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The team behind Obi-Wan Kenobi are sharing some new details about the show.

"Star Wars" fans were in for a treat on Wednesday when Disney+ released its first official trailer for the new series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi".  The show consists of six episodes of live action, which is set to be released on May 25.This iconic date for the "Star Wars" franchise happens to be the 45th anniversary of the original movie, which was released back in 1977.  Ewan McGregor will reprise his role of the wise space wizard, with Hayden Christensen returning to inhabit the sinister life-support suit of Darth Vader. The full cast consists of Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.  The series was directed by Deborah Chow, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Ewan McGregor, and Joby Harold.

Zack Sharf “Star Wars” fans have been waiting nearly 17 years for Ewan McGregor to return to the franchise as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and that moment is just around the corner thanks to the eponymous Disney Plus series. The show doesn’t premiere until May 25, but Disney has debuted the first trailer for the series and it’s full of tantalizing clues and Easter eggs.“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is Disney Plus’ third “Star Wars” series following “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.” This new show comes from director Deborah Chow (who was behind the camera on a couple “Mandalorian” episodes) and writer Joby Harold.

Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ has been shared.The clip, which you can view below, begins with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the titular Star Wars character on the sand dunes of Tatooine looking over a young Luke Skywalker before The Phantom Menace theme ‘Duel Of The Fates’ plays out.It goes on to show Obi-Wan’s new nemesis, Inquisitor Reva played by Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit), who comes face to face with Skywalker’s Uncle Owen, played once again by Joel Edgerton.The trailer comes after new images for the series were shared earlier today (March 9).Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of the 2005 Star Wars film Revenge Of The Sith, where Kenobi witnessed the downfall of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.“We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up,” McGregor told Entertainment Weekly of the new series.The show’s director Deborah Chow added of Inquisitor Reva that the character is “ruthlessly ambitious”, while Ingram compared her to the Grand Inquisitor and Darth Vader.“They share a common dark-side goal. They’re on the same team,” she said, before adding that “it’s all heart” in terms of Reva’s ambition.

Ewan McGregor is back as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the all-new spinoff series named after the Jedi Master. Ahead of its anticipated debut in May, Disney+ released the first official teaser for the limited series. “Between darkness and defeat, hope survives,” the teaser reads as it shows new footage of the series, including McGregor as Kenobi as well as other returning stars, including Joel Edgerton as Owen Lars. “Jedi cannot help what they are. Their compassion leaves a trail.

Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ have just been released – take a look below.Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his role as the titular Star Wars character in the new TV show, which will see him face off against Inquisitor Reva.Entertainment Weekly has shared a number of new images, featuring McGregor as well as Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit) who has been cast as Reva.Check out the new images here:A post shared by Entertainment Weekly (@entertainmentweekly)Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of the 2005 Star Wars film Revenge Of The Sith, where Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi witnessed the downfall of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.“We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up,” McGregor told the publication of the new series.The show’s director Deborah Chow added of Inquisitor Reva that the character is “ruthlessly ambitious”, while Ingram compared her to the Grand Inquisitor and Darth Vader.“They share a common dark-side goal. They’re on the same team,” she said, before adding that “it’s all heart” in terms of Reva’s ambition.

Seventeen years after he last suited up in “Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith”, Ewan McGregor is finally back in his Jedi robes.

Ewan McGregor hasn’t starred in a “Star Wars” project since 2005’s “Revenge Of The Sith.” In that film, McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi suffered arguably his most significant defeat: the corruption of his Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, played by Hayden Christensen. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022 Now, Disney‘s take on the “Star Wars” universe looks to explore what happened to Kenobi and Vader between the events of “Sith” and “A New Hope.” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the latest new “Star Wars” show on Disney+, sees McGregor and Christensen return in a new tale set ten years after the events of “Sith.” In the show, Obi-Wan lives in exile on Tatooine and watches over an infant Luke Skywalker, while Vader rules the Empire alongside Emperor Palpatine.

Today marked the finale of “The Book of Boba Fett,” and we now have official confirmation that “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is going to be the next big “Star Wars” event series. Scottish actor Ewan McGregor returns to reprise the role of the iconic Jedi with a story that takes place between years after “Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith” and many before “Star Wars: A New Hope.” Disney+ and Lucasfilm have officially announced the show will begin airing on May 25, a fitting month given that May 4 is Star Wars Day, and the month should be filled with promotional materials for various “Star Wars”-related projects.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said during the company’s Wednesday earnings call that the next Star Wars Disney+ series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, will debut on May 25, the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend.

, the newest spinoff series from Lucasfilm, will premiere on Wednesday, May 25 on Disney+. The news comes as debuted its final chapter, bringing the fan-favorite character’s saga to a close. , meanwhile, sees Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the titular Jedi master, with the series picking up with him 10 years after the events of. At the time, Kenobi suffered his greatest defeat as his apprentice and friend, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), turned to the dark side and became Sith Lord Darth Vader.

streaming platform shared a behind-the-scenes look at the newest series,, which sees Ewan McGregor returning to the franchise as the titular Jedi master. During the minute-long video, the actor and director Deborah Chow discussed what’s to come and why it was important that Hayden Christensen also return as Darth Vader, after the two actors originated the roles in the Star Wars prequel films,, and .Hello there! Visit #DisneyPlus for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at #ObiWanKenobi, an

his highly-anticipated “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series on Disney+.“We finished shooting our series, and it was really, really good fun,” the 50-year-old Scottish-American actor told reporters Sunday night during a virtual backstage interview at the 2021 Emmy Awards.

Following his Emmy win on Sunday for Netflix’s Halston, Ewan McGregor teased the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series that he’s made for Disney+, suggesting it’s one that you won’t want to miss.

Following his Movie/Limited Actor Emmy win on Sunday for Netflix’s Halston, Ewan McGregor teased the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series that he’s made for Disney+, suggesting it’s one that you won’t want to miss.

Lucasfilm‘s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” has been filming for months now in the Los Angeles area that will see prequel actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen return to the “Star Wars” universe for the streaming series helmed by Canadian director Deborah Chow (“The Mandalorian,” “Jessica Jones“). But there could be more “familiar” faces we see in the movie.

Earlier this year, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” actor Liam Neeson told Collider that he would be open to the idea of reprising his role as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series. Resurrections aren’t out of the ordinary in this fantasy franchise, and force ghosts of fallen Jedi are clearly an already established device.

 Revenge of the Sith” where Jedi master Kenobi (McGregor) faced his greatest defeat, the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker turned evil Sith Lord Darth Vader (Christensen).“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which will begin production in April, marks the returns of McGregor and Christensen to their respective iconic “Star Wars” roles.Also Read: Could the Infamous 'Star Wars Holiday Special' End Up on Disney+?“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is directed by Deborah Chow, director of

Disney+ has recruited Indira Varma for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

Fans of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequels are going to be happy. Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in the upcoming limited series “OBI-WAN KENOBI.” Directed by Deborah Chow, the series will begin shooting in March 2021.

Ewan McGregor is ready to return to a galaxy far, far away!

It has been more than 15 years since the release of Ewan McGregor’s final appearance in a “Star Wars” film, with ‘Revenge of the Sith.’ But the actor is set to come back to the galaxy far, far away sometime soon (maybe next year?) in the upcoming ‘Obi-Wan’ spinoff series on Disney+. And according to the actor, he’s pretty pumped about the opportunity to play the Jedi master one more time.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterATX Television Festival had a stacked panel for Disney+’s The Mandalorian with show creator, executive producer and writer Jon Favreau as well as show directors Dave Filoni, Deborah Chow, Rick Famuyiwa, Bryce Dallas Howard and Taika Waititi.From the get-go, Favreau had an idea of how he wanted to frame the Star Wars spin-off.  Says Favreau in the pre-recorded panel: “It was specifically doing a version of Star Wars that felt small and felt like it