Disney+'s next series is still in the pipeline… but getting closer to launch.
24.01.2020 - 13:56 / nme.com
You'll have to wait a little longer for more Ewan McGregor
The upcoming Star Wars spin-off TV series, centred around Obi-Wan Kenobi, is being delayed until 2021, it’s being reported.
It was announced last summer by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy that the as-yet-untitled show will see Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi master.
McGregor first appeared as Obi-Wan in 1999’s The Phantom Menace, reprising the role in 2002’s Attack of The Clones before making his last appearance in 2005’s
Disney+'s next series is still in the pipeline… but getting closer to launch.
Ewan McGregor’s uncle tried to persuade the actor not to sign up for Star Wars, because he didn’t have a great experience in the first three movies.
Ewan McGregor’s uncle tried to persuade the actor not to sign up for Star Wars, because he didn’t have a great experience in the first three movies.
One of the highlights of the D23 Expo in 2019, which had every Star Wars fan screaming with sheer delight, was the revelation of Ewan McGregor reviving the beloved prequel character, Obi-Wan Kenobi for an upcoming Disney+ series.
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The issues on Disney Plus’ Obi-Wan Kenobi series are either a minor stumble or a portent of trouble ahead, depending on who you ask.
Ewan McGregor has insisted that reports of his Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series being put on “indefinite” hold are “not as dramatic” as they may seem.
In what came as sad news for Star Wars fans, rumours were rife that the upcoming Obi-Wan Kanobi Disney+ series has become the victim of an indefinite delay due to writer Hossein Amini's exit from the series. There was also the fact that the scripts were apparently not up the mark and had to be rewritten, which would shorten the series from six episodes to four episodes. However, Ewan McGregor, who immortalised Obi-Wan and is an integral part of the Star Wars franchise, debunked these reports.
Shooting of Disney Plus’s Obi-Wan Kenobi has been pushed to next year following the news that show’s writer is being replaced.
Don't worry, fans, the Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan Kenobi series is still the Disney+ show you're looking for.
Despite the success of it seems that the Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan Kenobi series will need some more work before it's ready to be the series that Disney+ is looking for.