Teleplay by : Joby Harold and Hossein Amini and Stuart Beattie This leads to a confrontation between Kenobi and Vader. Ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)-in which the Jedi were destroyed by Order 66 and Obi-Wan Kenobi's apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, became the Sith Lord Darth Vader-Kenobi is in hiding on the planet Tatooine, watching over Anakin's son, Luke, when he is called on a mission to rescue Anakin's daughter, Leia, after she is kidnapped by the Galactic Empire's Jedi-hunting Inquisitors in a plot to draw Kenobi out.
The series received generally positive reviews critics praised McGregor's performance, but some criticized the writing. The subsequent four episodes were released weekly until June 22. The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on May 27, 2022. Natalie Holt composed the score, while Star Wars film composer John Williams wrote the main theme. Filming began by May 2021 in Los Angeles, using StageCraft video wall technology, and wrapped by September. Additional casting took place in March 2021, with co-stars such as Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Jimmy Smits, James Earl Jones, and Christensen reprising their prequel trilogy roles. Joby Harold was hired to rewrite the series and serve as showrunner in April 2020, executive producing with Chow, McGregor, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan. Production was scheduled to begin in July 2020, but the series was put on hold in January 2020 because Lucasfilm was unsatisfied with the scripts. McGregor was confirmed to be starring in August 2019, and Deborah Chow was hired to direct a month later. The project originated as a spin-off film written by Hossein Amini and directed by Stephen Daldry, but it was reworked as a limited series following the commercial failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia ( Vivien Lyra Blair) from the Galactic Empire, leading to a confrontation with his former apprentice, Darth Vader ( Hayden Christensen). It is part of the Star Wars franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Obi-Wan Kenobi is streaming now on Disney+.Obi-Wan Kenobi is an American television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+. Against all reason, Obi-Wan Kenobi has managed to deliver what would seem impossible: give a new dimension to the tragedy of Darth Vader by drawing this dark alter ego closer to the person he once was - Anakin Skywalker. But this flashback proves the series is playing a very different emotional game. Throughout Obi-Wan Kenobi, the specific physical danger for Ben and Vader is pretty nonexistent.
During Vader and Kenobi’s final battle, Anakin is desperate to prove that “I am the master now.” Even in Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ben is treating Vader like a Padawan, which is also the case in A New Hope. Not only does this explain Anakin’s anger in Attack of the Clones, but it also extends to how we can think about Vader’s character in general. Until you overcome it, a Padwan you will still be.” Lucasfilmĭuring a furious practice duel, Obi-Wan says, “Your need for victory Anakin, it blinds you.” And then, in the final denouement of this flashback, Obi-Wan says, “You’re a great warrior Anakin, but your need to prove yourself is your undoing. Why Obi-Wan held Anakin backĪnakin doesn’t take defeat well. The larger point: This flashback is very detailed, and could easily be watched in isolation before Attack of the Clones, which would give that film an entirely new spin. Like Anakin, Obi-Wan loses this saber during the events of Attack of the Clones, and both Jedi swing loaner lightsabers (not these ones!) in the final duel with Count Dooku at the end of Attack of the Clones. Again, this is not Obi-Wan’s more famous saber from Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and A New Hope. Obi-Wan is also rocking his second saber, which looks very similar to his first one from The Phantom Menace. This scene in Obi-Wan Kenobi is now, chronologically, the earliest onscreen appearance of that very specific saber! This saber is different than his more famous one and actually has a hilt a bit closer to Darth Vader’s. In Attack of the Clones, Anakin began with a unique blue-bladed lightsaber - not the more famous one that was later passed to Luke, and then Rey. One fun detail in this flashback: The lightsaber canon is very on point.
The flashback in Obi-Wan Kenobi happens before this moment in Attack of the Clones.