone movie, but was reconfigured as a Disney+ series after the poor box office performance of Solo (9/28/19).
• An original series from Lucasfilm, only on Disney+ (D23, 8/24/19).
• Ewan McGregor, who played the younger Kenobi in the SW prequels, has said he would be open to playing the character again (Hollywood Reporter, 8/17/17).

Production Updates for Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series)

Feb 2022

Completed

Changed Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Aug 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Aug 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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