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

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.

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Action Sci-Fi Prequel

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  Ewan McGregor

  ... Obi-Wan

  Flowervale Street, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - 25th Anniversary

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  Hayden Christensen

  ... Darth Vader

  Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - 25th Anniversary, The Genesis Code

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  Moses Ingram

  A House of Dynamite, Ambulance

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  Joel Edgerton

  The Plague, Train Dreams

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  Bonnie Piesse

  My Favorite Girlfriend

• K
  Kumail Nanjiani

  The Breadwinner, Ella McCay

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  Indira Varma

  Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Assessment

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  Rupert Friend

  Jurassic World Rebirth, Dreams

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  O’Shea Jackson Jr.

  Den of Thieves, Cocaine Bear

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  Sung Kang

  Fast X, Fast & Furious 6

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  Simone Kessell

  The Last Frontier (series), Outlaws

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  Benny Safdie

  The Odyssey, Oppenheimer

Who is making Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) – Crew List

A look at Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Deborah Chow last helmed The High Cost of Living. The film's writer Hossein Amini last penned Our Kind of Traitor and Shanghai.

Director

Deborah Chow

Screenwriter

Hossein Amini

Production – What we know about the Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series)

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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).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

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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