Obi-Wan Kenobi: release date, Star Wars, history… Everything you need to know about the Disney+ series

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When is the Obi-Wan Kenobi series release date?

The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi will premiere on Friday, May 27, 2022. Originally, the broadcast date was scheduled for May 25, the anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars movie in 1977. This date seemed perfect, so why change it? For now, we can only speculate. The Star Wars Celebration, the official convention dedicated to this distant galaxy, will take place from May 26 to 29. We already know that Ewan McGregor, the interpreter of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, will be present. Therefore, we can imagine that a special broadcast of the first two episodes will take place during this event.

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With the LucasFilm takeover by the Disney group, you will have to go exclusively to the VOD platform Disney+ to watch The New Adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi. If we have already seen the character in the animated series “The Clone Wars”, this is the first time that Obi-Wan appears in a live action series since the end of the prelogy. Unlike the first two episodes that will premiere on Fridays, the rest of the series will be available to fans on Wednesdays at the rate of one episode per week. The grand finale is scheduled for June 22, 2022.

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What is the synopsis of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series?

In exile since the demise of the Jedi Order, Obi-Wan Kenobi hides out on the desert planet Tatooine to care for young Luke Skywalker, the son of his former friend Anakin. The latter, who became the Dark Lord of the Sith, also known as Darth Vader, instructed the Inquisitors of the Empire to locate and eliminate all Jedi who survived the Purge. Obi-Wan will have to escape from them if he is to continue protecting Luke, who may well be the galaxy’s last hope. The trailers also showed him on another planet called Daiyu. What will bring him so far from Tatooine remains to be seen.

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The plot unfolds between episodes III (Revenge of the Sith) and IV (A New Hope). A period that remained “empty” for a long time, but which the LucasFilm teams explored more and more. We were able to see Solo and Rogue One in the cinema, or even the animated series Star Wars Rebels and The Bad Batch take over the twenty years that separate the two trilogies. On the video game side, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order also takes place during this period. The domination of the Empire and the beginnings of the Rebellion are key and interesting elements to explore. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series seems to be going the same way. More precisely, the events will be located about ten years after the rise of the Galactic Empire.

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Who are the creatives behind the Obi-Wan Kenobi series?

The six episodes of the miniseries star deborah chow. The director and producer had previously worked on the first season of The Mandalorian alongside Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. Among the writers are stuart beattie (the Pirates of the Caribbean saga) and George Harold (John Wick Parabellum) who is also producing. katterli frauenfelder she is also the producer of the series (she has produced numerous Tim Burton films). On the music side, the score is signed Natalie Holt (Loki). We can still enjoy the legendary pieces composed by John Williams.

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What is the cast of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series?

We meet with pleasure Ewan McGregor in the lead role. If the late Alec McGuiness was the first to lend traits of him to Obi-Wan, it was Ewan McGregor who made him a fan-favorite character to this day. What would a series about the Jedi Master be without his nemesis? Hayden Christensen takes Darth Vader’s armor, and maybe even Anakin Skywalker’s? It’s very possible we’ll get some flashbacks to when he was still serving the light side of the Force.

You will be supported in your quest for revenge by rupert friend (Hitman) who embodies the Grand Inquisitor. always on the dark side moses ingram (Queen’s Gambit) and Sung Kang (Fast and Furious) lend their traits to Inquisitor Reva and the Fifth Brother. Joel Edgerton (Gatsby, Red Sparrow) and bonnie piesse they also reprise the roles of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, whom little Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely) was assigned.

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What are the contents of “Star Wars” to discover to properly address the Obi-Wan Kenobi series?

Disney+ has wisely created a special Obi-Wan Kenobi collection as the series gets closer to broadcast. its composed of three prelogy filmswhere we find Ewan McGregor, and Episode IV: A New Hope, although this is not essential to understand the new series. there’s also The Clone Wars animated serieswhich delves into the characters of Obi-Wan and Anakin and makes the latter’s fall to the dark side of the Force even more tragic.

The collection ends with star wars rebels which certainly takes place after the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi, but does address the presence of the Inquisitors, who made their first appearance there, and the establishment of the Rebellion. Add to this the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwhich focuses on the hunt for the last Jedi who survived Order 66 and where we meet the Inquisitors again.

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What are the upcoming Star Wars projects to watch?

The miniseries will end on June 22, 2022. What to watch next? Since Disney is at the helm of the Star Wars saga, there is no shortage of creations! By the end of the year, we should discover the andor series centered on Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and discovered in the feature film Rogue One. Very little information about the project has been communicated. It is not known how many episodes or how many seasons the series will have. On the other hand, we already know that the plot will evolve around the formative years of the Rebellion.

will come later the ahsoka series dedicated to Anakin’s old Padawan. The project is headed by none other than Dave Filoni (its creator) and Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian). Given his last appearance in The Mandalorian, it appears that Ahsoka is continuing her search for Grand Admiral Thrawn (one of the antagonists from Star Wars Rebels). The animated series Bad Batch returns for a second season, as well as the mandalorian for its third season.

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What future does Star Wars have in terms of video games?

Video games are not far behind when it comes to developing the saga a little more. To begin with, we hope sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. A game developed by Massive Entertainment is also in preparation. To this is added a remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR for short) which could be released by the end of the year, according to the latest rumours.

Many other film and video game projects (Electronic Arts, Quantic Dream – star wars eclipse, etc.), have also been mentioned, but remain highly mysterious. There is no doubt that Star Wars Celebration will be an opportunity to learn about them. In the meantime, may the force be with you!

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