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

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Mar. 3, 2024

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series)

Release Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Disney+

Benny Safdie, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Rupert Friend, Kathleen Kennedy, Simone Kessell, Joel Edgerton, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Moses Ingram, Sung Kang, Indira Varma, Joby Harold., Kumail Nanjiani, Hossein Amini, Deborah Chow, Michelle Rejwan, Bonnie Piesse

The newest Disney+ limited series from Lucasfilm.

NR Action N/A

  • 3.8

93%

7%

The newest Disney+ limited series from Lucasfilm.

Plot

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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

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Top Cast

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

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.

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Additional Information

MPA Rating
NR Not Rated
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Star Wars Story , Obi-Wan

Language
English

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Production Details

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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).

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Production

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The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

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Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) was released in Disney+ on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.



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