![]() Obi-Wan Kenobi writer and executive producer Joby Harold, however, has said that the first season was conceived as a “close-ended story.” He said in an interview that he hasn’t thought beyond season 1, an indication that the series may be a different breed from The Mandalorian, which seemed to always be a multi-season show. With their previous Star Wars property, The Mandalorian, the company made the Season 2 announcement immediately after the Season 1 finale, with executive producer Jon Favreau teasing the second season that same day. Is Obi-Wan Kenobi Returning for Season 2?Īs of the finale’s premiere, Disney has made no announcement about future plans for the franchise. Here's what we know about the future of the franchise, and whether or not Obi-Wan Kenobi will get another pants-crapping season. Should the series continue for a second season (and survive yet another torrent of racist toxicity from maybe the most wretched hive of scum and villainy in all of fandom), we’re hoping for more Obi-Wan-Vader novelty and a lot less empire-base-infiltration redundancy. Thankfully, modern TV can adapt to the critical consensus: Obi-Wan battling Anakin in an Episode 5 flashback, pretty awesome Obi-Wan rescuing Leia in Episode 4, pretty lame. The fumes of nostalgia only keep us high for so long. I just about crapped my pants.”įor the rest of us, the series has been-admit it-a frustrating combination of crap-your-pants nostalgic delight and near-complete story/character/fight scene inanity. “I got a jolt of fear that made me six years old again,” he said. In an interview with British GQ, the actor explained the childlike joy of filming with Vader ( Hayden Christensen). Which means filming the series was the first time McGregor got to see the full Vader costume. The series marks the first time McGregor’s Obi-Wan meets a post-Mustafar Darth Vader-a matchup-up that inevitably ends with Kenobi reduced to a robe. No one is having more fun with Obi-Wan Kenobi than its star Ewan McGregor. “I can tell you the first time that I saw Ewan as Obi-Wan again, that was a very special moment for me and one that I’ll remember for a very, very long time,” Christensen told EW’s Dalton Ross. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hayden Christensen said that he and Ewan are both grateful for the chance to revisit their roles 17 years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. While the birthday boy will rightly get a lot of attention today, McGregor’s co-star and on-screen rival was also in the news this week. Hayden Christensen Calls Vader Role ‘Great Honor’ You can watch Ewan McGregor’s message to the fans (and bask in all his handsomeness) below. That means you’ll have just five days between the second and third episodes. ![]() Subsequent episodes will air on Wednesdays. Perhaps this is a sort of mea culpa or a late birthday gift from Ewan to all of us.īetter still? The new release date for Obi-Wan Kenobi now falls on a Friday. But it wasn’t all bad news!ĭisney+ will now launch Obi-Wan Kenobi on its new release date with two episodes. McGregor, who just so happens to be celebrating his 51st birthday today, delivered the news in a short video uploaded to the Star Wars YouTube channel. Happy 51st birthday, Ewan! Photo courtesy of Star Wars/YouTube
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