Disney+ is helping to celebrate Star Wars Day with the release of a new minute and a half trailer, poster, and photos from Obi-Wan Kenobi. The trailer begins with a voice-over by Obi-Wan (once again played by Ewan McGregor) warning that “they” are coming and that it’s important to stay hidden “or we will not survive.”
The new trailer provides a much better look at the sets and teases more of the series’ tone than the previous video. There’s even a snippet of a scene of Obi-Wan being warned he can’t escape “him” right before that iconic breathing sound announces Darth Vader’s appearance.
The cast of the limited series includes Hayden Christensen reprising his role as Darth Vader. Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie also star.
Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts on Disney+ on Friday, May 27, 2022 with the release of the first two episodes. Additional episodes arrive on Wednesdays, with the six-episode season wrapping up on June 22.
Deborah Chow directed and serves as an executive producer along with Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Ewan McGregor, and Joby Harold.
Hayden Christensen made his Star Wars debut in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and reprised his role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Ewan McGregor joined the iconic sci-fi franchise a bit earlier, debuting as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) before starring in Episode II and Episode III. Both were heard but not seen in 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.
Disney+’s official Obi-Wan Kenobi description:
The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
