Exciting News For the Upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney + Series, New Cast Member and More!
Channel: Star Wars Transmissions
Date: 2021-03-02

Star Wars fans got some exciting news and updates regarding the upcoming Disney+ series, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Per an exclusive report from Deadline, actress Indira Varma is set to join the cast of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Varma most notable played Ellaria Sand on the HBO series Games of Thrones. It's not entirely clear what Varma's role will be in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, but this is nonetheless exciting news. Varma's addition to the Obi-Wan Kenobi series provides the series with another talented and badass actor to join alongside of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader. 

Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a live-action television series currently being developed by Lucasfilm. It is set to air on Disney's new online streaming service, Disney+. The series will feature Ewan McGregor reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. It will take place ten years after Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Hayden Christensen would be reprising his role as Darth Vader in the series.

Deborah Chow has been tapped to direct the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series, which takes place eight years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and before Star Wars: A New Hope. The series will be written by Hossein Amini (The Alienist, Drive). Chow, Amini, and McGregor will serve as Executive Producers alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Tracey Seaward (The Queen) and John Swartz (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Jason McGatlin, Lucasfilm’s Executive Vice President Production, will serve as co-producer.

Hopefully, Star Wars fans will continue to get many more announcements from LucasFilm and Disney leading about the exciting Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. Fans are still waiting for more details to come regarding The Book of Boba Fett and season 3 of The Mandalorian. Hopefully, Star Wars fans can expect more news to come regarding Star Wars: Ahsoka and Star Wars: Visions. It'd be dope if we also got some info on what Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, and Robert Rodriguez are working on behind the scenes.

What a time to be a Star Wars fan!

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